Winnipeg Jets 2023 Top 20 Prospects - #15

[Jets4Life]

Well Kuzmin wins the last round. Guess I will make the poll now, considering it's Sunday night and I have to be up early for work.

2023

1. F-Rutger McGroarty 42.3%
2. F-Chaz Lucius 30.6%
3. F-Brad Lambert 40.0%
4. F-Colby Barlow 73.0%
5. D-Ville Heinola 60.2%
6. D-Elias Salomonsson 50.0%
7. F-Nikita Chibrikov 61.1%
8. G-Domenic DiVincentiis 45.3%
9. D-Declan Chisholm 54.3%
10. F-Dmitri Rashevsky
11. F-Danny Zhilkin 41.7%
12. G-Thomas Milic 38.9%
13. Fabian Wagner 32.1%
14. Dmitri Kuzmin 49.0%

2022

1. F-Cole Perfetti GRADUATED
2. D-Ville Heinola
3. D-Dylan Samberg GRADUATED
4. F-Rutger McGroarty
5. F-Brad Lambert
6. F-Chaz Lucius
7. F-Nikita Chibrikov
8. D-Declan Chisholm
9. F-Dmitri Rashevsky
10. F-David Gustafsson GRADUATED
11. F-Morgan Barron GRADUATED
12. F-Daniel Torgersson
13. D-Elias Salomonsson
14. D-Leon Gawanke NO LONGER WITH ORGANIZATION
15. D-Dmitri Kuzmin
16. F-Danny Zhilkin
17. D-Simon Lundmark
18. F-Henri Nikkanen
19. G-Oskari Salminen
20. RD-Tyrel Bauer

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[Jets4Life]

I went off the grid this round and chose Oskari Salminen. He played very well in the AHL playoffs with the Moose this year, and is expected to be the 3rd string goalie for the Jets.

PS...I never knew about Arvid Holm signing with Colorado until today. I thought he was our #1 AHL goalie, but I noticed Salminen got all the starts in the AHL playoffs. Did management sour on him?

 

[Atoyot]

I went off the grid this round and chose Oskari Salminen. He played very well in the AHL playoffs with the Moose this year, and is expected to be the 3rd string goalie for the Jets.

PS...I never knew about Arvid Holm signing with Colorado until today. I thought he was our #1 AHL goalie, but I noticed Salminen got all the starts in the AHL playoffs. Did management sour on him?

They did. Holm put up better numbers all year but it was clear Salminen was their starter. I get it, I don't like Holm's odds of making it. He was as chaotic in the net as Berdin without the creativity.

 

[Channelcat]

I see Torgs as a bonafide 4th line NHL grinder with enough skill to get by. And still just 21. Could easily go, Kniezev, Saliminen, or Lundmark too.

 

[Mud Turtle]

This is where the list really drops off for me.
I’m going with Lundmark here.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Why is lundmark still here.

 

[Jets4Life]

Why is lundmark still here.

From the time the Jets drafted him, critics mentioned he lacked intestinal fortitude. Sadly, the were right. Lundmark just does not have the heart to succeed in the NHL.

 

[Whileee]

Torgersson. I have a feeling that he'll rise on this list quickly this season. He really started to find his game later in the Moose season. I think he can play with pace and has good hands, to go along with his size. I like the idea of the Jets filling their bottom 6 with big, fast forward that can score a bit and put pressure in opposing D.

 

[snowkiddin]

Why is lundmark still here.

Plays a quiet game, I guess

 

[Atoyot]

Plays a quiet game, I guess

He didn't in the playoffs. He was loudly awful. That's why I'm curious if he was injured or not because he wasn't great but also not really noticeable for most of the regular season. Milwaukee had a lot of players on the cusp of being in the NHL, so I'm not sure if it was a sign of how he would fare in a higher paced environment or if he maybe had a nagging injury. But either way at this point what he does makes him a good 7th defenseman option on a good AHL team. He's still young and can get better but his ceiling is very low so I can understand going with somebody like Kuzmin, who has a lower floor but much higher ceiling.