Can you beat this prospects line-up?

[NewHabsEra*]

Higgins - Plekanec - Kostitsyn

Hossa - Chipchura - Perezhogin

Lambert - Locke - Urquhart

Bonneau - Lapierre - Ferland

Hainsey O'Byrn

Korneev Archer

Korpikari Yemelin

Danis
Lindberg
Halak

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[Vic Rattlehead*]

I'm sure the blackhawks, penguins, and capitals can easily.

 

[Ajacied]

Aside from the first two lines, I don't find it so amazing to praise about. Relatively weak defense, goaltending seems quite thin and suspect as well.

But no, the Stars probably couldn't match it..

Annti Miettinen - Joel Lundqvist - Jussi Jokinen
Loui Eriksson - Alexander Naurov - Junior Lessard
Vojtach Polak - Yared Hagos - Marius Holtet
Brandon Crombeen - Jarko Immonen - Mattias Tjarnqvist

Spares: Raymond Sawada/David Bararuk

Trevor Daley - Dan Jancevski
Matt Nickerson - Shawn Belle
Mark Fistric - Johan Fransson

Dan Ellis
Tobias Stephan
Mike Smith

Actually, it's not much worse, if at all. Just like usual, the Stars aren't very strong in terms of top flight talent in comparison to the Habs here, but their forward lines seem deep and balanced, their D is deep and they're quite solid in net.

 

[Vincent Vega]

Jiri Hudler - Eric Himelfarb - Igor Grigorenko
Tomas Kopecky - Valterri Filppula - Andreas Jamtin
Jari Tosla - Nathan Robinson - Todd Jackson
Tomek Valtonen - Johan Franzen - Darryl Bootland

Niklas Kronwall - Derek Meech
Kyle Quincey - Miroslav Blatak
Brett Lebda - Danny Groulx

Jimmy Howard
Stefan Liv

 

[Chartrand]

Higgins - Plekanec - Kostitsyn

Hossa - Chipchura - Perezhogin

Lambert - Locke - Urquhart

Bonneau - Lapierre - Ferland

Hainsey O'Byrn

Korneev Archer

Korpikari Yemelin

Danis
Lindberg
Halak

Probably not this lineup, but it ain't bad. Very strong at right wing

Tambellini-Boyle-Brown
Clarke-Murray-Tukonen
Karlsson-Steckel-Pushkarev
James-Lehoux-Kanko

Grebeshkov-Petiot
Zizka-Baier
Andreson-Rullier

Munce
Zaba

 

[TomasPlekanec]

Actually our defensive prospect are quite underrated. Korpikari, O'Byrne and Archer are 3 mean guys who could shut down basically any forward prospect the Stars could ever dream to have. Yemelin is another shut down guy but he seems young and inexperienced, give him time he'll be a rock on our blueline just like the other 3. Hainsey and Korneev are so gifted offensively it's unbeliveable. I know those 2 might not make it to the NHL for different reasons here, but I know they are up there as the top offensive prospect d-mans.

Danis and Lindberg may not have been drafted in the 1st round nor do they have been given a lot of hype, but they are solid goalie prospect, with a good shot at being starter at the NHL level someday. Danis may have the backup role in 2005-2006 with the Habs. Halak will be Slovakia's starter for the next couple of years for pretty much every upcoming tournament, and I fully expect him to be a starter in the NHL at some point in his career.

You're obviously underating our bottom 2 lines aswell, Locke being one of the best player of his age, Lambert is a great 2-way hard working dude, and Uruqhart a Perreault clone, wich a little bit more playmaking abilities, and maybe not as good hands. Bonneau is an enforcer, while Lapierre is exactly the type of player Bégin is, plus more offensive talent. Ferland is a hard working power forward in the making, and I do think that our bottom 2 lines are better then Dallas' no names..

Just my opinion of course.

 

[Frolov]

Probably not this lineup, but it ain't bad. Very strong at right wing

Tambellini-Boyle-Brown
Clarke-Murray-Tukonen
Karlsson-Steckel-Pushkarev
James-Lehoux-Kanko

Grebeshkov-Petiot
Zizka-Baier
Andreson-Rullier

Munce
Zaba

If Hossa is a prsopect then so are Cammalleri and Gleason.

