Prospect Info: 2021 Ducks Prospect Rankings #23

[MMC]

It's time for our annual Ducks prospect rankings. Each poll will run for 48 hours except in the case of a clear landslide. I will go to the top 25 and include a final poll where you can pick 5 honorable mentions. Please tell me who you want me to add in the replies. In the twenty-third poll, I am voting for Thimo Nickl.

As always the list will define prospects as hockeysfuture does: NHL Prospect Criteria - Hockey's Future.

2021 Ducks Prospect Rankings
1. C - Trevor Zegras (no change)
2. D - Jamie Drysdale (no change)
3. C - Mason McTavish (1st year)
4. G - Lukas Dostal (-1)
5. RW - Jacob Perreault (no change)
6. D - Olen Zellweger (1st year)
7. D - Henry Thrun (no change)
8. C - Benoit-Olivier Groulx (+1)
9. LW - Sasha Pastujov (1st year)
10. D - Jackson LaCombe (+1)
11. LW - Brayden Tracey (-3)
12. RW - Alexander Volkov (1st year)
13. D - Ian Moore (+1)
14. RW - Sam Colangelo (-2)
15. D - Simon Benoit (no change)
16. C - Artyom Galimov (no change)
17. D - Josh Mahura (-7)
18. LW - Blake McLaughlin (no change)
19. LW - Sean Tschigerl (1st year)
20. D - Tyson Hinds (1st year)
21. D - Axel Andersson (-2)
22. D - Brendan Guhle (-9)

Our notable graduates and departures are:

Max Comtois
Isac Lundestrom
Antoine Morand
Jack Kopacka
Matthew Hill​

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[GunnarStahl]

Until we extend the rankings out another 5 positions I’m gonna only post with the text aligned to the right
I have become ungovernable!​

 

[Anaheim4ever]

At this point I'm going with Dmen and Goalies
I think Badini and Perbix are guys who won't do well in the NHL and I doubt Badini ever plays an NHL game.

 

[Kalv]

To me the next batch is

Lopina
Overager but had a great start in the NCAA where he showed his defense, faceoff ability and as much as I saw he can throw some hits too. Most likely will never be known for his offense but on paper is the prototypical 3rd line center
Sundsvik
Like Lopina, but even slightly younger and proven in the pros. This season in Champions League he already showing some production. He is still training in a red shirt so his SHL season debut is still on the works.
Kindopp
Had a nice season with San Diego, but is 2 years older than these guys.

So I will go with:

Sundsvik
Lopina
Kindopp

in that order.
HM I will consider soon: Drew, Alexander, Kukkonen, Nickl

Man, we can go to 30

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

Man, Guhle really fell off the map. Any chance he plays in the NHL ever again?

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Man, Guhle really fell off the map. Any chance he plays in the NHL ever again?

It’s been a long while since I saw him last play live. I could’ve sworn I liked what I saw better than what Mahura or Larsson played.

 

[MMC]

I don’t feel like expanding from 25 is really necessary as we’ve always done 25 before. Though if people want, maybe expand the number of HMs from 3 to 5?

 

[GunnarStahl]

I don’t feel like expanding from 25 is really necessary as we’ve always done 25 before. Though if people want, maybe expand the number of HMs from 3 to 5?

Then you gonna have to live with all my posts looking like this
I truly am a menace​

 

[JabbaJabba]

I think Nickl has the highest potential. So I went with him.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

I think Nickl has the highest potential. So I went with him.

I went with Sundsvik but Nickl was a consideration as well. BM seemed pretty enthusiastic about Nickl after drafting him.

To me the next batch is

Lopina
Overager but had a great start in the NCAA where he showed his defense, faceoff ability and as much as I saw he can throw some hits too. Most likely will never be known for his offense but on paper is the prototypical 3rd line center
Sundsvik
Like Lopina, but even slightly younger and proven in the pros. This season in Champions League he already showing some production. He is still training in a red shirt so his SHL season debut is still on the works.
Kindopp
Had a nice season with San Diego, but is 2 years older than these guys.

So I will go with:

Sundsvik
Lopina
Kindopp

in that order.
HM I will consider soon: Drew, Alexander, Kukkonen, Nickl

Man, we can go to 30

First I've seen anyone mention Kindopp. On a team without our tremendous prospect depth, a guy like Kindopp who quietly put up a half PPG in the AHL as a rookie pro, easily gets voted into their top 20. He was a big scorer junior and it will be interesting to see if he can become one for the Gulls