Prospect Info: 2016 Annual Prospect Poll #4

[The Midnight Burrito]

Montour wins, closer still. Who's next?

This year's results:

Rank | Prospect | yearly change | overall change 1 | Theodore | +1 | +10 (since 2013)
2 | Ritchie | +1 | +2 (since 2014)
3 | Montour | +1 | +9 (since 2014)

Each poll will be open for 48 hours. If it's not close after 24 hours, I'll call it. If it is, it'll go the full 48. In the event of a tie after 48 hours, a 24-hour runoff will be held. The winner will get the open spot; the loser will go back into the pool, not get the next-lowest rank. The poll will go up to #25. Players are in the poll on the basis of HF's prospect criteria. Essentially, skaters with less than 65 games before the season of their 24th birthday, or goalies with less than 45 games before the season of their 24th birthday, are considered prospects. There are some nuances with respect to older-signed players, which I believe only applies to Garret Metcalf this year.

Vote on players using whatever criteria you like. This isn't the readiness poll or the talent poll or the most-likely-to-be-best poll, it's just a survey of who we as Duck fans like.


Prior years results:
2004-05 Lockout II Edition
2010 Edition
2011 Edition
2012 Edition
2013 Lockout III Edition
2014 Edition
2015 Edition
(if anyone can find other years, let me know and I'll add them)

year | rank | Prospect | year | rank | Prospect | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | prospect | change 2005 | 1 | Getzlaf | 2010 | 1 | Sbisa | 2011 | 1 | Etem | +5 | 2012 | 1 | Palmieri | +2 | 2013 | 1 | Gibson | +6 | 2014 | 1 | Gibson |0
| 2 | Bryzgalov || 2 | Fowler || 2 | Holland | +2 || 2 | Vatanen | +2 || 2 | Lindholm | +3 || 2 | Vatanen | +5
| 3 | Perry || 3 | Gardiner || 3 | Palmieri | +2 || 3 | Etem | -2 || 3 | Silfverberg |n/a|| 3 | Karlsson | +7
| 4 | Smid || 4 | Holland || 4 | Vatanen | +3 || 4 | Holland | -2 || 4 | Etem | -1 || 4 | Ritchie |n/a
| 5 | Holmqvist || 5 | Palmieri || 5 | REDACTED | +11 || 5 | Lindholm |n/a|| 5 | Rakell | +3 || 5 | Andersen | +7
| 6 | Brent || 6 | Etem || 6 | DSP | +7 || 6 | DSP |0|| 6 | Holland | -2 || 6 | Rakell | -1
| 7 | Kunitz || 7 | Vatanen || 7 | Gibson |n/a|| 7 | Gibson |0|| 7 | Vatanen | -5 || 7 | Kerdiles | +1
| 8 | Popovic || 8 | Clark || 8 | Rakell |n/a|| 8 | Rakell |0|| 8 | Kerdiles | +1 || 8 | Theodore | +3
| 9 | Smirnov || 9 | Mitera || 9 | Maroon |n/a|| 9 | Kerdiles |n/a|| 9 | Noesen |n/a|| 9 | Noesen |0
| 10 | S. O'Brien || 10 | Bonino || 10 | Bonino |0|| 10 | Karlsson | +4 || 10 | Karlsson |0|| 10 | Sorensen | +4
| 11 | Saunders || 11 | Deschamps || 11 | Clark | -3 || 11 | Andersen |n/a|| 11 | Theodore |n/a|| 11 | Pettersson |n/a
| 12 | Smith || 12 | McMillan || 12 | Friberg |n/a|| 12 | Wagner | +6 || 12 | Andersen | -1 || T12 | Manson | +13
| 13 | Glenncross || 13 | DSP || 13 | Deschamps | -2 || 13 | Friberg | -1 || 13 | Smith-Pelly | -7 || T12 | Montour |n/a
| 14 | Korsunov || 14 | Newton || 14 | Karlsson |n/a|| 14 | Clark | -3 || 14 | Sorensen |n/a|| 14 | Friberg | +5
| 15 | Konopka || 15 | Bobkov || 15 | Bobkov |0|| 15 | Welinski | +5 || 15 | Roy | +2 || 15 | Wagner | +2
| 16 | Martensson || 16 | REDACTED || 16 | Macenauer |n/a|| 16 | Maroon | -7 || 16 | Welinski | -1 || 16 | Roy | -1
| 17 | Foster || 17 | Pielmeier || 17 | Cramarossa |n/a|| 17 | Roy |n/a|| 17 | Wagner | -5 || 17 | Welinski | -1
| 18 | Penner || 18 | Sharp || 18 | Wagner |n/a|| 18 | Bobkov | -3 || 18 | Laganiere |n/a|| 18 | Laganiere |0
| 19 | Klubertanz || 19 | Heed || 19 | Schofield |n/a|| 19 | Lind | +2 || 19 | Friberg | -6 || 19 | Thompson | +1
| 20 | Parenteau || 20 | Manson || 20 | Welinski |n/a|| 20 | Cramarossa | -3 || 20 | Thompson |n/a|| 20 | Kase |n/a
| 21 | Perrault || 21 |N/A|| 21 | Lind |n/a|| 21 | A. O'Brien |n/a|| 21 | Sarault |n/a|| 21 | Bobkov | +2
| 22 |N/A|| 22 |N/A|| 22 | Newton | -8 || 22 | Heed | +3 || 22 | Cramarossa | -2 || 22 | Blacker |n/a
| 23 |N/A|| 23 |N/A|| 23 | Carle |n/a|| 23 | Caputi |n/a|| 23 | Bobkov | -5 || 23 | Megna |n/a
| 24 |N/A|| 24 |N/A|| 24 | Perlini |n/a|| 24 | Cooper |n/a|| 24 |N/A||| 24 | Besse |n/a
| 25 |N/A|| 25 |N/A|| 25 | Heed | -6 || 25 | Manson |NR|| 25 |N/A||| 25 | Aaltonen |n/a