 

[Ajacied]

Actually our defensive prospect are quite underrated. Korpikari, O'Byrne and Archer are 3 mean guys who could shut down basically any forward prospect the Stars could ever dream to have. Yemelin is another shut down guy but he seems young and inexperienced, give him time he'll be a rock on our blueline just like the other 3. Hainsey and Korneev are so gifted offensively it's unbeliveable. I know those 2 might not make it to the NHL for different reasons here, but I know they are up there as the top offensive prospect d-mans.

Wah? Why are we even discussing all of this. Three so called defensive shut down prospects who've never ever made someone's top 100 prospect lists, somehow shutdown the Stars top offensive prospects with ease? Considering you even said "the Stars could ever dream to have", I'll just dream a few years ahead and picture a Loui Eriksson and Vojtach Polak on full potential. Two Potential 1st line players, the latter draws comparisons from a poor man's Peter Forsberg, while the former of that of Milan Hedjuk. I'm just going to wish you good luck with those statements...

You're obviously underating our bottom 2 lines aswell, Locke being one of the best player of his age, Lambert is a great 2-way hard working dude, and Uruqhart a Perreault clone, wich a little bit more playmaking abilities, and maybe not as good hands. Bonneau is an enforcer, while Lapierre is exactly the type of player Bégin is, plus more offensive talent. Ferland is a hard working power forward in the making, and I do think that our bottom 2 lines are better then Dallas' no names..

Just my opinion of course.

I wouldn't want a small, soft, defensive liability as my 3rd line center. No thanks. And try to do a little more research before labeling the Stars lower line players as no-names. I won't even attempt trying to explain how off base you are.. I think that those 2 lower lines I put together for the Stars are a fair chunck better than the Habs'..

 

[JSmith81x]

Igor Radulov | Mikhail Yakubov | Pavel Vorobiev
Aleksandr Kojevnikov | Jakub Sindel | Dave Bolland
Bryan Bickell | Aleksei Ivanov | Matt Keith
Karel Hromas | Colin Fraser | Matt Ellison
-- ex: Ryan Garlock, Jari Viuhkola

Anton Babchuk | Brent Seabrook
Cam Barker | Michal Barinka
James Wisniewski | Duncan Keith
-- ex: Mitch Maunu, Dustin Byfuglien

Corey Crawford | Mike Brodeur

====================
That's a pretty good set of defensemen.


** Ruutu, Vandermeer, Leighton, and Anderson are all past the prospect stage.

 

[Chartrand]

If Hossa is a prsopect then so are Cammalleri and Gleason.

I checked the Candiens page because I thought that Hossa didn't fit the requirements, but he's still on there regardless. I didn't want to be controversial so I put up a conservative list.

What the hell is Squid listed at now anyway? Still a center or would he be a winger now?

 

[perin]

Anton Babchuk | Brent Seabrook
Cam Barker | Michal Barinka
James Wisniewski | Duncan Keith

That is some awesome potential on D.

 

[eddy]

Higgins - Plekanec - Kostitsyn

Hossa - Chipchura - Perezhogin

Lambert - Locke - Urquhart

Bonneau - Lapierre - Ferland

Hainsey O'Byrn

Korneev Archer

Korpikari Yemelin

Danis
Lindberg
Halak

I'd have Duncan Milroy in there over Bonneau. Also J.P. Cote is pretty good on D, he led Hamilton in +/- as a rookie last season with a +27, but it's hard to say who you would have to take out on D.

 

[Missionhockey]

Pihlman-Parise-Suglobov
Vrana-Zajac-Foster
Tallackson-Khomutov-Laine
Ryznar-Hartsburg-Pikkarainen

Kadeykin-DeMarchi
Chvatal-Redlihs
Cole-Tarkir

Ahonen
Kostur

The defense isn't much to look at but Martin and Hale just graduated, otherwise it'd be much deeper. An excellent top 9 forwards IMO.

 

[leafaholix*]

I'll take Chicago, Pittsburgh, or Washington's prospects over the Habs anyday.

