Rangers Prospect Ranking: (Winter 2019) - #1

[EdJovanovski]

Kravtsov, way better than Chytil in my opinion.

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[LORDE]

Players are still eligible until they play 65 NHL games. Next poll he likely will not be eligible anymore.

Ahhh copy. Thanks

 

[Rangers in 7]

Kravtsov looks like a player but let’s not forget chytil could have played in the world juniors and probably would have been one of the top 5 players

It has to be filip

 

[EpicDing]

Kravtsov, add Miller

 

[Mac n Gs]

And Kravtsov is carrying his team in the KHL at age 18.

And Chytil is driving play and scoring in the NHL. It's not a knock on Kravs, I just think Fil is ahead of him right now. Krav has jumped to 2 for me

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

And Chytil is driving play and scoring in the NHL. It's not a knock on Kravs, I just think Fil is ahead of him right now. Krav has jumped to 2 for me

It all depends on what you use for these rankings. Their current level, their upside? I go with upside

 

[Mac n Gs]

It all depends on what you use for these rankings. Their current level, their upside? I go with upside

Both, but I try to keep these as recent as possible. It obviously introduces recency bias, but with polls like these, I believe that's sort of necessary with the top picks. I start valuing potential as we get deeper into these polls, i.e., when I was still rating Reunanen highly last year

 

[Harbour Dog]

It all depends on what you use for these rankings. Their current level, their upside? I go with upside

Ideally, you'd be taking some mix of both.

Otherwise guys like Sean Day would be way overrated when we drafted them.

 

[FireGerardGallant]

Chytil but its super close
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[Fireonk]

From when we did this less than 2 months ago:

"I have Chytil and Kravtsov so close that I wonder how much impact it would have on the results if this poll went up 3 games ago.

Went with Kravtsov, but certainly understand the votes for Chytil and Shesterkin."

I knew that doing this right when Chytil was going through his hot streak was going to skew the results. Fun little social experiment we just unintentionally engaged in.

 

[kovazub94]

Obviously it’s close but at virtually the same age Chytil is already in NHL top6, which fair or not is the difference to me.

Add Miller

 

[darko]

Krava, add Miller

 

[egelband]

Kravtsov looks like a player but let’s not forget chytil could have played in the world juniors and probably would have been one of the top 5 players

It has to be filip

My feeling exactly. This can change but at the moment Filip is performing and showing star flashes in the NHL.

 

[Rangers in 7]

My feeling exactly. This can change but at the moment Filip is performing and showing star flashes in the NHL.

I’m surprised so many think krav has passed him

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

I’m surprised so many think krav has passed him

The previous poll was before a lot of people started following him in the KHL through either streams or the videos posted on social media by Alex Nunn.

His performance as an 18-year old in the KHL, where he is involved in 28% of his team's goals, leads his team in points and dominates at u20 level in tournaments in Sweden and the Czech Republic, probably helped him a lot in the current poll.

Chytil had a hot streak prior to the last poll with 5 goals in 5 games, and has dropped off a bit. Those 2 factors combined explain why Kravtsov is leading over Chytil at the moment. Recency bias works both ways

 

[The Crypto Guy]

I could go back and forth between Chytil and Krav, i don't think either choice for #1 is the wrong choice.

 

[eco's bones]

Filip---add Miller.

Kravtsov was good not great at the WJC--I know playing out of position but this is where I've seen him. Filip was good not great at last year's WJC. The NHL's a bit tougher than the KHL though and Filip has managed to hang tough this year so..........that said he ain't quite even a 2nd liner yet and he certainly isn't ready to be a top 6 center.

They both should be very good players when all is said and done but there's some growing pains and development they're going to have to fight through.

 

[eco's bones]

I'll amend my comment above a bit. Playing the last couple or so games with a torn upper body muscle certainly didn't help Kravtsov at all as well as playing a somewhat unfamiliar position.

 

[apoptygma]

Flipped a coin, so voted Chytil over Kravtsov.

Add Miller