Prospect Rankings - Submit Your Complete List

[jaster]

Submit your prospect rankings and I will average them all together in a week!

Ranking prospects via polls is good for producing more extensive discussions, but if we are going for accuracy, the integrity of the rankings is compromised in several ways using that method, especially when the pollster makes unilateral decisions that affect results lol.

So, I'm offering my services to aggregate everyone's personal list. The method is fairly simple:

1. Post your personal prospect rankings in this thread - I'll request top-20 as a baseline, but if you go with more or less, it will be weighted appropriately.
2. I will assign an inverse scoring system to your rankings - more explanation to come, but something like 30 points for #1, 29 points for #2, etc. (I'll actually try a few different scoring methods to see how results may differ)
3. I will combine the scoring of all lists and in about a week (maybe with an extension if there are stragglers) I will average them and post the results here.

The only player in question in terms of prospect status is Edvinsson. I'm guessing most posters will consider him graduated, although HF used to use the threshold of 65 NHL games played for prospect status. Though I found it appropriate in the offseason to continue to count Ed as a prospect, I'm fine calling him graduated at this point, especially since he's almost certainly the #1 if we all ranked him. So I say go ahead and exclude him. He'll always be #1 in your heart.

EDIT: I realized Johansson's prospect status may be a question for some. AlJo is still considered a prospect, despite losing waiver exemption. Consider him in your rankings.

So let's go, post your rankings! I'll start compiling.

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[ShanahanMan]

We don't have 20 good prospects so I'll just post my ranking of potential NHL caliber players.

1. ASP
2. Kasper
3. MBN
3. Augustine
4. Cossa
5. Lombardi
6. Danielson
7. AJo
8. Buchelnikov
9. Plante
10. Mazur
11. Wallinder

 

[norrisnick]

Berggren
Hanas

That's my list.

 

[The Red Line]

ASP
Cossa
Kasper
Danielson
Augustine
MBN
Wallinder
Mazur
Al Johansson
Lombardi
Buchelnikov
Buium

 

[AlwaysSunnyInDetroit]

1. kasper
2. danielson
3. cossa
4. sandin-pellikka
5. brandsegg-nygard
6. mazur
7. johansson
8. augustine
9. wallinder
10. buchelnikov
11. lombardi
12. buium
13. soderblom
14. finne
15. kiiskinen
16. plante
17. johansson
18. ldn
19. tuomisto
20. cleveland

 

[izlez]

I did 20 but admit I have no business differentiating guys that far down the list

1​	Marco Kasper
2​	Carter Mazur
3​	Sebastian Cossa
4​	Michael Bransegg Nygård
5​	Nate Danielson
6​	Axel Sandin Pelikka
7​	Trey Augustine
8​	Albert Johansson
9​	William Wallinder
10​	Shai Buium
11​	Dmitri Buchelnikov
12​	Amadeus Lombardi
13​	Max Plante
14​	Elmer Soderblom
15​	Anton Johansson
16​	Dylan James
17​	Jesse Kiiskinen
18​	Brady Cleveland
19​	Emmit Finnie
20​	Ondrej Becher

 

[Gniwder]

My top 12:

1	Marco Kasper
2	Nate Danielson
3	Axel Sandin Pelikka
4	Sebastian Cossa
5	Michael Bransegg Nygård
6	Carter Mazur
7	Trey Augustine
8	Max Plante
9	William Wallinder
10	Dmitri Buchelnikov
11	Ondrej Becher
12	Emmit Finnie

- Despite my criticism of Marco, he's the top prospect because he's definitely gonna have an NHL career. The only question is whether he's gonna develop enough scoring ability to be top 6 instead of 3rd line. I think this season in GR will answer that question.

- Pretty sure the top 5 will have NHL careers.

- Mazur will play in the NHL, if he can bulk up a bit more he should be a regular. I'm pleasantly surprised that he gained some weight over the summer.

- Burger and AlJo not included since they are on the NHL roster.

- Bottom 6 are just kids that might make the NHL if they hit their ceiling. Bit too early to judge some of them.

