Prospect Info: 2023 Top Islanders Prospect #1

[SI]

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[IslesNorway]

Gonna be pretty short series this year...

Voted Dufour simply because of his upside. Add George.

 

[xECK29x]

DuFour add George, Nelson should be second. Thanks for getting this going again I like adding these rankings into the charts.

 

[saintunspecified]

Picked Nelson. I have doubts that Dufour's game will translate to the NHL. The little I saw of Nelson, otoh, showed me a decisive player with size who can move, has enough skill, and is no meathead. It probably hurt his draft prospects that he played behind extremely talented players (eg Cole Eiserman). And he's an August birthday, so wouldn't be surprised to see a development jump.

Maybe he'll only be a middle-6 player, but I feel more confident about that than I do about Dufour being an NHL player. Nelson just looks right.

I don't know what to expect from Maggio. Agree about adding George.

 

[WangMustGo]

Buldoc for me I think he will cement himself in as a top 4 defenseman over the next couple of years.

 

[danteipp]

I went with Dufour, but it isn't hard to see Nelson and/or Maggio passing him in a year. However, I also like what I have seen out of Dufour and he seems like a player who has the drive to improve his skating and get to the next level. Hopefully he is the anti-MDC.

Add George. Hoping he can stay healthy and take the next step in his development this season.

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

Add Salo

 

[NC 1972]

Buldoc for me I think he will cement himself in as a top 4 defenseman over the next couple of years.

I feel the same (Bolduc for me) I see talent in this kid and I believe Nelson will be a player. For the add throw in Salo I still think he should oust Aho.

 

[The Wahligator]

Nobody really separates themselves from the pack for me, but I went with Bolduc.

 

[Osakahaus]

Not even posted, smh

 

[The Real JT]

I have high hopes for Dufour. Love his size, heavy shot and the fact that he’s proven he can raise his performance when the pressure is on as he did during his team’s Memorial Cup run.

With that positivity out of the way, I have to say when I saw the beginning of the yearly top prospect polls, I immediately thought of this:

 

[isles55]

Not even posted, smhView attachment 734191

25 points in 74 games last season(including playoffs). He’s a long shot at best.

 

[Glory Days]

Add Salo and George. I picked Maggio. I have high hopes for him. Dufour won’t be in my top 10. I saw him live 3 times. He is a terrible skater with below average hockey sense IMO.

 

[Rehabguy]

Not that he is our #1 prospect but I liked the little that I saw in Durendeau. If only he could put it all together.

 

[mm11]

Not that he is our #1 prospect but I liked the little that I saw in Durendeau. If only he could put it all together.

did like the French kid as well. Had some hunger to his game. My dime store eyes said NHL'er

 

[DerekKingSnipes]

I went with Dufour, but it isn't hard to see Nelson and/or Maggio passing him in a year. However, I also like what I have seen out of Dufour and he seems like a player who has the drive to improve his skating and get to the next level. Hopefully he is the anti-MDC.

Add George. Hoping he can stay healthy and take the next step in his development this season.

Dufour has some laziness to his game, he’s young and perhaps that will go away with maturity. That said he is pretty safe guy to play in league IMO, his size and skills should translate to a middle six role as his skating improves.

 

[Isles Junkie]

We have a prospect?

 

[Chapin Landvogt]

We have a prospect?

A sincere look at the prospect bin shows us that the team doesn't have any of those so-called bluechippers. There's not one guy who you can look at and say, "Oh yes, he's going to be an impact player at the NHL level".

It does however have a wide range of players who'll do anything from take a few shifts at the NHL level to becoming regular lower line players. Furthermore, offensive roles could be in line for no less than Holmstrom, Dufour, Maggio, and Nelson when all is said and done while Bolduc, Odelius, and George have tools that could see them be #4 Dmen at some point.

The guys I think are going to one day surprise are Finley, Malinen, and Liukas. With the exception of the latter, who some here have already talked about positively (think Matt Martin mould), the other two are mentioned around here rarely, but both are on the kinds of paths that could have us very excited in 3 years' time.

 

[NYI365]

I picked Weinhandl. Add Nilsson and O'Mara

 

[danteipp]

I picked Weinhandl. Add Nilsson and O'Mara

If former-Leafs sh!tb@g prospect, Michal Trávníček, doesn't blind Weinhandl, I wonder what type of NHL career he might have carved out? Just another reason to loathe the Laffs.

 

[benedictTavares]

I picked Weinhandl. Add Nilsson and O'Mara

This is so good yet so depressing at the same time lol

 

[SI]

I picked Weinhandl. Add Nilsson and O'Mara

don't forget to add Justin Mapletoft!