But I just compared them.
Except you don't give any rational on the explanation;
McTavish was ranked 7th overall this past spring in TSN's prospect rankings and he has done nothing to show that he isn't at least a top 5 prospect in the world. And while WJC doesn't really break a prospect, it can certainly elevate them. We saw that with Granlund, when he leapt up to the best prospect in the world after his season and his WJC. There is a certain concern that McTavish could topple like Granlund and be a decent top 6 forward, but he captained the Canadians to a gold and had a pretty good conclusion to his season.
Rossi had a good season in the AHL, but a lot of experts are wanting more from a prospect that was debated as the second best prospect behind Laf in his draft year. Not saying it was his fault, but Covid took away Rossi's D+1 year and unfortunately injuries do happen to good prospects. There is a lot of skepticism, especially since Rossi's year ended in yet another injury that may or may not be Covid related. Rossi was rated 17th overall as a prospect in TSN's rankings.
You could argue that McTavish >> Rossi is pushing it, but McTavish at this point in his young career is showing he's ahead of Rossi.
So, McTavish > Rossi
Wallstedt vs Dostal isn't even close, so I agree with Dostal << Wallstedt.
Zellweger is definitely >> Lambos. Like McTavish, Zellweger had his moments in this past WJC. A lot of Anaheim fans think he's underrated as a prospect as well and there hasn't been a lot of talk about him when talking about good defensemen. TSN took notice and ranked him 24th overall in their listing. Lambos isn't even ranked and had not only a poor WJC, but I'd say a pretty mediocre season in the WHL. Zellweger is also younger than Lambos and posted 78 points compared to Lambos 47. Lambos is actually pretty disappointing for a player that was once ranked in the top 5/10 of his draft class.
Then you have:
Mintyukov and Faber. The problem in comparing these two is two fold: Faber is significantly ahead of Mintyukov due to their draft years (Faber in 2019, Minty in 2022) and they play two different styles of play. That's like trying to compare Brodin with Fox. As well, Faber is ahead of his development compared to Minty as they are 3 years a part in age. Faber makes more sense for Minnesota as they want their defensemen to concentrate on defense and not on offense, but Mintyukov makes more sense in the NHL where you have mobile and quick attacking defensemen that can score. The issue is Faber has a high floor, but a low ceiling in terms of point production, but Mintyukov has a higher ceiling in terms of point production and a much lower floor. If you're looking for a guy that you know you can insert in the top 4, but don't get a lot of production out of him then go with Faber. If you want a guy that could provide offense on the back end, you go with Mintyukov. Can't go wrong with either.
And then you have Perrault and Yurov. A similar situation between Faber and Mintyukov here. Perrault is developmentally further ahead of Yurov. Yurov hasn't even cracked the KHL, but he has put up some good numbers in the MHL. Also there is that tricky business of being in Russia and the uncertainty of that. Perrault is already in the AHL and put up decent numbers in the AHL - not great, but not terrible for a first year guy. He's considered a sniper and should be a goal scorer in the NHL. Maybe mid-6 guy? Ducks seem high on him. Yurov has a higher ceiling than Perrault, but a lower floor than him (until he signs, I'm wary of any Russian prospects). So, the question is do you guy with the guy that is over and producing in the AHL or do you go with a guy that may not come over to the NHL due to politics or is hard to project at the moment? For me, I'd take Yurov, for others they would take Perrault.
So:
McTavish > Rossi
Dostal << Wallstedt
Zellweger >> Lambos
Mintyukov = Faber
Perrault = Yurov
