nomorekids said:
i think spots 14-17 would be pretty interchangeable, and edmonton could probably be 15 instead of ottawa.
and yes, higgins projects to be a third liner. ask your more realistic counterparts.
sheesh, there's no use in trying to argue. everyone but the habs fans thinks this is a pretty accurate\fair list...but until i say Montreal > everyone else, you won't be happy. and for the record...no, your prospects aren't better than philadelphia or nashville's. as i mentioned in an earlier post, montreal shows about 2 sure fire prospects...both forwards..and tails off after that. nashville has about four of those on defense alone, and at least two high end forward prospects(Radulov, Shishkanov)..as well as two more prospects that will likely both make the NHL this year...in Segal and Pivko. Philadelphia's prospect base down the middle alone puts them ahead of montreal, as well. I realize some of you think that "HF" stands for "Habs' Future," but be realistic. Your prospects might be top ten, but there's no way they're top five.
Is Balej a surefire for the Rangers in your opinion? Simple little question...
If you answered yes like almost everbody would do here, then you have to understand that there is a good reason why he was ranked about 6th-7th in our depth chart..
You even dont know what you are talking about when you say Montreal has only 2 surefire... I imagine your are talking about our 2 more skilled fowards in Kostitsyn and Perezhogin?
You have to know that Plekanec is a surefire, in fact this is our most ready foward prospect... This is an great 2-way player with incredible skating and stickhandling skills, since he only is 5"10, he is around 200 lbs, he is build as a tank and not effraid to go in the traffic, Plekanec has all what it takes to steal the second center spot to Ribeiro since he is faster, better shot, more effective along the board, plays with more grit, great playmaker skills... In fact Plekanec is in the S.Sullivan mold... You can bet anything you want with me that this kid will have a great carreer in the NHL!
Higgins... not a surefire Higgins? Then Upshall isnt!
..Higgins is the complete package, it makes 4 surefire my friend...
Then you have Hossa who will be a Habs next season, I believe in his skills and attitide and should be more confortable with more kids in the line-up...
You have Beauchemin, who is maybe not considered a prospect anymore but is for sure NHL caliber..
You have a guy like Chipchura who has the determination, size and skills to play in the NHL one day...
I'm really high on Lapierre as well...
To me we have 4 fowards who just cant miss the boat and plenty of other who have excellent chances to play in the NHL one days no matter where...
Saying we only have 2 surefire fowards show how little you know about our prospects..
No way teams like Flyers, Atlanta, Nashville are above Montreal.... Stop dreaming body!