Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects, as ranked by TSN's Craig Button

[Ryan Van Horne]

I'm sure this will prompt some "he's too high" and "he's too low" and also some "where the heck is ...."

All the same, here it is.

Montreal Canadiens' Ivan Demidov rated No. 1 on Craig Button’s Top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list | TSN

Montreal Canadiens blue-chipper Ivan Demidov, in the middle of a record-setting season in the KHL, is the No. 1 player on Craig Button’s top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list.

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[Dempsey]

I know Levshunov was a reach at 2 but let's not pretend he wouldn't be absolutely destroying any junior league in the world right now. Debuting him at 25 seems crazy to me.

 

[Castle8130]

Button putting Levshunov at 25 behind Luca Marelli is wild. He's the only Hawk in his top 40 with Rinzel and Boisvert in the late 40s. I'm sure this won't make anybody upset

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Yep.

That is a list.

 

[Stan Galiev]

Caps with 4 in the top 30 with Lenny at #2. Man our pool has come a long way

 

[Siludin]

Canucks sitting in a playoff spot with two prospects in the top-15 on this list doesn't fit the recent doom & gloom plot, but here I am on the first page, ready to hit the refresh button.

 

[Sasso09]

Was expecting it to be horrible, it lived up.

On NO planet is;

Levshunov out of the top 20
Buium in the top 5
Hage or Cowan above Luchanko
Silayev out of the top 25
Cole Hutson also way too high

I know Levshunov was a reach at 2 but let's not pretend he wouldn't be absolutely destroying any junior league in the world right now. Debuting him at 25 seems crazy to me.

He wasn't a reach, most people had him at 2 or 3. He went where he was supposed to go.

 

[Mrfenn92]

It’s a list folks. Make your own and you’ll feel better.

 

[Random Comment]

At least he has the top 3 right

 

[Coffee]

@amnesiac cool if use your poll results as a reference for a new thread idea of mines ?

 

[Fantomas]

I will give Craig Button this compliment: his lists aren't conservative. He's not ranking guys based on where they were drafted last summer or based on some good will they built up a long time ago, but is actually paying attention to what they've been doing this season. This explains the elevation of guys like Protas and Hutson.

Not saying I agree with everything (Easton Cowan LMAO, no Seamus Casey), but this is not a bad list.

On NO planet is;

Levshunov out of the top 20

Should be lower. This guy's nothing special, period.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

Was expecting it to be horrible, it lived up.

On NO planet is;

Levshunov out of the top 20
Buium in the top 5
Hage or Cowan above Luchanko
Silayev out of the top 25
Cole Hutson also way too high


He wasn't a reach, most people had him at 2 or 3. He went where he was supposed to go.

Why a guy above a PPG as a freshman, with little help from his teammates, in Hage, should not be in front of Luchanko ?

 

[amnesiac]

@amnesiac cool if use your poll results as a reference for a new thread idea of mines ?

Thread 'HFBoards TOP 50 Prospects Ranking #50 FINAL (closed)'

Sep 8, 2024

TOP 50 PROSPECTS


Criteria is 22 and under, 30 NHL GP or less, no goalies

1. Macklin Celebrini - C		18. Tij Iginla - F		35. Axel Sandin-Pellikka - D
2. Matvei Michkov - RW		19. Sam Dickinson - D		36. Brad Lambert - F
3. Ivan Demidov - RW		20. David Reinbacher - D		37. Mavrik Bourque -...

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[Kiirin]

I know Levshunov was a reach at 2 but let's not pretend he wouldn't be absolutely destroying any junior league in the world right now. Debuting him at 25 seems crazy to me.

it's not like he was tearing apart the NCAA or he's dominating the AHL. Levshunov was pretty overrated in his draft year

 

[TheDoldrums]

I mean I’m a Leafs fan but Cowan has had a disappointing year, could’ve seen this last season but way too high now.

 

[57special]

It seems that at one time, he thought, "Ooo, I need to put down some Russians.", then listed Yurov, Simashev, and Silayev.

 

[loadie]

Nice to finally see a Habs forward prospect rated number one, it seems forever since that happened, if ever

 

[RedWingzz]

I hate to be "that guy", but I'll be "that guy".

Bruuuuutal list

 

[HockeyVirus]

I know Levshunov was a reach at 2 but let's not pretend he wouldn't be absolutely destroying any junior league in the world right now. Debuting him at 25 seems crazy to me.

Button putting Levshunov at 25 behind Luca Marelli is wild. He's the only Hawk in his top 40 with Rinzel and Boisvert in the late 40s. I'm sure this won't make anybody upset

Hawks fans should be celebrating. Having Button hate on someone is the best way to know they will be a great player

 

[deca guard]

surprising not to see cossa whose looking very good in the ahl , massive and athletic with very quick legs

also buchelnikov rockin in russia -

 

[Dempsey]

it's not like he was tearing apart the NCAA or he's dominating the AHL. Levshunov was pretty overrated in his draft year

Second in scoring on Michigan State with 35 points in 38 games. What do you think that roughly translates to in the OHL?

 

[EveryDay]

Reinbacher out of the top50? I guess it's because of his injury but he's definitely a top50 prospect in the world.