Prospect Info: **New Top 10 Prospect List**

[FrankMTL]

Alright, now that the 1st round is over, what does your new Top 10 Prospect list look like?

This is mine

1- Demidov
2- Hutson
3- Reinbacher
4- Mailloux
5- Hage
6- Beck
7- Fowler
8- Engstrom
9- Xhekaj
10- Kapanen

Just outside- Mesar, Konyushkov

Graduated- Joshua Roy

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[CanadienShark]

List looks good to me. Maybe move one or two up or down, but very similar to what I would choose.

 

[DAChampion]

Let's wait until after training camp which is when I think @montreal usually posts his.

You're also being unfair to whomever the Habs draft today.

Also, Roy isn't graduated, he can still win the Calder. IMO anyone with Calder eligibility is a prospect.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I'm going to do a full list when the draft is over.

 

[Treb]

I'll probably wait until after Dev camp, which is also when I'll start the Hf Habs rankings polls.

Demidov, Hutson and Reinbacher are the absolute top 3 though.

 

[KevSkillz4]

I will do a list after the draft over.

But I can confirm that Ivan Demidov is 110% the #1.

Potential : Superstar winger, 80-90 pts at NHL level. Maybe more, he is that good. Yeah!

He is my #2 in my final ranking of 2024 draft and I rather have him than Matvei Michkov, they are both great russian prospect, but Demidov is more complete, better hands, better playmaking ability and better at defensive zone. Michkov is better at goalscoring. But I certainly see Demidov put 30-35 goals in NHL, with tons of assists.

 

[SwiftyHab]

Here’s my top 10 list:

1. Demidov
2. Demidov
3. Demidov
4. Demidov
5. Demidov
6. Demidov
7. Demidov
8. Demidov
9. Demidov
10. Celine for picking Demidov

 

[Benstheman]

I think Fowler is the wildcard here. I think he could be as high as 4, ahead of Mailloux and Hage.

 

[Seb]

I think Fowler is the wildcard here. I think he could be as high as 4, ahead of Mailloux and Hage.

I totally agree with you. I have absolutely no doubt Fowler is our next #1 goalie. And a good one!

 

[26Mats]

Alright, now that the 1st round is over, what does your new Top 10 Prospect list look like?

This is mine

1- Demidov
2- Hutson
3- Reinbacher
4- Mailloux
5- Hage
6- Beck
7- Fowler
8- Engstrom
9- Xhekaj
10- Kapanen

Just outside- Mesar, Konyushkov

Graduated- Joshua Roy

My top 4 as well

Will be interesting to see if any of Kapanen, Back, Hage, and Engstrom can become top 6 forwards/top 4 D. But great role players would also be welcome.

 

[Rapala]

Yeah Yeah Yeah
Best prospect pool in the world I know...

 

[Sam de Mtl]

Looks about right. This prospect pool was missing an offensive star. That is fixed with Demidov. Adding Hage who also has solid offensive potential rounds it off nicely.

A #1D is not a certainty either, but Hutson, Reinbacher and Guhle give us nice potential to fill the role, or do it by committee.

Future looks really bright.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

A real Bluechip offensive top prospect , I must be dreaming

 

[McGuires Corndog]

A real Bluechip offensive top prospect , I must be dreaming

I had morning wood.

Feel 18 again

 

[rahad]

Alright, now that the 1st round is over, what does your new Top 10 Prospect list look like?

This is mine

1- Demidov
2- Hutson
3- Reinbacher
4- Mailloux
5- Hage
6- Beck
7- Fowler
8- Engstrom
9- Xhekaj
10- Kapanen

Just outside- Mesar, Konyushkov

Graduated- Joshua Roy

I just don't understand how people could put Hutson above Reinbacher. We are talking about a 5th overall pick in the 2023 draft.

 

[Treb]

I just don't understand how people could put Hutson above Reinbacher. We are talking about a 5th overall pick in the 2023 draft.

And we're talking about a record setting NCAA dman.

 

[montreal]

I just don't understand how people could put Hutson above Reinbacher. We are talking about a 5th overall pick in the 2023 draft.

I got a ton of shit when I ranked PK Subban over McDonagh while he was in the OHL still. People said how can you rank him over a guy picked 12th OA? I said go to hockeydb, look up any draft that's 10+ years old and then click on the points tab. Let me know how many times you see the top 10 picks end up 1 through 10 in production or impact and that's the highest success rate for NHL draft picks since after the top 21 it starts going very south quickly.

Where someone is picked means nothing. With prospects it's always about progress or the lack of, and that's often a lengthy process for any of the non McDavid's of the world, that often have highs and lows over time. How said prospect responds to said ups and downs can be extremely difficult to predict which makes most opinions, rankings, reports, etc.. nonsense since there are so many factors and variables involved that to really think most could really know what these 17, 18, 19 year olds will do in 5-10 years. Of course if you just say most will bust you will likely be right a good bit of the time.

