2018 NHL Prospect Comparisons

Cable · Oct 18, 2017

Hello,

Who do these prospects compare to in the NHL?

1. Rasmus Dahlin (D)
2. Adam Boqvist (D)
3. Andrei Svechnikov (RW)
4. Ryan Merkley (D)
5. Jack McBain (C)
6. Benoit-Olivier Groulx (C)
7. Rasmus Kupari (LW)
8. Kirill Nizhnikov (RW)
9. Alexander Khovanov (C)
10. Xavier Bouchard (D)

StatisticsAddict99 · Oct 18, 2017

My Rankings(Top 10)

1. Dahlin - Lidstrom(I think there's some differences but Dahlin is the closest thing to Lidstrom since the man himself and is the best defensive prospect I've seen pre-draft)

2. Svechnikov - McDavid(think of a poor mans McDavid, however still a Franchise esque Winger)

3. Veleno - Tavaras( Much faster, less Offensive upside but more Defensive upside)

4. Boqvist - Karlsson

5. Kupari - Nylander(But at Center, similar upside as a Prospect)

6. Hughes - Krug(on steroids)

7. Zadina - Laine(mini version)

8. Tkachuk - His Brother

9. Dobson - Doughty

10. Merkley - Letang(Will lack Letangs defensive side but his Offensive upside is as high as Karlsson, easily one of the most Offensive upside amongst defenders in this draft and that is saying allot)

Luddowich · Oct 20, 2017

matthole said:
My Rankings(Top 10)

1. Dahlin - Lidstrom(I think there's some differences but Dahlin is the closest thing to Lidstrom since the man himself and is the best defensive prospect I've seen pre-draft)

2. Svechnikov - McDavid(think of a poor mans McDavid, however still a Franchise esque Winger)

3. Veleno - Tavaras( Much faster, less Offensive upside but more Defensive upside)

4. Boqvist - Karlsson

5. Kupari - Nylander(But at Center, similar upside as a Prospect)

6. Hughes - Krug(on steroids)

7. Zadina - Draisaitl

8. Tkachuk - Tkachuk(More upside, IMO)

9. McBain - Kopitar

10. Merkley - Letang(Will lack Letangs defensive side but his Offensive upside is as high as Karlsson, easily one of the most Offensive upside amongst defenders in this draft and that is saying allot)

Those are for sure very interesting.

After to TS: are you looking for stylistical comparisons or ceiling wise?

StatisticsAddict99 · Oct 20, 2017

Luddowich said:
Those are for sure very interesting.

After to TS: are you looking for stylistical comparisons or ceiling wise?

Little bit of both(I'd rather pick someone who's closer Potential wise but still similar stylistically over someone who plays a much similar game but at a slower or less effective pace), You have no clue how many Defencemen I wanted to compare to Karlsson. I have had some limited viewings on players and old viewings as well so many might be pretty off(also not to mention I'm no scout, just a big hockey fan so I'm likely off on a lot due to that as well).

Juxtaposer · Oct 20, 2017

matthole said:
My Rankings(Top 10)

1. Dahlin - Lidstrom(I think there's some differences but Dahlin is the closest thing to Lidstrom since the man himself and is the best defensive prospect I've seen pre-draft)

2. Svechnikov - McDavid(think of a poor mans McDavid, however still a Franchise esque Winger)

3. Veleno - Tavaras( Much faster, less Offensive upside but more Defensive upside)

4. Boqvist - Karlsson

5. Kupari - Nylander(But at Center, similar upside as a Prospect)

6. Hughes - Krug(on steroids)

7. Zadina - Draisaitl

8. Tkachuk - Tkachuk(More upside, IMO)

9. McBain - Kopitar

10. Merkley - Letang(Will lack Letangs defensive side but his Offensive upside is as high as Karlsson, easily one of the most Offensive upside amongst defenders in this draft and that is saying allot)

Man, I severely disagree with so much of this, but especially he first three.

Dahlin is not much at all like Lidstrom, whose hallmark, let’s not forget, was his defensive play.

Svechnikov is like McDavid? How?

As for Veleno, who is the only one I have an actual comparison for, I see a taller version of RNH as a rookie (ie when RNH was good). I’m sorry, but a “faster, worse offensive but better defensive Tavares”? What kind of comparison is that? That could be anything!

ottawah · Oct 23, 2017

matthole said:
My Rankings(Top 10)

3. Veleno - Tavaras( Much faster, less Offensive upside but more Defensive upside)

1 goal in 14 games a below a PPG is about Taveras when he was 14.

I cannot see him going top 10 at this point without a major turn around.

kp61c · Oct 23, 2017

not mine comparison, but svechnikov - pacioretty is a good one.

Carl Carlson · Oct 23, 2017

kp61c said:
not mine comparison, but svechnikov - pacioretty is a good one.

Hopefully not this seasons Pacioretty.

tfong · Oct 23, 2017

Pacioretty hasn't played this season yet.

tigervixxxen · Oct 24, 2017

Call me crazy but I see Veleno as similar to Jost

BenchedGuy · Oct 24, 2017

Merkley I don't see being close to Letang. Seeing him I worry how his game will transition to the next level. I see more of a Ryan Murphy maybe up to a John Moore type of player right now. Depends on how he develops.

