Prospect Info: Capitals Top Prospects 2020 Post-Draft #3

[tenken00]

Why isn’t Has the consensus #6?

what has hugo has shown to better than somebody like vanecek?

Hugo is an odd one in that he played for no less than 6 different teams in 3 different countries last season alone in Finland, Czech Republic and then ending in Canada (OHL).

 

[Rayquaza64]

Has is probably around the 10-12 range for me

 

[francaisvolantsparis]

Has is probably around the 10-12 range for me

No way. Hugo Has is close to the Fehervary/Alexeyev prospect tier. And they started to draft players with fancy names after him.

 

[Silky mitts]

Hugo is an odd one in that he played for no less than 6 different teams in 3 different countries last season alone in Finland, Czech Republic and then ending in Canada (OHL).

It was wild, every month Allan Walsh would tweet something where he was looking like a man among boys in a completely different league

what has hugo has shown to better than somebody like vanecek?

You always take the 6’4” defenseman over the goalie and Has is 5 years younger

 

[Langway]

No way. Hugo Has is close to the Fehervary/Alexeyev prospect tier.

Close as in...also in a tier. He's more in the 15 range for me. Yeah, he's young and there's some raw upside but he's a real project and one without a present obvious calling card strength beyond his frame. There's some skill there but I'm not sure it's enough to be distinguishing. Nardella is the one somewhat closer to MF/AA level but still more of a depth/organizational sort barring another jump. Barring some sort of massive jump from Has he's more of a three to four year proposition at best (and one very likely better off playing in Europe).

Sure, it's a relatively weak system so maybe that's a bit harsh but at this stage Has still looks more like a third pair D than anything closer to distinguishing quality. It can't be ruled out that he puts it all together as he fills out but I don't know that's all that will need development.

 

[Silky mitts]

I like Oskar Magnusson pick.

I’ve got him 7th or 8th

 

[Hivemind]

You always take the 6’4” defenseman over the goalie and Has is 5 years younger

Tobias Geisser is 6'4"
Jaynen Rissling is 6'4"
Patrick Koudys is 6'3"
Eric Mestery is 6'5"
Sasha Pokulok is 6'5"
Joe Finley is 6'7"

And that's just Caps draft picks.

Size is nice, but size alone doesn't make you a top prospect.

 

[Random schmoe]

I think Hugo Has to me has appeared successful because he has a decent hockey IQ and instincts with height-based reach that is uncommon in the leagues he's played in. But I'm not sure his overall skill level will be enough to keep him in a 'good' tier when the height advantage is reduced in the NHL. He's young enough that continued skill development could still happen, though. He's a hard guy to call for me.

Most of the public video on him are specifically highlights, which are obviously biased towards his success, and not overall game play.

 

[Silky mitts]

Tobias Geisser is 6'4"
Jaynen Rissling is 6'4"
Patrick Koudys is 6'3"
Eric Mestery is 6'5"
Sasha Pokulok is 6'5"
Joe Finley is 6'7"

And that's just Caps draft picks.

Size is nice, but size alone doesn't make you a top prospect.

Geissner got named to the Swiss junior team while injured largely because of his size, but also none of those guys put up highlights like Has the year after they were drafted