Prospect Info: HFAvs Prospect Ranking Polls 2023 #2

[McMetal]

Calum Ritchie wins a three way race to debut at #1 on the polls!

Added Nikolai Kovalenko and Jean-Luc Foudy. We'll add one per round for the next few polls, then expand the field to 10 starting at #7 or so.

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[95snipes]

Gulyayev. Historic MHL production. More dynamic than Behrens.

Add Hanzel.

 

[McMetal]

Going with Gulyayev again, seems like he might run away with this one.

As far as who to add, I guess I'll go with Pavel. He's likely to get a good look in training camp for an NHL spot and seems like a good stylistic fit for the 4th line.

Don't forget to vote for who to add next, we're likely to have a bunch of differing opinions on that front from here on out.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

Behrens getting severe disrespect

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Voted Behrens. Guly has more upside but also a higher chance of busting.

 

[henchman21]

Goulash on pure talent.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Saw the DNVR twitter page made a poll the other day asking twitter fans who the Avs #1 prospect was right now....


Kovalenko won in a landslide. Our fan base is filled with idiots on twitter


Anyway, Gulyayev here for sure. It was close between he and Ritchie I thought but then nobody else comes close in our pool to those two. Foudy should be next. He's the only prospect we have that's a "guaranteed" NHLer at this point, just a question of whether that's on the 4th line, 3rd line, or very unlikely but not impossible, 2nd line.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I'm going with the majority here, Guly on upside.

Add Hanzel, why not. I like him right now more than any of the others.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm going with the majority here, Guly on upside.

Add Hanzel, why not. I like him right now more than any of the others.

Yeah I like Hanzel a lot too.

 

[dahrougem2]

Behrens. IMO safest bet to make the NHL.

 

[The Abusement Park]

Behrens getting severe disrespect

I think Behrens is a more likely to make the NHL than Goulash at this point. But the talent and upside swings it Goulash‘s way imo.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Kovalenko is probably the safest bet to make the NHL at this point. Anyone who has to make it through the AHL absolutely is not.

 

[henchman21]

I think the only person that hates the AHL more than Russians is @tigervixxxen

 

[Perratrooper]

I think the only person that hates the AHL more than Russians is @tigervixxxen

To be fair I think they hate our farm development system more than Russia

 

[henchman21]

To be fair I think they hate our farm development system more than Russia

I know of a number of guys who don’t.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Seriously though, if you want to bet on anyone graduating go right ahead lmao

 

[henchman21]

Seriously though, if you want to bet on anyone graduating go right ahead lmao

We don’t know post Cronin… but Cronin was getting players to the NHL with a strong consistency. I get you hate what the Avs have done, but they have graduated quite a few players in recent years. It should be time to give some credit at this point.

 

[tigervixxxen]

We don’t know post Cronin… but Cronin was getting players to the NHL with a strong consistency. I get you hate what the Avs have done, but they have graduated quite a few players in recent years. It should be time to give some credit at this point.

Credit for what, getting career minor leaguers jobs for a couple years with other orgs? That’s really helping the Avs out or the intent of a development system.

 

[henchman21]

Credit for what, getting career minor leaguers jobs for a couple years with other orgs? That’s really helping the Avs out or the intent of a development system.

That’s not all they’ve done. Your refusal to admit it at this point is becoming a meme.

 

[tigervixxxen]

The meme is any belief that the system is functional

 

[henchman21]

The meme is any belief that the system is functional

Graves’ new contract completely disagrees… same with LOC and Frank’s rings. Plus Lehky even being here.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Ah Graves who spent over 200 games in the Rangers system, was not good in the AHL with 15 points in over 50 games, was threatened demotion to the ECHL and made the bulk of his gains under Bednar who is the real person who should get credit or LOC the son of Billington’s buddy in New Jersey got a top role from day 1 but neither of those guys have played a single game since the pandemic started. But sure if either of those situations come around again it’s fair to expect a graduation. And if the Frank strategy is so excellent as far as grabbing a top guy from the KHL why haven’t they tried to replicate it?

 

[henchman21]

Ah Graves who spent over 200 games in the Rangers system, was not good in the AHL with 15 points in over 50 games, was threatened demotion to the ECHL and made the bulk of his gains under Bednar who is the real person who should get credit or LOC the son of Billington’s buddy in New Jersey got a top role from day 1 but neither of those guys have played a single game since the pandemic started. But sure if either of those situations come around again it’s fair to expect a graduation. And if the Frank strategy is so excellent as far as grabbing a top guy from the KHL why haven’t they tried to replicate it?

Again your outright refusal to admit any success. Graves himself stated how much it helped him. LOC took massive strides in the AHL. Frank was a top KHL guy but unproven in NA.

 

[McMetal]

Kovalenko has one good season at age 23 (after finishing near the bottom at 16 last year, between Zhigalov and Leivermann) and all of a sudden he's getting votes at #2? That's crazy to me, I think he has potential but I wouldn't consider him until 5 at the earliest.

 

[Perratrooper]

Kovalenko has one good season at age 23 (after finishing near the bottom at 16 last year, between Zhigalov and Leivermann) and all of a sudden he's getting votes at #2? That's crazy to me, I think he has potential but I wouldn't consider him until 5 at the earliest.

Meh I think after the top 3 I could understand the rationale behind him, Foudy and OO.