Prospect Info: 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #15

[tenken00]

2019 Capitals Prospects Rankings:

1) Ilya Samsonov G (40 votes 64.5%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #1
6' 3" | 200 lb | Age: 22 | 2015 WSH, 1st rd, 22nd pk (22nd overall)

2) Alex Alexeyev LD (42 votes 91.3%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #2
6' 4" | 196 lb | Age: 19 | 2018 WSH, 1st rd, 31st pk (31st overall)

3) Connor McMichael C (29 votes 48.3%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #3
5' 11" | 174 lb | Age: 18 | 2019 WSH, 1st rd, 25th pk (25th overall)

4) Martin Fehervary LD (45 votes 91.8%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #4
6' 2" | 194 lb | Age: 19 | 2018 WSH, 2nd rd, 15th pk (46th overall)

5) Brett Leason RW (27 votes 55.1%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #5
6' 4" | 200 lb | Age: 20 | 2019 WSH, 2nd rd, 25th pk (56th overall)

6) Lucas Johansen LD (21 votes 43.8%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #6
6' 2" | 182 lb | Age: 21 | 2016 WSH, 1st rd, 28th pk (28th overall)

7) Vitek Vanecek G (25 votes 65.8%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #7
6' 1" | 187 lb | Age: 23 | 2014 WSH, 2nd rd, 9th pk (39th overall)

8) Axel Jonsson-Fjallby LW (14 votes 31.1%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #8
6' 0" | 170 lb | Age: 21 | 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 26th pk (147th overall)

9) Joe Snively C (11 votes 22.9%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #9
5' 9" | 170 lb | Age: 23 | 2019 WSH, signed (undrafted)

10) Riley Sutter RW (9 votes 27.3%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #10
6' 3" | 200 lb | Age: 19 | 2018 WSH, 3rd rd, 31st pk (93rd overall)

11) Beck Malenstyn LW (12 votes 38.7%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #11
6' 2" | 198 lb | Age: 21 | 2016 WSH, 5th rd, 24th pk (145th overall)

12) Shane Gersich LW (17 votes 43.6%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #12
5' 11" | 175 lb | Age: 23 | 2014 WSH, 5th rd, 14th pk (134th overall)

13) Aliaksei Protas C (14 votes 38.9%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #13
6' 5" | 205 lb | Age: 18 | 2019 WSH, 3rd rd, 29th pick (91st overall)

14) Garrett Pilon C (16 votes 57.1%) Prospect Info: - 2019 Capitals Top Prospect #14
6' 0" | 188 lb | Age: 21 | 2016 WSH, 3rd rd, 26th pk (87th overall)





With the 2019 draft and development camp done and finished, what do you think the Caps prospect rankings should be this year? Part of an ongoing series.

Admittedly, I'm not familiar with a lot of them, so it'll be interesting to read what you guys think.

I took this initial list from another site, so feel free to request an add of another prospect!

The requirement is U25, and less than 25 NHL games played.


Note: I'll start the next prospect ranking thread the next day if the polling isn't close. If two or more prospects are within 10 votes of each other, I'll leave that thread out for the additional day.

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[Ridley Simon]

Lewington is the only one we KNOW can play in the NHL, and will.

Really don’t understand any other votes here??

 

[Futures Passed]

Lewington is the only one we KNOW can play in the NHL, and will.

Really don’t understand any other votes here??

Aaron Ness played in the NHL too, but I never thought his career was going to go anywhere. Lewington may very well make it as a 6-7 defensemen, but that’s about it. I am confident Kody Clark will be a quality all situations bottom six guy and he has some nice third line potential- maybe even middle six. His ceiling is not that high, but it’s higher than Lewington’s- and his floor isn’t likely any lower. I am not a huge Clark fan or anything, because his potential was always limited, but he also was a pretty safe pick in terms of likelihood to play in the NHL. That was really his most redeeming quality as a prospect.

 

[Hivemind]

Voting Hobbs, but we're very well into the section of longshot prospects at this point.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Aaron Ness played in the NHL too, but I never thought his career was going to go anywhere. Lewington may very well make it as a 6-7 defensemen, but that’s about it. I am confident Kody Clark will be a quality all situations bottom six guy and he has some nice third line potential- maybe even middle six. His ceiling is not that high, but it’s higher than Lewington’s- and his floor isn’t likely any lower. I am not a huge Clark fan or anything, because his potential was always limited, but he also was a pretty safe pick in terms of likelihood to play in the NHL. That was really his most redeeming quality as a prospect.

Meh. You are dealing with your own version of ceiling here. You “think” and “hope” that Clark can make the show.

We “know” that Lewington has made the snow. Comparing him to Ness is pretty disingenuous as well, as they are totally different types of defensemen. One was an offensive puckmover (impish) and the other is a large hard hitting defensive d-man. They don’t mature the same. Really at all.

 

[discobob]

Voted Geisser based on potential. Significantly improved in Hershey last year, has a frame to fill out...

 

[Futures Passed]

Ridley Simon: That’s literally true of every single prospect that we’ve voted in so far. It’s all speculation and projection. That’s what makes them prospects. I like Lewington honestly. I just think he has a low ceiling.

 

[Futures Passed]

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[Ridley Simon]

Ridley Simon: That’s literally true of every single prospect that we’ve voted in so far. It’s all speculation and projection. That’s what makes them prospects. I like Lewington honestly. I just think he has a low ceiling.

I’m not arguing your stance, I just think it’s dismissing Lewington. We are at #15......so yeah, it’s all hyperbole from all of us.

