Prospect Info: St. Louis Blues Top-20 Prospects: #14

[Bluesnatic27]

1) Jordan Kyrou - 83.3% (Run-off Vote)
2) Scott Perunovich - 76.9%
3) Klim Kostin - 57.9%
4) Niko Mikkola - 42.9%
5) Jake Neighbours - 61.1%
6) Nikita Alexandrov - 48.6%
7) Joel Hofer - 69.4%
8) Tyler Tucker - 31.6%
9) Alexei Toropchenko - 27.6%
10) Dylan Peterson - 44.8%
11) Keean Washkurak - 29%
12) Austin Poganski - 36.7%
13) Hugh McGing - 25.0%

McGing takes lucky #13 in a close race. The college star had become one of the driving forces for Western Michigan during his time there. He concluded his college career with 95 points in 108 games in his final three seasons while developing his all-around abilities. I know Strickland commented on his ability by likening his skills to Andy McDonald. While I don't agree to the comparison personally, it does show the talent he can put on display night-in and night-out. He'll most likely spend ~2 years in the AHL before sniffing the big show, but there hasn't been anything about his game thus far that makes me think he won't find himself donning an NHL jersey sometime in the future.

Any who, #14 starts now!

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[Bye Bye Blueston]

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[Bluesnatic27]

Reinke again. At this point, my list will go Reinke, Stevens, and a toss-up between Ellis, Loof, and Dickinson.

I'm very intrigued with Dickinson. I wouldn't say he's a "high-risk, high-reward" player as much as one that hasn't had any exposure. He's a decent height with great skating and great passing ability. He's had an unorthodox development path going from the Mid-West league, to playing a little in the USHL, and then into the OHL as an 18-year-old rookie. He could easily have talent that would put him in the top-5 of this prospect pool, or he just as easily be a complete dud. It's hard to say given how little exposure he received and how strange his development data is.

He should be a fun one to watch over the next few years.

 

[Stealth JD]

Zherenko

 

[Beauterham]

Reinke again. At this point, my list will go Reinke, Stevens, and a toss-up between Ellis, Loof, and Dickinson.

I'm very intrigued with Dickinson. I wouldn't say he's a "high-risk, high-reward" player as much as one that hasn't had any exposure. He's a decent height with great skating and great passing ability. He's had an unorthodox development path going from the Mid-West league, to playing a little in the USHL, and then into the OHL as an 18-year-old rookie. He could easily have talent that would put him in the top-5 of this prospect pool, or he just as easily be a complete dud. It's hard to say given how little exposure he received and how strange his development data is.

He should be a fun one to watch over the next few years.

Going with Ellis here.

Totally agree with you on Dickinson BTW, I've already said a couple of things about him in other topics and he intrigues me aswell. Dickinson's weakness is his size and strength. And this was a BIG problem that probably scared off a lot of scouts. At the start of his draftseason he measured at 5,9" and just a mere 124 lbs. This alone would make a path to the NHL very unlikely, HOWEVER. He had a growth spurt and worked his ass off in the gym and in October he measured at 6,0" and 169 lbs. Lets say he continued adding weight at the current ratio, he'd be over 175+lbs when the OHL starts, now that could massively change his development path. From what I've read he's a great skater, and not only on his skates but he's also quick in his mind, this combined with being a good passer makes him intruiging, especially if he just removed his biggest weakness.

I wouldn't be surprised if we'd vote him in our top 5 prospects next year... And then again, as Bluesnatic said, he might be a complete dud.

 

[Ranksu]

I would like to hear more about Kaspick.

Then looking Laferierre 'good' numbers at Q?

 

[simon IC]

Ellis. Same reasons as before.

 

[Beauterham]

I would like to hear more about Kaspick.

Then looking Laferierre 'good' numbers at Q?

IMO Kaspick is just an AHL-plug, he still has to turn 23 though, but for him to carve out a route to the NHL a lot needs to happen.

Laferierre is a weird one, he had a really good last pre season, earning him a ELC-contract and was one of the last guys cut, so apparantly the Blues really saw something in him. Then the season started and he immediatly got injured. After returning he couldn't seem to get into his groove with subpar numbers to show for it (he was lower then PPG) and was even healthy scratched at a moment due to, I believe, unprofessional behaviour. The 2nd half of the season (untill it halted due to Covid) the Eagles put Laferriere (as a center) on Yegor Sokolov's line and they seemed to mesh very well. Laferriere had high-ish point totals getting him back well into PPG-territory.

Current season he's playing for the Armada as an overager (untill NHL pre season starts). He signed after the season started and hadn't really gotten lot of time to get chemistry with his teammates before the 'Q' got halted.