Prospect Info: San Jose Sharks Top Prospect #2

[Gecklund]

HERE WE GO! It’s that time of the year again where we all need a little positivity to distract us from the Sharks so let’s look at the Sharks prospects!

Vote for whoever you think is the Sharks top prospect left. The whole point of this is to get different opinions and different values. Use whatever definition you want for top. If you value long term potential, NHL readiness, translatable skills, whatever it is, go for it!

As always, it’s more fun if you post why you feel your vote is the top prospect as it draws more discussion and interactivity. NO FIGHTING IN THIS THREAD.

This will stay open for 2 days. Cut off is 40 NHL games. Let me know who I should add next.

To add: Scott Reedy, Artemi Kniazev, Santeri Hatakka, Michael Fisher, Jake Furlong, Gannon Laroque

Rankings:
1. William Eklund-92.9%

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[mogambomoroo]

WWE ring announcer: ''The Knight Slayer'' THOMAS BORDELEAUUUUUUUU

 

[landshark]

WWE ring announcer: ''The Knight Slayer'' THOMAS BORDELEAUUUUUUUU

Hopefully "The GOLDEN KNIGHT Slayer"

 

[one2gamble]

I feel like voting birds even though I kind of think if coe makes it he has a longer career

 

[Church Hill]

Bordeleau has confidence but he was not an NHL player by a longshot last season, despite his production. Hoping for more growth from him. Voted Gaudreau

 

[Hodge]

Pretty pathetic list once you get past Eklund. It’s almost like Doug Wilson Jr didn’t do that great of a job and deserved to be fired.

 

[landshark]

Pretty pathetic list once you get past Eklund. It’s almost like Doug Wilson Jr didn’t do that great of a job and deserved to be fired.

Mornin' Hodge!

 

[The Nemesis]

WWE ring announcer: ''The Knight Slayer'' THOMAS BORDELEAUUUUUUUU

This would never happen. Bordelau's too short to be hired by WWE. Vince doesn't think you're anything special if you're not at least 6'3 and chiseled out of granite.

 

[drunksage]

Seriously this time, add Strauss Mann.

 

[seroes]

Not much drama again. Probably won't be until #4 there is much competition.

 

[themelkman]

Not much drama again. Probably won't be until #4 there is much competition.

Really? 3 is not clear cut for me at all

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Bords at 2 is pretty cut and dry. Excited foe this kid

 

[seroes]

Really? 3 is not clear cut for me at all

I suspect Merkley will be a fairy easy #3. Just based on his upside

 

[hohosaregood]

I suspect Merkley will be a fairy easy #3. Just based on his upside

I think Gushchin could challenge Merkley at #3 depending on your thoughts on Merkley. 4 and below is pretty wide open though

 

[Hodge]

Bordeleau has confidence but he was not an NHL player by a longshot last season, despite his production. Hoping for more growth from him. Voted Gaudreau

Embarrassing to see the laughing emoji reactions to this when it’s so obviously true. This fanbase is in for a rude awakening in a few years when nobody from the current prospect pool has established themselves in the NHL apart from Eklund.

 

[tahoesharksfan]

I put Eklund at #2....having put Bords at #1...can I box the exacta?

 

[themelkman]

Bordeleau has confidence but he was not an NHL player by a longshot last season, despite his production. Hoping for more growth from him. Voted Gaudreau

He was far better than most of the "NHL players" we iced and plan to ice this year.

 

[Gecklund]

Bordeleau has confidence but he was not an NHL player by a longshot last season, despite his production. Hoping for more growth from him. Voted Gaudreau

Pretty pathetic list once you get past Eklund. It’s almost like Doug Wilson Jr didn’t do that great of a job and deserved to be fired.

Both of these posts are f***ing hilarious. Yep you just luck into 5 points in your first 8 games. But again this isn’t a place for a bunch of negativity. You can vote and post your reason for voting and not be a total asshole about things.

 

[DG93]

Embarrassing to see the laughing emoji reactions to this when it’s so obviously true. This fanbase is in for a rude awakening in a few years when nobody from the current prospect pool has established themselves in the NHL apart from Eklund.

So in all seriousness, do you really think that with AHL time to work on his defense and all-around game, Bordeleau is unlikely to establish himself as an NHL player? Or that at least one of Coe, Robins, or Wiesblatt won't become a useful bottom-6 player? It seems that at least a few people will be able to make it.

 

[Hodge]

So in all seriousness, do you really think that with AHL time to work on his defense and all-around game, Bordeleau is unlikely to establish himself as an NHL player? Or that at least one of Coe, Robins, or Wiesblatt won't become a useful bottom-6 player? It seems that at least a few people will be able to make it.

I don’t think Bordeleau has the skill, especially in the goal scoring department, to make it as a legit top six forward in the NHL and I don’t think he will ever improve the rest of his game to the point that he is trusted to play consistent bottom six minutes. Similar story with Gushchin, Coe and Robins. Maybe Wiesblatt or Raska sticks as a fourth line energy winger.

 

[Jargon]

I don’t think Bordeleau has the skill, especially in the goal scoring department, to make it as a legit top six forward in the NHL and I don’t think he will ever improve the rest of his game to the point that he is trusted to play consistent bottom six minutes. Similar story with Gushchin, Coe and Robins. Maybe Wiesblatt or Raska sticks as a fourth line energy winger.

And if you’re wrong, will you write a poem about how wrong you were and post it publicly?

 

[Lebanezer]

And if you’re wrong, will you write a poem about how wrong you were and post it publicly?

He can't be wrong, and it's highly unlikely he would admit it. There would be some sort of bet hedging. He plays the odds based on large sample sizes and doesn't analyze players individually. It's the easiest route to take because more often than not he'll be correct. It's a much larger issue than is being presented given the massive amount of variables, but if you just go off equivalency scores, it's hard to be wrong. The majority of players fail to make the NHL, across all NHL teams. Eklund gets respect because he's one of those few outliers where it's harder for him not to make the NHL than to make it.

 

[seroes]

I think Gushchin could challenge Merkley at #3 depending on your thoughts on Merkley. 4 and below is pretty wide open though

I think Gushchin may well develop into a better player than Merkley but Merkley still has far more upside than he does. He's just unlikely to reach it. So I would rank Merkley at 3 even knowing he is much more lily to bust. But that's just my opinion.

 

[themelkman]

I think Gushchin may well develop into a better player than Merkley but Merkley still has far more upside than he does. He's just unlikely to reach it. So I would rank Merkley at 3 even knowing he is much more lily to bust. But that's just my opinion.

To me theres a world where Merkley works out, but it just wont be with the sharks.

 

[JumboJoe23]

Easy, Bords