MrB1P's top 50 NHL affiliated prospects

[Dbrownss]

He was, but I figure its more on the play style, as the Canadian teams usually do. Thomas can fill in a lot more spots than Glass can, who's pretty much a top 6er and thats it.

So similar offensive output+swiss army knife ability. How is Thomas not on par?

Thomas was scoring at a much higher pace prior to his trade to Hamilton. He slowed down for a week or two then went right back to being close to 1.7 ppg

 

[93LEAFS]

Thomas was an 18yr old playing on a Canadian team.... I could be misremembering but Glass was cut from the squad

While I think Thomas is currently ahead of Glass. You do realize I could put forth the argument Comtois and Formenton deserve to be ranked above Glass and Nick Suzuki using the same logic.

 

[Dbrownss]

While I think Thomas is currently ahead of Glass. You do realize I could put forth the argument Comtois and Formenton deserve to be ranked above Glass and Nick Suzuki using the same logic.

Fair point, just adding context to the argument.

 

[GoCaps2004]

I'm interested in your ranking of Alexeyev. I haven't watched him, except for highlights, but most lists don't even have him.

 

[Mrb1p]

I'm interested in your ranking of Alexeyev. I haven't watched him, except for highlights, but most lists don't even have him.

Had him 11th in my 2018 rankings if Im not wrong. Hes one of the saftest player in the draft while being one of the best tool box or any player out there. Theres nothing AlexAlex cant do at a high level.

Ill go out on a limb here and say I wouldnt have been mad with him at 3.

He fell massively because of his injury and lack of international exposure.

 

[Mrb1p]

So similar offensive output+swiss army knife ability. How is Thomas not on par?

Thomas was scoring at a much higher pace prior to his trade to Hamilton. He slowed down for a week or two then went right back to being close to 1.7 ppg

Again, I just feel Glass has the much higher upside offensively. Glass can control a play like little people can on that list, and Thomas isnt one of them.

 

[Dbrownss]

Again, I just feel Glass has the much higher upside offensively. Glass can control a play like little people can on that list, and Thomas isnt one of them.

Your entititled to your opinion, and well see how they look in the NHL this season if Glass makes it

 

[Mrb1p]

Your entititled to your opinion, and well see how they look in the NHL this season if Glass makes it

Dont think Glass will do much this year, does Thomas have a sure spot?

 

[GoCaps2004]

Had him 11th in my 2018 rankings if Im not wrong. Hes one of the saftest player in the draft while being one of the best tool box or any player out there. Theres nothing AlexAlex cant do at a high level.

Ill go out on a limb here and say I wouldnt have been mad with him at 3.

He fell massively because of his injury and lack of international exposure.

Assuming he's injury free, how long til he might be NHL ready?

 

[Dbrownss]

Dont think Glass will do much this year, does Thomas have a sure spot?

Unless he tries to not make it....yes. he's pretty much guaranteed a spot. Armstrong was musing around with him centering O'Reilly and Tarasenko by Christmas.

He was very close to making it this year

 

[Mrb1p]

Assuming he's injury free, how long til he might be NHL ready?

Give him at least a year, most likely will dominate junior next year. Id expect a similar curve as Sergachev.

 

[Mrb1p]

Unless he tries to not make it....yes. he's pretty much guaranteed a spot. Armstrong was musing around with him centering O'Reilly and Tarasenko by Christmas.

He was very close to making it this year

Im pretty confident in Thomas ability to play at the next level right now, at a good level, im not sure its the wisest move for the future though, dominating again might be beneficial offensively for him.

 

[GoCaps2004]

Give him at least a year, most likely will dominate junior next year. Id expect a similar curve as Sergachev.

Yeah, I mean common sense has me think that if he does continue developing nicely he'll need another year in the WHL and at least a year after that in the AHL

 

[Mrb1p]

Yeah, I mean common sense has me think that if he does continue developing nicely he'll need another year in the WHL and at least a year after that in the AHL

Depending on the make up of the caps D at that point, I hate bringing up talented kids just to have them rot on the bench.

 

[Dbrownss]

Im pretty confident in Thomas ability to play at the next level right now, at a good level, im not sure its the wisest move for the future though, dominating again might be beneficial offensively for him.

He's got 60pt+ upside imo. Couple that with his 2 way game....he's going to be good. I was blown away by him last year in training camp and preseason. His skating was a question last year and that was a false report because that kid can skate. Moving forward, it was his shot and scoring ability. Again...he's buried that concerned.