 

[Kaiped Krusader]

For Atlanta:

Stewart - Slater - Blatny
Gracik - Stuart - MacKenzie
Painchaud - Schell - Desbiens
Baby - Sterling - Fretter

Coburn - Valabik
Sharrow - Ustrnul
Enstrom - Lewis

Lehtonen
Garnett

Not much to write home about for the Thrashers amongst the forward ranks but pretty darn strong on the blueline and in net (feels weird to type that.)

 

[007]

For Atlanta:

Stewart - Slater - Blatny
Gracik - Stuart - MacKenzie
Painchaud - Schell - Desbiens
Baby - Sterling - Fretter

Coburn - Valabik
Sharrow - Ustrnul
Enstrom - Lewis

Lehtonen
Garnett

Not much to write home about for the Thrashers amongst the forward ranks but pretty darn strong on the blueline and in net (feels weird to type that.)

Have the Thrashers given up on Santala? Or is he too old to be considered a prospect?

 

[Bileur]

Igor Radulov | Mikhail Yakubov | Pavel Vorobiev
Aleksandr Kojevnikov | Jakub Sindel | Dave Bolland
Bryan Bickell | Aleksei Ivanov | Matt Keith
Karel Hromas | Colin Fraser | Matt Ellison
-- ex: Ryan Garlock, Jari Viuhkola

Anton Babchuk | Brent Seabrook
Cam Barker | Michal Barinka
James Wisniewski | Duncan Keith
-- ex: Mitch Maunu, Dustin Byfuglien

Corey Crawford | Mike Brodeur

====================
That's a pretty good set of defensemen.


** Ruutu, Vandermeer, Leighton, and Anderson are all past the prospect stage.

 

[TomasPlekanec]

I'll take Chicago, Pittsburgh, or Washington's prospects over the Habs anyday.

Has the Habs tanked any season the last couple of years!? No, compared to Washington, Pittsburgh and Chicago..

 

[Ajacied]

Has the Habs tanked any season the last couple of years!? No, compared to Washington, Pittsburgh and Chicago..

Doesn't mean your prospect depth is better..

 

[s7ark]

I'll try. Likely not the best, but not too bad either

Rita - Schremp - Salmelainen
Mihknov - Niinimaki - McDonald
Reddox - Pouliot - Winchester
Radunske - Brodziak - Jacques

Lynch - Woywitka
Greene - Tesliuk
Gilbert - Svensk

JDD
DD

 

[leafaholix*]

Has the Habs tanked any season the last couple of years!? No, compared to Washington, Pittsburgh and Chicago..

Has nothing to do with NHL success.

The three teams I named all have better depth than the Habs, IMO.

Mostly in net and on defense.

 

[Missionhockey]

Has the Habs tanked any season the last couple of years!? No, compared to Washington, Pittsburgh and Chicago..

And it doesn't mean the Habs have done terribibly great either.

 

[craig1]

I'll take Chicago, Pittsburgh, or Washington's prospects over the Habs anyday.

I would take those three for sure too.

I'll give the Pens a go:

Murley-Malkin-Anshakov
Eaves-Talbot-Salmonsson
Sivek-Bartschi-Armstrong
Stone-Endicott-Christensen

Whitney-Welch
Nemej-Fernholm
Bissonette-Goligoski
Koci (this guy is a beast with an attitude)

MAF
Chiodo

 

[Drake1588]

And for Washington:

Alexander Ovechkin - Jakub Klepis - Eric Fehr
Alexander Semin - Jared Aulin - Jonas Johansson
Brooks Laich - Brian Sutherby - Boyd Gordon
Tomas Fleischmann - Mikhail Yunkov - Chris Bourque

Extra: Steve Werner, Peter Guggisberg, Pasi Salonen, Owen Fussey, Andreas Valdix

Shaone Morrisonn - Steve Eminger
Jeff Schultz - Mike Green
Nolan Yonkman - Jakub Cutta

Extra: Sami Lepisto, Oscar Hedman

Maxime Ouellet
Maxime Daigneault
Rastislav Stana

 

[eddy]

Doesn't mean your prospect depth is better..

True, but I think what he was getting at there is they picked in better positions then habs, they all did bad meaning they had top 5 picks for the last few years while habs either made playoffs or came close putting them in the 12-20 overall pick range in each round over the years,and they did just as well while picking higher in the draft then other top prospect organizations. But when it comes down to it your right it doesn't make the habs overall prospect depth better.