Prospect Info: HFOil's 2021 Prospect Ranking - #5

[ConnorMcMullet]

HFOil's Top-20 Oilers Prospects

Eligibility: <30 career NHL games played, <25 years old.

1. Evan Bouchard - RD (83.3%)
2. Dylan Holloway - C/LW (77.2%)
3. Philip Broberg - LD (74.8%)
4. Dmitri Samorukov - LD (53.7)
5.

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Previous rankings (couldn't find one for 2019)

Spoiler: 2020 Rankings

Prospect Info: - HFOIL 2020 Prospect Rankings (Poll #20)

1. Philip Broberg
2. Evan Bouchard
3. Dylan Holloway
4. Dmitri Samorukov
5. Tyler Benson
6. Raphael Lavoie
7. Ryan McLeod
8. Ilya Konovalov
9. William Lagesson
10. Tyler Tullio
11. Filip Berglund
12. Carter Savoie
13. Olivier Rodrigue
14. Kirill Maksimov
15. Michael Kesselring
16. Cooper Marody
17. Philip Kemp
18. Stuart Skinner
19. Maxim Beryozkin
20. Aapeli Rasanen

Spoiler: 2018 Rankings

Prospect Info: - HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2018 (Final Rankings)

1) Evan Bouchard
2) Kailer Yamamoto
3) Ethan Bear
4) Tyler Benson
5) Ryan McLeod
6) Kirill Maksimov
7) Caleb Jones
8) Stuart Skinner
9) Cooper Marody
10) Ostap Safin
11) William Lagesson
12) Filip Berglund
13) Dmitri Samorukov
14) Olivier Rodrigue
15) Joel Persson
16) Aapeli Rasanen
17) Philip Kemp
18) Cameron Hebig
19) Graham McPhee
20) Tyler Vesel

Spoiler: 2017 Rankings

Prospect Info: - HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2017 (FINAL RANKINGS)

1) Jesse Puljujarvi
2) Kailer Yamamoto
3) Caleb Jones
4) Ethan Bear
5) Tyler Benson
6) Laurent Brossoit
7) Ziyat Paigin
8) Jujhar Khaira
9) Dylan Wells
10) Joe Gambardella
11) Nick Ellis
12) Ryan Mantha
13) Dmitri Samorukov
14) Ostap Safin
15) Aapeli Rasanen
16) Kirill Maksimov
17) Filip Berglund
18) Stuart Skinner
19) Markus Niemelainen
20) John Marino

Let me know who to add.

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[BarDownBobo]

You should let these polls run longer imo, wasn’t even 24 hours on #4.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Lavoie for me here. I have a ton of faith in him. When we drafted him my thought was, Connors eventually trigger man. I may ease up on that today, but i still see them as a great fit eventually. I don't see much separation between Broberg, McLeod and Lavoie here. They're my clear 4/5/6. Interchangeable for me.

 

[Forgot About Drai]

Konovalov or McLeod for me.

McLeod should be given credit for the fact he is ready to step in full time next year

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

For me there are wild swings in rankings depending on if you are voting for NHL readiness (McLeod would be at or near the top obviously) vs pure long term potential. I choose to vote on the latter, which is why I voted Bourg here once again.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Konovalov cuz wishful thinking.

 

[McDoused]

X

 

[Canovin]

It was between Professor X and Konovalov. Went with the shiny new toy

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

X-Bourg. McLeod close behind.

 

[LTIR]

Konovalov or McLeod for me.

McLeod should be given credit for the fact he is ready to step in full time next year

As a 4th liner*

Voting Savoie who actually could become a 5M+ per player in the NHL one day ala Eberle. Expecting a goal a game+ pace next season.

 

[Perfect_Drug]

I voted Cloud cuz he's NHL ready, and I literally don't know anything about X-man.

(Also, I'm generally not a fan of prospects from the Q)

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

You should let these polls run longer imo, wasn’t even 24 hours on #4.

Samorukov was almost 30 votes ahead of McLeod/Bourgault so I felt he had that locked up.

I was thinking of running the polls for 24 hours from here on out, how does everyone feel about that?