Mesar was picked 26th OA, do you think GMs would rank him over Lane Huton who went 62nd OA?

 

[Bacchus1]

I got a ton of shit when I ranked PK Subban over McDonagh while he was in the OHL still. People said how can you rank him over a guy picked 12th OA? I said go to hockeydb, look up any draft that's 10+ years old and then click on the points tab. Let me know how many times you see the top 10 picks end up 1 through 10 in production or impact and that's the highest success rate for NHL draft picks since after the top 21 it starts going very south quickly.

Where someone is picked means nothing. With prospects it's always about progress or the lack of, and that's often a lengthy process for any of the non McDavid's of the world, that often have highs and lows over time. How said prospect responds to said ups and downs can be extremely difficult to predict which makes most opinions, rankings, reports, etc.. nonsense since there are so many factors and variables involved that to really think most could really know what these 17, 18, 19 year olds will do in 5-10 years. Of course if you just say most will bust you will likely be right a good bit of the time.

Mesar was picked 26th OA, do you think GMs would rank him over Lane Huton who went 62nd OA?

McDonough, arguably, ended up with a better career than PK. Loved PK, but losing McDonough was way worse for our team.

 

[BenchBrawl]

My Top 3 would be:

1. Demidov
2. Engstrom
3. Mailloux

Rest is too close to call, lots of quality prospects to round up the next bunch, Hutson, Reinbacher, Beck, Hage, Xhekaj, Konyushkov etc

I still see Engstrom as a potential future #1D in a way that the others are not.

 

[rahad]

I got a ton of shit when I ranked PK Subban over McDonagh while he was in the OHL still. People said how can you rank him over a guy picked 12th OA? I said go to hockeydb, look up any draft that's 10+ years old and then click on the points tab. Let me know how many times you see the top 10 picks end up 1 through 10 in production or impact and that's the highest success rate for NHL draft picks since after the top 21 it starts going very south quickly.

Where someone is picked means nothing. With prospects it's always about progress or the lack of, and that's often a lengthy process for any of the non McDavid's of the world, that often have highs and lows over time. How said prospect responds to said ups and downs can be extremely difficult to predict which makes most opinions, rankings, reports, etc.. nonsense since there are so many factors and variables involved that to really think most could really know what these 17, 18, 19 year olds will do in 5-10 years. Of course if you just say most will bust you will likely be right a good bit of the time.

Mesar was picked 26th OA, do you think GMs would rank him over Lane Huton who went 62nd OA?

We are still talking about a 5th overall vs a late second round pick. I could understand putting Hutson above Reinbacher in 2027-2028. Hutson has still done nothing major in the NHl to put him above Reinbacher (after only 1 season. )

It become much harder to predict pick from 20 to 60. How many player you had in the late first round in 2024 got drafted in the second-third round? Mesar could also have been drafted in the second round (if habs don't pick him).

If Hutson end up becoming better than Reinbacher it would be a huge steal. Still until we see how Reinbacher play in the NHl for 2 full seasons. I would still keep Reinbacher above Hutson.

 

[le_sean]

Has Roy really graduated though? I’m not entirely sure he starts the year in the NHL. We had a lot of injuries last year.

Anyways, adding two elite offensive talents really strengthens this group. Exciting times ahead. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Habs are ranked #1 for prospect pool after this draft.

 

[BeliveauFan4ever]

OT: The 2025 draft could really make that Top 10 tight.

Seven picks, Top 3 Rds.

Discussions for next year’s draft here should be very interesting.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

And just like that, we have the leagues best prospect pool

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Everyone jumping on @FrankMTL for his premature post when it didn’t even matter.

Bunch of lousy pr*cks

 

[montreal]

We are still talking about a 5th overall vs a late second round pick. I could understand putting Hutson above Reinbacher in 2027-2028. Hutson has still done nothing major in the NHl to put him above Reinbacher (after only 1 season. )

It become much harder to predict pick from 20 to 60. How many player you had in the late first round in 2024 got drafted in the second-third round? Mesar could also have been drafted in the second round (if habs don't pick him).

If Hutson end up becoming better than Reinbacher it would be a huge steal. Still until we see how Reinbacher play in the NHl for 2 full seasons. I would still keep Reinbacher above Hutson.

again it means nothing. I'm sure Oilers fans after the 2012 draft were saying how Yakupov should be ranked as their best prospect, why not since he went 1st OA but in the end what did that mean, not much and that's with the most successful draft slot there is. Scouts make tons of mistakes every year for many reasons, GM's as well since some override when they shouldn't or don't when they should. It's why the draft is so hard to get right.