I’m more looking at floor versus ceiling now. Most of these guys simply won’t make the NHL. Lewington will def get more games. So that carries weight, IMO.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Futures Passed]

I’m not arguing your stance, I just think it’s dismissing Lewington. We are at #15......so yeah, it’s all hyperbole from all of us.

I’m more looking at floor versus ceiling now. Most of these guys simply won’t make the NHL. Lewington will def get more games. So that carries weight, IMO.

Just my 2 cents.

Fair enough. I actually look at it more as I am higher on Clark’s ceiling, but am fairly confident in him having an equally high floor. I actually agree that Lewington has a future though. Just out of curiosity though, what do you think his ceiling is? Gudas maybe? I mean that would be a pretty useful player to develop in house honestly if he can step up his game to that level eventually. Hobbs probably has around that level of potential, though his skating still needs some work. I’ll say this, I like Lewington’s toughness and I hope Siegenthaler’s physicality hasn’t peaked yet. If Gudas isn’t here after next season, someone else will need to step up as the new Orpik so to speak, so Lewington brings something special in that regard.

 

[NobodyBeatsTheWiz]

Lewington is the only one we KNOW can play in the NHL, and will.

Really don’t understand any other votes here??

I don't think he's a legit prospect. He's an injury fill-in. He was called up because of his low NHL salary.

I also disagree that we KNOW he can play in the NHL. We didn't KNOW Sean Collins or Cam Schilling could play in the NHL, despite NHL appearances.

 

[hb12xchamps]

Went with Clark. Still don't think Lewington is a prospect compared to everyone else on this list that's left. I love Lewy but his projection is a bottom pairing guy on a mid tier to bottom tier NHL team

 

[Ridley Simon]

I don't think he's a legit prospect. He's an injury fill-in. He was called up because of his low NHL salary.

I also disagree that we KNOW he can play in the NHL. We didn't KNOW Sean Collins or Cam Schilling could play in the NHL, despite NHL appearances.

Well, other than O’Brien, he’s the only one that’s played in the NHL. That’s a fact. So that’s what I’m pointing towards. I honestly don’t think any of the remaining guys will even get a game.

I hope I’m wrong.

 

[Ridley Simon]

Fair enough. I actually look at it more as I am higher on Clark’s ceiling, but am fairly confident in him having an equally high floor. I actually agree that Lewington has a future though. Just out of curiosity though, what do you think his ceiling is? Gudas maybe? I mean that would be a pretty useful player to develop in house honestly if he can step up his game to that level eventually. Hobbs probably has around that level of potential, though his skating still needs some work. I’ll say this, I like Lewington’s toughness and I hope Siegenthaler’s physicality hasn’t peaked yet. If Gudas isn’t here after next season, someone else will need to step up as the new Orpik so to speak, so Lewington brings something special in that regard.

I’ve only seen him in his 2 games in DC. He seems a Gudas type maybe with less “manic edge”, which may mean less suspensions and penalties.

I’d say he’s a Justin Braun type, IMO. Solid player who won’t hurt you and prevents goals.

 

[Hivemind]

Lewington is organizational depth. Organizational depth guys get a couple NHL games every now and then. Maybe he clings on as a #7/8 somewhere for a couple years in the right situation, but I don't really see him as an NHL prospect.

 

[Charles Calvert]

I went with Geisser. I actually think he could be a good NHL depth dman. He's gigantic but he can skate a little too. I like him even if it seems more and more guys of his ilk are going instinct.

 

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Went with Nardella because why not at this point.

 

[Langway]

Let's be reality...these are all depth guys. This is also the point where all of their packaging picks to trade up takes its toll. There are still projects like Geisser, Clark & Has but at this stage it's hard to have that much confidence in them as anything more than eventual depth. Has probably has the most upside left but it still may not be more than a 5/6.

 

[tenken00]

Looking at the list above, would you guys pretty much break out the Caps prospects into these 4 tiers?

1-4: Caps' blue chip prospects

5-7: Decent prospects with upside that should have some impact at the NHL level

8-14: Very raw prospects that may or may not be some sort of contributors at the NHL level

15-27: The rest as in low level prospects that most likely will not become contributors at the NHL level

 

[Silky mitts]

Looking at the list above, would you guys pretty much break out the Caps prospects into these 4 tiers?

1-4: Caps' blue chip prospects

5-7: Decent prospects with upside that should have some impact at the NHL level

8-14: Very raw prospects that may or may not be some sort of contributors at the NHL level

15-27: The rest as in low level prospects that most likely will not become contributors at the NHL level

1-4: Extremely likely NHL player
5: Likely NHL player
6-16: Guys you wouldn't just give away

 

[Langway]

1-5: Legit pieces
6-14: Perhaps quality depth
15 on: Depth and/or super raw depth with modest upside

 

[racingmoose]

Lewington is organizational depth. Organizational depth guys get a couple NHL games every now and then. Maybe he clings on as a #7/8 somewhere for a couple years in the right situation, but I don't really see him as an NHL prospect.

I'm not saying Lewie ends up the same, but did anyone think Deryk Engelland would have a 600+ game NHL career? He spent a couple seasons in the ECHL and a few more in the AHL, showing mostly grit and a defensive game. I tbink he was about 27 when he made his NHL debut.

The same could potentially happen with Lewington, while some on this list will never see an NHL game.

 

[traparatus]

I'm not participating in these rankings because I don't know jack **** about prospects and don't watch AHL games but Lewington looked quite good to me in his very short stint with the Caps.

Calm, composed, physical. Got a solid right. I'd like to see him get into a few more NHL games.