 

[PKSpecialist]

Samorukov was almost 30 votes ahead of McLeod/Bourgault so I felt he had that locked up.

I was thinking of running the polls for 24 hours from here on out, how does everyone feel about that?

You made the right call, and it’s your poll, so run it as you wish…I personally like the mercy rule where as the pollster you shut it down when the lead is insurmountable.

 

[Samus44]

You should let these polls run longer imo, wasn’t even 24 hours on #4.

It was fait accompli on that one though. Samorukov was winning easily. Now things get interesting.

 

[The Nuge]

It’s encouraging that you could make a legitimate case for like 6 or 7 guys at this point.

You should let these polls run longer imo, wasn’t even 24 hours on #4.

When the voting is a landslide, why wait? Nobody was coming back in the last 4 polls

For me there are wild swings in rankings depending on if you are voting for NHL readiness (McLeod would be at or near the top obviously) vs pure long term potential. I choose to vote on the latter, which is why I voted Bourg here once again.

it’s only fair to look at both imo. I always had Pitlick higher than most because of his high floor. He had like 10 busts go before him, so it wasn’t really fair to go strictly off of ceiling.

 

[Samus44]

I went with Lavoie, I feel he's got the biggest upside and his skillset makes him unlikely to miss IMO. I was impressed by his transition to pro and I see the floor being similar to a guy like Benoit Pouliot. As for the two leading vote getters I'll say this as to why I have them behind Lavoie:

I have doubts on McLeod's offensive upside and willingness to do the hard things necessary to truly make the most of his admittedly outstanding natural talent.

Bourgault is a 1st rounder but he was no more highly touted than Lavoie nor is he more prolific offensively at the same age and he's less physically gifted IMO. I'd like to see more from him.

In saying that I get picking Bourgault and McLeod though for sure. Even Savoie, Konovalov, Skinner, or Benson have merit. It's a nice cluster here for the next 5 picks and the top 10 is pretty exciting as even Kesselring and Tullio look like real solid prospects. Kesselring in particular has a very intriguing package and made a seamless transition to the AHL and that to me is a sign of real quality.

 

[BarDownBobo]

Samorukov was almost 30 votes ahead of McLeod/Bourgault so I felt he had that locked up.

I was thinking of running the polls for 24 hours from here on out, how does everyone feel about that?

It was more of a suggestion going forward. Poll #3 had 50ish more votes if my math isn’t off so there’s definitely some people who missed #4 I think. Especially when these ones will likely be closer in voting.

 

[Canovin]

Should add Brady Burns to the poll

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

What about beefy b?

As a nickname.

As in
...beef bourgignon

 

[Draiskull]

imagine this poll numbers if Bourgault hadn't scored a goal in that meaningless skirmish yesterday. vote for the shine.

 

[Senor Catface]

imagine this poll numbers if Bourgault hadn't scored a goal in that meaningless skirmish yesterday. vote for the shine.

I voted for him based on leading his team in points as a 16/17 year old and following that up by scoring 20 goals in 28 games.

I didn't even think of the "meaningless skirmish."

 

[McDNicks17]

I went with Lavoie.

He just seems like a bigger, better Bourgault to me.

 

[Oilhawks]

I voted for him based on leading his team in points as a 16/17 year old and following that up by scoring 20 goals in 28 games.

I didn't even think of the "meaningless skirmish."

Not so sound like a hipster but I voted for Bourgault in thread #4 before he scored the goal and the two assists

 

[Forgot About Drai]

As a 4th liner*

Voting Savoie who actually could become a 5M+ per player in the NHL one day ala Eberle. Expecting a goal a game+ pace next season.

Yeah true he is entering as a 4th liner, but I think ive seen enough flashes that I think he could be one of those "elite" 3rd line centers we've been looking for. A guy who can score 15 goals and be responsible defensibly.

Considering how important that 3c position has become I think for me he gets bumped up, even though he doesnt have the high end potential of Xavier, Savoie, Lavoie, etc

 

[Llamamoto]

I went with Lavoie.

He just seems like a bigger, better Bourgault to me.

He definitely has the size advantage to Bourgault and has the better shot, but Bourgault's passing and hockey IQ are a tier above Lavoie.