 

[Mrb1p]

He's got 60pt+ upside imo. Couple that with his 2 way game....he's going to be good. I was blown away by him last year in training camp and preseason

60 points plus might be much, but a solid 50 is not out of the question. His value, like Glass, Poehling and others, goes further than points though.

 

[Dbrownss]

60 points plus might be much, but a solid 50 is not out of the question. His value, like Glass, Poehling and others, goes further than points though.

He just doesn't have any weaknesses in his offense. He has the skating, vision and is quickly developing his shooting.

 

[FlyTimmo]

Definitely don't think Poehling should be above Frost.

 

[kerrabria]

No goalies, I suck at these.

1-Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo, 1st overall in 2018
Rasmus is a defender with franchise level impact, he should fit in right away on the Sabres top pair, may need to be eased in on the PP time and defensively as he is still very thin and will need to fill out before being able to match up with every forward, should have a comparable impact to Auston Matthews in his first year. He will not be on this list for long, essentially already a NHL player.

2-Andrei Svechnikov Carolina, 2nd overall in 2018
Similar to Rasmus in impact, but as a winger. I don’t expect Svechnikov to dominate right away, as he will need to adjust to losing the physical edge he had during his junior days. I expect Andrei to be a fixture on the Canes middle six, for this year, and being one of the Canes most dynamic scorer in the future. Truly elite player, I expect a comparable impact to Steven Stamkos. He’s 99.99% likely to graduate this year.

3- Martin Necas, Carolina, 12h overall in 2017
Another Hurricane prospect. The best center prospect in this edition, Necas plays a high tempo game with an uncanny talent to find the open man. Expecting him to be in the Canes top six this year, forty to fifty points in his first year, upside of 70 a year. Necas dominated every international tourney he was in as the best player for the Czech, I expect him to be a fixture on the Canes top line for years, Svechnikov seems like a perfect player for the budding first line C.

4- Miro Heiskanen, Dallas, 3rd overall in 2017
Miro is coming off a great draft + 1 year, where he saw play at the WJC, WC, Olympics on top of dominating as the 1D on his Liiga team, posting the best PPG for a u19 defenseman. As with all defensemen, he will most likely be eased in slowly, look for him to contribute in the top four for the Stars, eventually challenging Klingberg as the 1D of the team, and hopefully, complimenting the latters offense first game.

5- Casey Mittelstatd, Buffalo, 8th overall in 2017.
Casey is probably the most electric forward left on the board at this point, oozes talent and dominates the ice with his set of spectacular hands and diverse skillset. He won the MVP award at the WJC and thrived in his late season stint in Buffalo. An early favorite for the Calder trophy, look for him to play in the top six, at C or at wing.

6- Elias Pettersson, Vancouver, 5th overall in 2017.
Originally thought of as a reach by the Canucks, the lanky Pettersson delivered a final blow to his critics, he destroyed the SHL, beating out every u20 ever in raw points and finishing 2nd, behind Kent Nilsson in PPG. He won every awards in the SHL, but came just short of the gold medal with a, somewhat, disappointing tournament for the Swedes. The Canucks are looking for him to make his debut in the NHL, most likely at wing where he might spend a significant amount of games.


7- Adam Boqvist, Chicago, 8th overall in 2018.
Boqvist is a slick defender, with one of the best shots a player could possess. His ability to get open and put one in the back of the net is unprecedented on the blue line. Concussions and limited viewings make him slide down the board but there is elite talent all over the board here. He’s most likely a few years away from the NHL, but the upside to be an elite talent is there.

8- Cale Makar, Colorado, 4th overall in 2017.
Cale went to Umass with the intention of working out the kinks in his defensive game and he succeeded, while putting up respectable numbers in the NCAA as a freshman. Makar has game-breaking skills all over the board, his elite skating highlighting his skill set. He produced huge numbers once put in the position to do so with Team Canada at the World junior Championship. He is set to remain at Umass for the following year but will most likely make the jump next year.

9-Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota, 135th overall in 2015.
The diminutive russian star forward had another great year in the KHL, with 40 points in 46 games and dominated international play with 23 points in 22 games. He should come over once his KHL contract is up in 2020.

10- Eeli Tolvanen, Nashville, 30th overall in 2017.
Tolvanen made a great debut in the KHL as a rookie forward, scoring 36 points in 45 games, 19 of those being goals. Probably the 2nd favorite to win the calder this year, poised to take a big role on the Predators, should see him pot at least twenty.

11- Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal, 3rd overall in 2018.
12-Kristian Vesalainen, Winnipeg, 24th overall in 2017.
13-Filip Chytil, New York Rangers, 21st overall in 2017.
14- Connor Timmins, Colorado, 32nd overall in 2017.
15- Cody Glass, Vegas, 6th overall in 2017.
16-Gabe Vilardi, LA, 11th overall in 2017.
17- Dylan Strome, Arizona, 3rd overall in 2015.
18- Filip Zadina, Detroit, 6th overall in 2018.
19- Noah Dobson, NYI, 12th overall in 2018.
20- Quinn Hughes, Vancouver, 7th overall in 2018.
21- Ryan Donato, Boston, 56th overall in 2014.
22- Henri Jokiharju, Chicago, 29th overall in 2017.
23- Lias Andersson, NYR, 7th overall in 2017.
24- Henrik Borgstrom, Florida, 23rd overall in 2016.
25- Cal Foote, Tampa Bay, 14th overall in 2017.
26- Erik Brannstrom, Vegas, 15th overall in 2017.
27- Juuso Valimaki, Calgary, 16th overall in 2017.
28- Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa, 4th overall in 2018.
29- Vitali Kravtsov, New York Rangers, 9th overall in 2018.
30- Alexander Alexeyev, Washington, 31st overall in 2018.
31- Nick Suzuki, Vegas, 13th overall in 2017.
32- Ty Smith, New Jersey, 17th overall in 2018.
33- Nils Lundkvist, New York rangers, 28th overall in 2018.
34- Oliver Wahlstrom, New york Islanders, 11th overall in 2018.
35- Robert Thomas, St-Louis, 20th overall in 2017.
36- Jordan Kyrou, St Louis, 35th overall in 2016.
37- Ryan Poehling, Montreal, 25th overall in 2017.
38- Morgan Frost, Philadelphia, 27th overall in 2017.
39- Noah Juulsen, Montreal, 26th overall in 2015.
40- Victor Mete, Montreal, 100th overall in 2016.
41- Daniel Sprong, Pittsburgh, 46th overall in 2015.
42- Klim Kostin, St-Louis, 31st overall in 2017.
43- Evan Bouchard, Edmonton, 10th overall in 2018
44- Jonathan Berggren, Detroit, 33rd overall in 2018.
45- Joel Farabee, Philadelphia, 14th overall in 2018.
46- Phillip Myers, Philadelphia, UFA
47- Filip Hronek, Detroit, 53rd overall in 2016.
48- Owen Tippett, Florida, 10th overall in 2018
49- Nicolas Hague, Vegas, 34th overall in 2017.
50- Urhoo Vakanainen, Boston, 18th overall in 2017.

My take...

Necas way too high
Boqvist way too high
Glass too low
Zadina way too low
Borgstrom way too low
Branstrom too high
Tkachuk too low
Mete is hardly a propsect
Sprong too low

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

I love how half the post are people calling you bias, and the other half are people arguing that their favourite prospects should be higher. The irony.

 

[Legend123]

Petterson too low
Boqvist too high
Kotkaniemi should be higher (altho I could be biased)
Mete might not have the most potential but hes alot more proven.
Necas too high.
The rest of the 2017 draft seems very randomly placed. Vesailenen, Chytil, Timmins over players like Glass and Zadina is odd, esp considering Zadina heavily outplayed Chytil in the U20 WJC.

Also I heavily dislkke Foote for his lack of offensive potential and hes 25 ranked ahead of much better prospects.

 

[thelittlecoon]

Had him 11th in my 2018 rankings if Im not wrong. Hes one of the saftest player in the draft while being one of the best tool box or any player out there. Theres nothing AlexAlex cant do at a high level.

Ill go out on a limb here and say I wouldnt have been mad with him at 3.

He fell massively because of his injury and lack of international exposure.

 

[TeddyBare]

So essentially you're saying with this list that Montreal & Las Vegas have a top 5 prospect pools in the league?
No other team has 4 prospects in the top 50 except montreal and Vegas.

Unanimously top rated prospect pools in Carolina and Buffalo only have 2.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

this is a good list if you're trying to overrate Habs prospects

 

[Mrb1p]

So essentially you're saying with this list that Montreal & Las Vegas have a top 5 prospect pools in the league?
No other team has 4 prospects in the top 50 except montreal and Vegas.

Unanimously top rated prospect pools in Carolina and Buffalo only have 2.

You missed NYR?