Tonystretcher · Oct 25, 2017

My rankings
1. Dahlin- Hedman
2. Svechnikov- Malkin
3. Boqvist- Karlsson
4. Zadina- Hischier (really smart and effective but maybe doesn't have the flash of a guy like ehlers)
5. Hughes- Krug but a better skater
6. Wilde- Pietrangelo
7. Smith- TJ Brodie
8. Kupari- Nylander
9. Tkachuk- Tkachuk
10. Wahlstrom- Jeff Carter
Other guys you mentioned
Merkley- Obvious comparison is karlsson but i agree with benchedguy think he projects more like a ryan murphy
Veleno- RNH with less offensive upside
Benoit-Olivier Groulx- James Neal
And honestly I don't know enough about the other guys

FinnishSniper · Oct 25, 2017

Tonystretcher said:
My rankings
1. Dahlin- Hedman
2. Svechnikov- Malkin
3. Boqvist- Karlsson
4. Zadina- Hischier (really smart and effective but maybe doesn't have the flash of a guy like ehlers)
5. Hughes- Krug but a better skater
6. Wilde- Pietrangelo
7. Smith- TJ Brodie
8. Kupari- Nylander
9. Tkachuk- Tkachuk
10. Wahlstrom- Jeff Carter
Other guys you mentioned
Merkley- Obvious comparison is karlsson but i agree with benchedguy think he projects more like a ryan murphy
Veleno- RNH with less offensive upside
Benoit-Olivier Groulx- James Neal
And honestly I don't know enough about the other guys

Dahlin plays really flashy, lots of decks and he is an agile skater. Hedman is an awful comparison to him. Other tham that good comparisons

pharling · Apr 26, 2018

Dahlin - Orr
Svechnikov - Tarasenko
Zadina - Laine
Hughes - Ellis
Boqvist - Subban
Wilde - Byfuglien
Smith - Gostisbehere
Kupari - Aho
Tkachuk - Tkachuk
Bouchard - MacInnis
Dobson - Pietrangelo
Wahlstrom - Pacioretty
Farabee - Mikael Granlund
Veleno - RNH
Merkley - DeAngelo
McLeod - Kesler
Kotkaniemi - O'Reilly
Lundestrom - Koivu
Bokk - Pastrnak
Noel - van Riemsdyk
Denisenko - Nylander
Hayton - Bergeron
Olofson - Kopitar
McIsaac - Doughty
Sandin - Muzzin
Kravtsov - Kovalev
Thomas - Krejci
Miller - Reilly
McBain - Getzlaf
Ginning - Siegenthaler
Alexeyev - Provorov

Memyselfandi · Apr 26, 2018

Dahlin - Orr
Svechnikov - Kovalchuk
Zadina - Tarasenko
Hughes - Rafalski
Boqvist - Subban
Smith - Poor man Keith
Kupari - Nylander
Tkachuk - Tkachuk
Bouchard - MacInnis
Dobson - Pietrangelo
Wahlstrom - Kessel

Castle8130 · Apr 26, 2018

The nhl has never experienced a player like Dahlin. He is an elite puck moving defenseman (two-way as well). There isn't a comparable really because he is a modern day nhl type of player. Players getting drafted higher tend to be a lot more agile like hischier, Dahlin, Mcdavid, and Zadina. Players like these weren't in the old era of hockey. There are more players like Tkachuk in the old era because that's the type of players that were common (gritty-skilled scorers).

One comparison I'd say is:

Smith-Keith

the one the poster above said.

FlyTimmo · Apr 26, 2018

Castle8130 said:
The nhl has never experienced a player like Dahlin. He is an elite puck moving defenseman (two-way as well). There isn't a comparable really because he is a modern day nhl type of player. Players getting drafted higher tend to be a lot more agile like hischier, Dahlin, Mcdavid, and Zadina. Players like these weren't in the old era of hockey. There are more players like Tkachuk in the old era because that's the type of players that were common (gritty-skilled scorers).

One comparison I'd say is:

Smith-Keith

the one the poster above said.

I'm a fan of the Brian Leetch comparison.

neelynugs · May 8, 2018

seems like a bunch of solid 2 way centers available, like hayton/kotkaniemi/lundestrom/etc.
anyone have some comps on these guys? heard bergeron comps for hayton but that seems
a bit much.

Hatter of the Beach · May 8, 2018

Dahlin reminds me a lot more of Scott Niedermayer stylistically than he does any of the Swedish defensemen.

Veleno- I don’t like the Tavares comparison because it’s unfair scoring wise, but stylistically I can see it and Patrice Bergeron, but less upside. Thinking 50 point swiss army knife second line player

Quinn Hughes: imagine Barzal on defense.

Bouchard: Doughty lite.

Ryan Merkely: prime Zidlicky

Haven’t seen Zadina/Svechnikov/Wahlstrom play in person

Debrincat93 · Jun 6, 2018

Seb · Jun 6, 2018

Anyone else got a Dany Heatley vibe while watching Zadina? It's the first thing that got in mind while watching his highlights.

Kudo Shinichi · Jun 6, 2018

Comparison with current nhlers:

Dahlin - Karlsson
Svechnikov - Tarasenko
Kotkaniemi - Kopitar
Zadina - Boeser
Hughes - Ghostibehere
Dobson - Petriangelo
Boqvist - Karlsson
Wahlstrom - Pacioretty
Tkachuk - Tkachuk

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