Look, I don't want to be too harsh since I would never even attempt a list like this myself.
But clustering those 3 Wings prospects together like that seems completely baseless.
- Seider is #6OA pick who has been nothing but stellar since the draft
- Zadina is #6OA who has been good, but not amazing since the draft
- Berggren is #33OA who has struggled with injuries, looks like he has bounced back now but it's only 9 games
I think most of the d-men you have ranked above Seider have no business being ranked above him. It should be more of a discussion whether Seider is the top ranked D prospect or the 2nd.
Romanov and Hague are obvious examples of players that it's completely nonsensical to rank above Seider, which I think 99.9% of the hockey community would agree with.
Nils Lundkvist is another one, I'm watching both in the SHL this year and there's a wide gap in their ability even though Lundkvist is one year older.
Bobby Brink and Nick Robertson above Zadina? Ehhh..
Romanov and Seider is actually much closer than youre willing to admit. Lets evaluate:
Both have strong WJCs (Romanov was a bit better)
Both have strong league play in strong leagues (Both top pair, until Romanov got the NHL treatment.)
Both have top-pair potential, but they lack a bit of offense. (I think Romanov shown more offensive tools in his career so far, but he does struggle to bring it up more than Seider does)
Both look equally NHL ready for a limited role.
Romanov has more dimensions to his game while Seider brings the length and the skating that very few can (Even if Romanov is as good of a skater, he's smaller.)
On account of Romanovs KHL season + WJC showing, I have him ahead of Seider.
Hague is a special player, Ive touched on him in the last page, you can look there.
Lundkvist is a dominating presence, probably the smartest defender on the board here and he knows how to use his tools. What he did last year for Lulea is nothing short of extraordinary. Leading his team in PPG as a Dman in the SHL ? Come on, don't tell me he isn't worthy of a top spot, Ive been high on him since 2018 and Im still high on him. Kids a beauty. He just had the best u20 seasons in history production wise, and his D game is actually pretty polished. He's an awesome prospect and shouldn't be discounted like that.
What Seider did in the AHL is great, but you have to realize that we've seen Sandin, Bjornfot and Liljegren all put up similar numbers in there.
Robertson and Caufield way too high. Should be 30 and 31.
Also how does likes of Bobby Brink make 14 (!!!) when Shane Pinto drafted ahead in same year, had a much better year and much better WJC showing and isnt here?
Was that your veiled attempt at saying Batherson is a better prospect than Robertson and Caufield ? Don't get me wrong, I love Drake, great story too, but he has nowhere near the talent of the prior two.
I love Pinto, he would be close to the 40ish ranking. He did not have a better year (Let alone MUCH, holy overreaction batman.) than Brink, he merely played more games and more minutes in the WJC. Brink still has a better PPG, on a slightly worse team and ranks higher in PPG on his own team than Pinto does. The make-up of both team is also quite different, with a lot more veterans on Denver than North Dakota. The difference being is that, I think Brink has a better shot at being an impact player and this is a skillset evaluation more so than a "who scored more goals in D1"
