Prospect Info: Colorado Avalanche Prospect Poll #6

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

Let's get this going... I'm thinking let polls run for 3 days... Try to get the top 20 made - 60 days of polling. This puts us at August 31, 2013 when the #20 poll closes, just in time for TC/PS. I decided to make Nathan MacKinnon Consensus #1 because, quite frankly if you don't think he is the #1 prospect you don't know what you're talking about.

Simple Rules/How things work
1. Vote for who you think is the best prospect using your own criteria. It could either be who is the best now, the future, or both.
2. Always request to add a prospect to the list in order to replenish the list as the polling goes on
3. Always discuss these things. It gets boring if it's just "Add: Malone" for 30 posts until the next one comes out.

1. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Halifax Mooseheads (#1 overall, 2013 Draft) - Consensus #1
Elite Prospects Page: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=99204

2. Tyson Barrie, D, Lake Erie Monsters (#64 overall, 2009 Draft) - 71.76%
Elite Prospects Page: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=15127

3. Duncan Siemens, D, Saskatoon Blades (#11 Overall 2011 Draft) - 55.93%
Elite Prospects Page: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=37238

4. Stefan Elliott, D, Lake Erie Monsters (#49 Overall 2009 Draft) - 53.70%
Elite Prospects Page: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=15735

5. Chris Bigras, D, Owen Sound Attack (#32 Overall 2013 Draft) - 42.06%
Elite Prospects Page: http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=117736

ADDED: Gabriel Beaupré

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[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

Aittokallio

ADD: Geertson

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Beaupre! Nah, this one for me is going to be the Sgarbossa-nova. Pickard next.

I'd add Geertsen.

Fyi, OP says #4 for Elliott and Bigras, Bigras = #5.

 

[henchman21]

Sgarbossa


Add: Agozzino

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

Beaupre! Nah, this one for me is going to be the Sgarbossa-nova. Pickard next.

I'd add Geertsen.

Fyi, OP says #4 for Elliott and Bigras, Bigras = #5.

OP is an idiot.

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

After MacKinnon we just voted 4 defenders in a row.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

After MacKinnon we just voted 4 defenders in a row.

And we haven't even added Beaupre or Geersten yet who both have NHL potential.

Feels good doesn't it?

 

[AVS1819]

Gotta be Hish at this point. Too much potential regardless of everything else.

Add Butcher

 

[Granlund2Pulkkinen*]

And we haven't even added Beaupre or Geersten yet who both have NHL potential.

Feels good doesn't it?

we just added Beaupre

EDIT: To the list, you mean, yeah. Feels great.

 

[AvInNebr]

My vote, if I could, would be for Sgar at this point. Hishon has great potential but his injuries have me spooked on him...

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

I really feel as if our goalies aren't receiving the credit they deserve

 

[Nzap]

Pickard for me still.

Add Meurs

 

[Avs44]

Aittokallio


Add Geertsen

 

[mitchgoalie31*]

Hish
Add Meurs

 

[Blue Dragon]

I really feel as if our goalies aren't receiving the credit they deserve

I think it's vote-splitting between Aitto and Pickard which is causing it, to be honest.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Just a suggestion, if the results remain this close between 2-3 players, I'd suggest a tiebreaker even if one is technically in the lead. We've got plenty of time to do these polls and some people voting one way might vote another in a tiebreaker.

For instance, if Hish and Aitto led the poll at the end, I'd vote Hishon over Aitto even though I voted Sgar for this poll. And I'd vote Pickard before Aitto if they were tied.

I think our goalies are very skilled, but they are also more difficult to predict where they will end up in the NHL and I think all of the guys we've been voting on will make a bigger impact than a back up goalie would. So unless one of our goalies reaches their starter potential, the poll seems accurate.

 

[hockeyfish]

I really feel as if our goalies aren't receiving the credit they deserve

Don't get me wrong, I like them. Good depth there and some high potential. But I just tend not to rate goalie prospects very high in general. Too much variance in there.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

we just added Beaupre

EDIT: To the list, you mean, yeah. Feels great.

Keep in mind that number 3/4/5 are wrong and you could even make an argument that number 2 is wrong.

 

[zxcvnm]

Just a suggestion, if the results remain this close between 2-3 players, I'd suggest a tiebreaker even if one is technically in the lead. We've got plenty of time to do these polls and some people voting one way might vote another in a tiebreaker.

For instance, if Hish and Aitto led the poll at the end, I'd vote Hishon over Aitto even though I voted Sgar for this poll. And I'd vote Pickard before Aitto if they were tied.

I think our goalies are very skilled, but they are also more difficult to predict where they will end up in the NHL and I think all of the guys we've been voting on will make a bigger impact than a back up goalie would. So unless one of our goalies reaches their starter potential, the poll seems accurate.

This is an argument for a slightly different polling method (don't know if it's possible). Instead of voting for one player, you should be able to rank up to three (or more) and point totals will determine the winner (e.g. 3 points for first place, 2 for second, 1 for third).

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Michael Sgarbossa.

Add Garrett Meurs.

 

[Rhaego]

Hoey Jishon.

 

[viach]

Sgarbossa

 

[PAZ]

Hishon. He's the definition of boom or bust though.

 

[Mr Serious]

Hishon

Add: Meurs

 

[The Pwnerer]

Pickard, he looked good in his 1st year in the AHL. I also think his style fits well with the NHL.