Prospect Info: 2016 Ranking #15

[tigervixxxen]

2016 PROSPECT RANKING
[table="head;width=800]RANK|PREV|CHNG|NAME|POS|TEAM|DRAFT|VOTES

1|1|-| Mikko Rantanen|RW|San Antonio (AHL)|#10 overall 2015|108 votes, 95.37%|

2|2|-| Chris Bigras|D|San Antonio (AHL)|#32 overall 2013|116 votes, 48.28%|

3|N/A|N/A| Tyson Jost|C|Penticton (BCHL)|#10 overall 2016|90 votes, 96.67%|

4|6|+2| JT Compher|C|Univ. of Michigan (Big10)|#35 overall 2013|91 votes, 64.84%|

5|5|-| Nicolas Meloche|D|Gatineau (QMJHL)|#40 overall 2015|92 votes, 71.74%|

6|10|+4| AJ Greer|LW|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)|#39 overall 2015|97 votes, 82.47%|

7|15|+8| JC Beaudin|C|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)|#71 overall 2015|93 votes, 31.18%|

8|N/A|N/A| Cam Morrison|C|Youngstown (USHL)|#40 overall 2016|84 votes, 47.62%|

9|13|+4| Spencer Martin|G|San Antonio (AHL)|#63 overall 2013|79 votes, 81.01%|

10|17|+7| Julien Nantel|C/LW|Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL)|#204 overall 2014|76 votes, 36.84%|

11|11|-| Andrei Mironov|D|Dynamo Moskva (KHL)|#101 overall 2015|61 votes, 47.54%|

12|21|+9| Sergei Boikov|D|Drummondville (QMJHL) |#161 overall 2015|65 votes, 33.85%|

13|7|-6| Mason Geertsen|D|San Antonio (AHL)|#93 overall 2013|58 votes, 39.66%|

14|N/A|N/A| Rocco Grimaldi|C/RW|Portland (AHL)|#33 overall 2011|55 votes, 32.73%|

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[AllAboutAvs]

Went with Clurman as I think he is the one with the most upside of the ones left.

 

[cgf]

Went with Clurman as I think he is the one with the most upside of the ones left.

I'm finally not the only one voting for Clurman!

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

Going with Henley. I feel he is very likely to carve out a McCleod like career. Lots of uncertainty with the others.

Add Petryk

 

[UncleRisto]

I believe in you Avatar Man. You should get out of the rain, you'll get a cold.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm finally not the only one voting for Clurman!

HaHa! I was tempted the last two rounds but decided to go for the more known entities. He is my dark horse in this draft.

 

[Nihiliste]

Will "Tyson" Butcher

 

[chet1926]

Surprised that butcher hasn't gotten much love. He's a pretty good player and is the captain of a top end college program.

 

[UncleRisto]

Will "Tyson" Butcher

Sam "Sidney" Henley.

 

[landy92mack29]

Siemens

add Bourke

 

[AvsFan2123]

Add Petryk

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Anderson

Add Bourke

 

[Tweaky]

Dunc, add Bourke

 

[member 116861]

Butcher

Add Bourke

 

[Freudian]

Josh Anderson. You have officially pre-busted. Good luck.

 

[Gumballhead]

Rocco sure has a face made for hockey.

Anderson! Because by the time he gets a sniff of the NHL, I think tough defense-first defenders will be cool again.

 

[Chileiceman]

Going with Lindholm here. I have a feeling he's going to play his way onto the Avs roster if not this season, then the next year.

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

Lindholm is getting underrated IMO

 

[tigervixxxen]

Lindholm is getting underrated IMO

I think he's going to be like Lauridsen, AHL player mostly.

 

[henchman21]

I'm going Anderson here... I can see people liking Siemens, but to me, he has hit the end of the road as a prospect. Yeah he COULD develop into something, but the writing is on the wall to me. Anderson has some of the same weaknesses, but he is a very young player and he has handled a big role in the WHL at that young age. There is a reason behind that, to me his development is about what he can add to his game that isn't currently there so he can take the next step.

 

[tigervixxxen]

If Grimaldi gets the same can contribute lense then Siemens should too. I guess because Grimaldi is new he gets the benefit of the doubt and could just like blow the doors off and end up in the top 6. With Roy I can't see that happening just like I can't see Siemens getting a real opportunity. But still, it's possible he can be some use to the team this year and it's still possible the light goes on and if it does he still possesses the greatest benefit of who is left.

Anderson I'm keeping an open mind on because it's clear they see more upside in him than most see on the outside. I think he can be a good defenseman but I need to see him play first. And yeah he is very young, still 17 I believe and he already has incredible lower body strength. It's tough not to go for the mystery box home run in Clurman next though. Those two should be the next two.

 

[henchman21]

If Grimaldi gets the same can contribute lense then Siemens should too. I guess because Grimaldi is new he gets the benefit of the doubt and could just like blow the doors off and end up in the top 6. With Roy I can't see that happening just like I can't see Siemens getting a real opportunity. But still, it's possible he can be some use to the team this year and it's still possible the light goes on and if it does he still possesses the greatest benefit of who is left.

Anderson I'm keeping an open mind on because it's clear they see more upside in him than most see on the outside. I think he can be a good defenseman but I need to see him play first. And yeah he is very young, still 17 I believe and he already has incredible lower body strength. It's tough not to go for the mystery box home run in Clurman next though. Those two should be the next two.

Grimaldi has shown much, much more in the AHL than Siemens ever has.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Grimaldi has shown much, much more in the AHL than Siemens ever has.

So has a guy like Ben Street but same result.

 

[henchman21]

So has a guy like Ben Street but same result.

I'm not denying that Grimaldi is likely not a NHL player, I'm just saying he has a lot better shot than the others on this list right now. And if he does, it will be in a much more high impact role. The kids really skilled.