Year | Rank | Prospect | change 2015 | 1 | Gibson |0
| 2 | Theodore | +6
| 3 | Ritchie | +1
| 4 | Montour | +8
| 5 | Manson | +7
| 6 | Noesen | +3
| 7 | Kerdiles |0
| 8 | Larsson |n/a
| 9 | Friberg | +5
| 10 | Nattinen |n/a
| 11 | Pettersson |0|
| 12 | Wagner | +3
| 13 | Roy | +3
| 14 | Kase | +6
| 15 | Sorensen | -5
| 16 | Terry |n/a
| 17 | Welinski |0
| 18 | Gates |n/a
| 19 | Besse | +5
| 20 | Sgarbossa |n/a
| 21 | Sideroff |n/a
| 22 | Thompson | -3
| 23 | O'Brien |NR
| 24 | Helgesen |NR
| 25 | Metcalf |n/a

Notable Graduates/Departures:
Bailey
Friberg
Gagne
Gibson
Manson
Sarault
Sgarbossa
Wagner

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[The Midnight Burrito]

For our convenience, I added a bug zapper to attract the wandering Buffalo fans.

 

[Static]

Larsson will probably end up our best prospect after a couple years. He sounds Lindholm smart.

 

[liquiduck]

Offersheet lindholm

 

[Sojourn]

Larsson will probably end up our best prospect after a couple years. He sounds Lindholm smart.

Yeah. He's someone who had me hesitating when it was time to vote Theodore. Theodore is further ahead though.

 

[Arthuros]

For our convenience, I added a bug zapper to attract the wandering Buffalo fans.

...crap.

 

[Tunapants]

I honestly think in a couple years Jones will be the best of all our prospects, besides maybe Theo.

 

[Kalv]

Nice touch with the last option Bodacious

My vote, of course:

 

[ShadowDuck]

Larsson easily.

Next Tier:
Jones
Nattinen
Kerdiles
Noeson

 

[WhatTheDuck]

No votes for Jim?

 

[Paul4587]

Crazy how many guys Rakell was ranked behind over the years that he's easily surpassed. Etem, DSP, Holland, even Silfverberg who I think he's on the verge of surpassing as an NHL player.

It could be a sign how that NHL readiness seems to be favored over upside in these polls. which makes sense but I still find interesting.

 

[caliamad]

Couldn't resist offer sheet lindholm few.

Would have voted Larson.

 

[pesko]

Buffalo fans have moved on. They're now talking about offer sheeting Theodore.

 

[Sojourn]

Crazy how many guys Rakell was ranked behind over the years that he's easily surpassed. Etem, DSP, Holland, even Silfverberg who I think he's on the verge of surpassing as an NHL player.

It could be a sign how that NHL readiness seems to be favored over upside in these polls. which makes sense but I still find interesting.

I think we have that discussion every time Bodacious has these polls. Upside vs. readiness, and how you'll see people voting for one or the other.

 

[Sojourn]

Buffalo fans have moved on. They're now talking about offer sheeting Theodore.

Well, that's just weird. Theodore has two years remaining on his ELC.

 

[Arthuros]

Well, that's just weird. Theodore has two years remaining on his ELC.

It's the long con.

 

[alcolol]

Since Larsson has all but won this poll, now is a good time to list his accomplishments from last season...

- 4th place with Sweden at WJC
- Champions Hockey League champion with Frolunda
- SHL champion with Frolunda

... And he played a notable role in each of those accomplishments. His draft +1 season was about as good as anyone could ask for.

 

[DaGeneral]

What kind of upside do we see for Larsson?

Any comparable on the Ducks?

 

[Exit Dose]

What kind of upside do we see for Larsson?

Any comparable on the Ducks?

Lindholm was the comparable given by the staff. I'm not sure if they meant that as his ceiling, too, but if it is...

 

[Kalv]

What kind of upside do we see for Larsson?

Any comparable on the Ducks?

Lindholm for sure, style wise.

I assume he maybe doesn`t have that high ceiling but who really knows at this point