 

[lilidk]

1. ASP
2.MBN
3. Danielson
4.Kasper
5. Cossa
6. Augustine
7. Mazur
8. Buchelnikov
9.Plante
10. Becher
11. Lombardi
12. Finnie
13. Wallinder
14. Albert Johansson
15. Buium
16. Cleveland
17. Kiiskennen
18. Soderblom
19.Tuomisto
20. Guylander

 

[19 for president]

1. Danielson
2. Kasper
3. Cossa
4. MBN
5. ASP
6. Mazur
7. Augustine
8. Aljo
9. Wallinder
10. Plante
11. Buch
12. Lombardi
13. Anton Jo
14. Buium
15. Becher
16. Soderblom
16. Finnie
17. Tuomisto
18. Savage
19. Kiiskinen
20. LDN

I definitely lean a little heavier on NHL likelihood. Like I think MBN, ASP, and Cossa have the highest ceilings but I think Kasper and Danielson are more likely to get to the NHL and max out their ceilings.

Top 10 I'm pretty solid on having NHL careers. Maybe not all with the Wings or not in top end roles but I feel good on them being NHLers. Maybe Plante at 10 is questionable for me as I haven't seen a ton of him. 11-15 is my potential group. 16-20 are unlikely but ya never know.

 

[wingerdinger]

1. Danielson - If he hits we have a big time mover and shaker. A top shutdown defensive center. Who has the potential to be an exciting puck distributing monster.

2. ASP - Exciting puck moving D-man with the agility to create shooting/passing lanes from the blueline.

3. Cossa- Poor man's Vasilevskiy *

3. Kasper- Always been a big fan of Kasper, thou I did begin to wonder if he had a limited offensive potential. Im very happy to be proven somewhat wrong on that front so far this season. Another top end checking C.

4. MBN- Bully power forward with a laser for a shot. Love his dynamicisms.

5. Augustine- Poor man's Quick *

6. Wallinder - Big smooth skating puck moving defensemen. The perfect partner for a Seider in the long run.

7. Mazur - Super pest every good contending team has. Chip in with plenty of goals.

8. Buchelnikov - Big home run pick. Could finally fill the dearth of creativity that has plagued the Wings since Datsyuk left. What will determine how far he can go is how much lower body strength he develops. To boost his ability to protect the puck and win board battles.

9. AJo - Smooth skating low maintenance defender. Doesnt have the same defensive ceiling that Wallinder has due to size.

10 Dylan James- My fav under the radar prospect, speedster forechecking demon, Penalty killing
speacialist. If he can develop a scoring touch be a very nice prospect to throw into the mix.

11. Lombardi

12. Plante

13. Finnie

14. Kiiskinen

15. NDN

16. Buium

17. Keenan

18. Becher

19. Anton Johansson

20. Phelan

 

[wingerdinger]

Can I just say if you're going to include a Dower-Nilsson on your list make sure its Noah. Liam's not going to get a NHL contract.

 

[jaster]

My top 12:

1	Marco Kasper
2	Nate Danielson
3	Axel Sandin Pelikka
4	Sebastian Cossa
5	Michael Bransegg Nygård
6	Carter Mazur
7	Trey Augustine
8	Max Plante
9	William Wallinder
10	Dmitri Buchelnikov
11	Ondrej Becher
12	Emmit Finnie

- Despite my criticism of Marco, he's the top prospect because he's definitely gonna have an NHL career. The only question is whether he's gonna develop enough scoring ability to be top 6 instead of 3rd line. I think this season in GR will answer that question.

- Pretty sure the top 5 will have NHL careers.

- Mazur will play in the NHL, if he can bulk up a bit more he should be a regular. I'm pleasantly surprised that he gained some weight over the summer.

- Burger and AlJo not included since they are on the NHL roster.

- Bottom 6 are just kids that might make the NHL if they hit their ceiling. Bit too early to judge some of them.

If you had to rank AlJo, where would you put him?

 

[Frk It]

1. Cossa
2. ASP
3. Danielson
4. Kasper
5. MBN
6. Mazur
7. Wallinder
8. AlJo
9. Augustine
10. Plante
11. Lombardi
12. Buchelnikov
13. Buium
14. NDN
15. Finnie
16. Becher
17. James
18. Tuomisto
19. Savage
20. Keenan

 

[jaster]

A couple of you have two #3s. Not a problem for me, but just so ya know...