2014 Canes Top Prospects - #13

[DaveG]

1 - C/RW Elias Lindholm
2 - D Haydn Fleury
3 - D Ryan Murphy
4 - LW Brock McGinn
5 - C Victor Rask (won runoff)
6 - G Alex Nedeljkovic
7 - W Sergei Tolchinsky
8 - G Daniel Altshuller
9 - D Brett Pesce
10 - D Jaccob Slavin
11 - LW Phil Di Giuseppe
12 - D Trevor Carrick - 68%

The last of the 3rd (?) tier of our prospects is now onboard, now it gets interesting again. Who gets the advantage, the projectable guys like Lowe, or the upside guys like McLovin?

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[bleedgreen]

Wallmark, brown, woods and biega are my next group. Going with Wallmark, but not really sure what the order should be. Jordan is in there too.

 

[DaveG]

Wallmark seems like the best combination of safe and high(ish) upside that's left of the group. No way I was voting him over Carrick though.

I'd likely have Lowe in that group as well, though I'm higher then most on him.

 

[Anton Babchuk]

jared. i heard he's the most talented staal.

 

[the halleJOKEL]

dennis robertson (d)

 

[tarheelhockey]

Yeah, I've been decently impressed with Wallmark as well. He seems like he'll at least be a good asset for the Checkers, with potential for more.

Also slightly intrigued by Karlsson and Woods.

 

[Joe McGrath]

Interesting that the fourth round pick in this draft is getting a higher rating than the 3rd round pick. Seems odd to me but w/e.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

I think we under-rate Karlsson here a bit due to him being out of sight, out of mind and the more newly drafted guys having that fresh shine.

 

[DaveG]

Interesting that the fourth round pick in this draft is getting a higher rating than the 3rd round pick. Seems odd to me but w/e.

Safer pick. Reward is higher if McLovin pans out IMO but Wallmark's shown a lot to indicate he's a strong prospect against quality competition. The past two seasons in Sweden he's been solid, and he had an excellent WJC.

Of note on him as well, two drafts ago he had a rating as a 2nd-3rd round type prospect and was passed over due to injury concerns. He showed this year that those concerns weren't really all that warranted.

I think we under-rate Karlsson here a bit due to him being out of sight, out of mind and the more newly drafted guys having that fresh shine.

Quite possible. He's also not an offensive dynamo type either and you know how these non-flashy types get underrated.

 

[nobuddy]

This is pretty clearly Wallmark in my mind. He'll be followed by Brown, Karlsson, and Foegele.

 

[bleedgreen]

I think we under-rate Karlsson here a bit due to him being out of sight, out of mind and the more newly drafted guys having that fresh shine.

You're right, totally forgot him. I'd put him towards the top of this next group I've got.

 

[Vagrant]

Going with McLovin here. Admittedly don't know much about his game, but he has considerable upside. It'll be interesting to watch him next season.

 

[TheBigKahuna]

There's no good reason for Patrick Brown to have fallen this far. He's going to pass 75% or more of the guys on this list on his way to the NHL.

 

[TheOllieC]

There's no good reason for Patrick Brown to have fallen this far. He's going to pass 75% or more of the guys on this list on his way to the NHL.

lol wut

Wallmark

 

[Vagrant]

There's no good reason for Patrick Brown to have fallen this far. He's going to pass 75% or more of the guys on this list on his way to the NHL.

He has stood out in a good way, as any player of his advanced age should in rookie camp, but it's worth mentioning that he's a player that really took a snail's pace development in college and even then didn't really blow the doors off the place. He's a good leader and has good bloodlines, but he's nowhere in the vicinity of being in our Top 20 prospects by my estimation. There are a number of first year professionals that I take above him from last season. He's going to have to spend a significant time in the AHL.

 

[JClaus33]

Jared is clearly the best..already player more in the nhl than most of these guys

 

[TheBigKahuna]

He has stood out in a good way, as any player of his advanced age should in rookie camp, but it's worth mentioning that he's a player that really took a snail's pace development in college and even then didn't really blow the doors off the place. He's a good leader and has good bloodlines, but he's nowhere in the vicinity of being in our Top 20 prospects by my estimation. There are a number of first year professionals that I take above him from last season. He's going to have to spend a significant time in the AHL.

I bet a cold beer he cracks the Canes lineup before 80% of the guys on that list ahead of him, this season or after.

 

[TheOllieC]

I bet a cold beer he cracks the Canes lineup before 80% of the guys on that list ahead of him, this season or after.

If Pastrnak makes the Bruins this year but Dal Colle is sent back to junior does that mean Pastrnak is a higher rated prospect?

 

[Cardiac Jerks]

If Pastrnak makes the Bruins this year but Dal Colle is sent back to junior does that mean Pastrnak is a higher rated prospect?

Obviously. By the same logic, Michal Jordan is better than Fleury because he's played in the nhl already.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Even though TBK likes to post in what comes across as obnoxious, absolutes, I'm pretty sure he's not saying that Brown will be better than the likes of Lindholm, Fleury, etc.. He's talking about the guys in the 6-15 range. An honestly, saying that he has a better chance than 75% of those above him isn't saying much because after the top 4-5, the chances of any of these guys becoming regular NHLrs isn't that great to begin with. Any guy who can crack the lineup on a regular basis is likely to be better than most of the guys outside the top 5.