It's perfectly fine if you have personal preferences and beliefs but Boucher 5 spots over Bourgault? I'd like an explanation on that one.
And why is Stuart Rolofs considered a Sens prospect?
Why is Jan Jenik not ranked? I mean, you had Sokolov quite high
Why is Van Tassel ranked 17th? He looks like a guy who will not even get a contract. Reidler and Moore are much much better prospects IMO.
Have you ever seen any of these guys live?
Boucher - if he ever gets healthy & stays healthy can still be a good middle six player, he still has a skillset this team needs, I don't know much about Bourgault. Maybe he can be a player maybe not, we'll see. I had Jarventie out of the top 10 before they traded for Bourgault because I was losing faith in him too. The difference IMO is that Boucher has the size & toughness to create a role for himself on the bottom six, he can hit, he can fight & he can score & already has an NHL wrist shot & bulk. If skilled guys don't make the top six they are usually useless anywhere else & sometimes have trouble finding a role especially if they are easy to play against & lack physicality.
Rolofs - was a development camp invite, my mistake I thought they drafted him, but they did not. He was impressive at camp IMO, good motor, works hard & plays a rugged game something they need in the bottom six. He has good size & isn't afraid to mix it up.
Jenik - I forgot about him too, not sure what he is, probably a career minor leaguer. Sokolov had more consistent offence IMO. I like tough guys though & maybe Jenik can create a role for himself on the bottom six, we'll see.
Reidler - I've watched him for two camps now & I'm not that impressed with him tbh, but I don't know much about goalies. I prefer Merilainen who IMO was the best goalie at camp. Nikilin at times looked good too.
Van Tassel - another hard worker, doesn't give up on plays & has decent size, made some nice defensive plays at camp. I'm not sure most if any of these guys we are discussing make it to the NHL, they could all be a cup of coffee players & not enough potential to be interesting.
Moore - I don't know much about him either, he was okay at camp, good size, decent skater, but really didn't do anything noticeable. He was knocked off the puck a few times I watched him & I didn't see him do anything offensively to create offence, but it was his first camp. As I said Rulofs I thought looked much better at camp with a much better motor. I'm quite sure others may have different opinions on these guys, but these were my impressions from camp of the guys I saw who attended.
I also preffered Luke Ellinas LW over Moore at camp & Montogomery C/LW who IMO showed much more drive & jam, but again it means nothing, he could have done more when I wasn't watching him & impressed someone. There are a lot of guys on the ice at one time & they are at different ends of the ice at times & it's hard to see everything that is going on at the other end. I'm not really commited to any of these guys & I think any of them could climb up the rankings or flame out.
