"Blue-chip" Prospects

[Tecumseh]

Gibson
Theodore
Ritchie

 

[McKappa]

Draisaitl and Nurse for now. Come June there will be another name on here.

 

[FlyingKostitsyn]

Scherbak, McCarron and Fucale are all blue-chippers for me. I would have lumped De La Rose in that category but after seeing him play for an extended period of time I don't think he's got what it takes to be much more than an average 3rd liner.

-Scherbak has the potential to be a 1st liner who will produce a lot of pts
-McCarron isn't so much about production but rather his unique blend of size, strenght, two-way play and faceoff skills.
-Fucale could be a starter one day and has won a ton of stuff at the junior level.

They are all good prospects, but I don't think they are blue chippers.

I don't think people realize just how good De La Rose is doing for a 2nd rounder, playing in the NHL at such a young age and getting ice time from an old timer fart like Therrien. He's far ahead of McCarron at this point in his defensive game and big mac's offensive numbers aren't very impressive. Neither are likely to be more than good 3rd liners or OK 2nd liners.

Scherbak is the only one with a real chance of turning out into a star top6 player but its still not likely enough for him to be considered a real blue chipper. He's still more of a sleeper pick, and could still end up just being an OK 2nd liner or not even making the NHL. I see a blue chipper as a guy you're nearly certain is going to be a first line player.

Fucale is doing good, but he's a goalie, and goalies are the most unpredictable players at such a young age. He could be a legendary no1 goalie or a random backup dude.

 

[Canucks LB]

Horvat - But I guess he is not a prospect anymore.

Virtanen would technically be in that category, but has a lot to prove.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Flyers: Sanheim

 

[Soundgarden]

Nashville:

Fiala

Could be pushing it: Saros.

 

[OurSaviorGhostBear]

Flyers: Sanheim and morin and to a lesser extent Ghost

 

[LAKings88]

No one for LA.

Mersch Weal ONeill are opening eyes in the AHL playoffs.

Kempe, Brodzinski, Zykov are decent prospects a year or two away.

Derek Forbort, Colin Miller could make the team next year.

Alex Lintuniemi, Kevin Gravel are the future on D.

 

[jetkarma*]

Haha petan will be lucky to make the nhl let alone blue chip

He will be lucky to make the NHL ?

Really?

That is a pretty bold statement , does that mean never playing in the league?

Interested to hear the Canuck prospects YOU feel will be lucky to even make the NHL . Please enlighten us.

 

[jetkarma*]

Horvat - But I guess he is not a prospect anymore.

Virtanen would technically be in that category, but has a lot to prove.

So , he isn't then , and Virtanen isn't technically in that category , anyway you define it imo .

 

[jetkarma*]

Haha petan will be lucky to make the nhl let alone blue chip

He will be lucky to make the NHL ?

Really?

That is a pretty bold statement , does that mean never playing in the league?

Interested to hear the Canuck prospects YOU feel will be lucky to even make the NHL . Please enlighten us.

 

[herashak]

Draisaitl and Nurse for now. Come June there will be another name on here.

vladimir tkachev???

 

[jetkarma*]

vladimir tkachev???

Are you listing undrafted players?

 

[Sonofamitch]

Some of the names in this thread are hilarious

 

[SensNation613]

Anaheim:
John Gibson

Arizona:
Anthony Duclair
Max Domi

Boston:
David Pastrnak

Buffalo:
Jack Eichel
Sam Reinhart

Calgary:
Sam Bennett

Edmonton:
Leon Draisaitl
Darnell Nurse

Nashville:
Kevin Fiala

New York Islanders:
Michael Dal Colle
Griffin Reinhart

Tampa Bay:
Andrei Vasilevski

Toronto:
William Nylander

Winnipeg Jets:
Nikolai Ehlers
Josh Morrissey

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Leon Draiasiatl
Darnell Nurse
Connor McDavid

I'd add Klefbom in that list as well, if he's still considered a prospect.

 

[HeavyHitter99]

Are you listing undrafted players?

Do you not get the joke?

 

[TimeZone]

I'd add Klefbom in that list as well, if he's still considered a prospect.

That's a real stretch.

 

[Aceboogie]

Oilers:
Nurse
McDavid
LD

 

[Aceboogie]

I'd add Klefbom in that list as well, if he's still considered a prospect.

I really, really like Klefbom, but thats a stretch. Id say theres only about 50 blue chippers in the NHL (including 2015 picks) and hes not a top 50 young player. Maybe top 75

 

[Richiebottles]

Some might be surprised by this, but for me (if I were a GM) a blue-chip" prospect is a guy I am 100% sure will have a lengthy NHL career in one role or another (read at least a few hundred games). A team is far more than just it's stars and while it's much easier to buy yourself the supporting cast instead of the stars, the good teams still develop both themself because it's the cheapest.

So no matter wether the guy will be a 1st line star or a 3rd liner, if I am sure he will be in the NHL and help my team win game in game out, he is a blue chipper for me.

For my Lightning that would be the following guys:
-Andrei Vasilevskiy
-Adam Erne (he could develop into anything from top line power forward to 3rd line checking guy, be he will make it)
-Slater Koekkoek
-Nikita Nesterov (granted he is more or less a fulltimer now, but he is here to stay for a long time)

Guys like DeAngelo or Brayden Point might have more upside, but there is still far to much bust potential IMO.

Everyone expect Koekkkoek.

He has, IMO, not proven anything to show that he is a blue chiper.

 

[Bo Ho*]

Horvat - But I guess he is not a prospect anymore.

Virtanen would technically be in that category, but has a lot to prove.

McCann and Demko could be argued.

 

[Rebuilt]

Tampa

Vasa
Drouin
Koekoek
De Angelo

 

[Ducks Nation*]

Anaheim:
John Gibson

Arizona:
Anthony Duclair
Max Domi

Boston:
David Pastrnak

Buffalo:
Jack Eichel
Sam Reinhart

Calgary:
Sam Bennett

Edmonton:
Leon Draisaitl
Darnell Nurse

Nashville:
Kevin Fiala

New York Islanders:
Michael Dal Colle
Griffin Reinhart

Tampa Bay:
Andrei Vasilevski

Toronto:
William Nylander

Winnipeg Jets:
Nikolai Ehlers
Josh Morrissey

Nurse/Morrissey qualify but Theodore doesn't?

 

[Kshahdoo]

Anaheim:
John Gibson

Arizona:
Anthony Duclair
Max Domi

Boston:
David Pastrnak

Buffalo:
Jack Eichel
Sam Reinhart

Calgary:
Sam Bennett

Edmonton:
Leon Draisaitl
Darnell Nurse

Nashville:
Kevin Fiala

New York Islanders:
Michael Dal Colle
Griffin Reinhart

Tampa Bay:
Andrei Vasilevski

Toronto:
William Nylander

Winnipeg Jets:
Nikolai Ehlers
Josh Morrissey

I'd add Chicago - Panarin. Technically he's a prospect.