Tadite said:Regardless of the Kings Ranking two things should be clear.
The first is that Brown is STILL A PROSPECT you cannot tell me that a 18 year old kid after less then 30 games is all of a sudden a full NHL player.
The second is that Cammerelli is STILL A PROSPECT. How is it that a guy with less then 2 years of pro experience and who is playing in the AHL is all of a sudden no longer a prospect? The kid is like 22 years old.
It makes no sense to make Brown not a prospect after less then 30 games in the NHL.
I find it a little strange that the writer would claim that the Kings are lacking a sure fire top six forward and yet seems to have forgotten BROWN. Sure both Cammerelli and Tambellini have been a little over-hyped but not Brown he looks and acts like a second coming of Deadmarsh.
Even more strange is why would anyone in the world think that Brady Murray or Petr Kanko are not risky prospects? Murray has some skill but for anyone to say he is a low risk prospect is simply not looking closely at the player.
As for the lack of a goalie. Well can't have everything.
stardog said:I think the key word is "sure fire" and Brown, while a very good prospect ( iagree that he is a prospect), is not a "sure fire" top six forward. You even said yourself he has less than 30 games, which isn't enough time to say he is that top six guy. So to say he will be a sure fire (that is definite) top six forward isn't the case.
He has a good shot of getting there, but he isn't a absolute to make it.
For that matter it is very rare that you can call any prospect a sure fire guy after 30 games.
Seven_Nation_Army said:How many other teams sent 3 youngsters to the AHL all-star game? 4, but does Curtis Murphy really count? *career AHLer*
PEli said:I'm surprised the Devils will be ranked in the top 10. That's pretty cool considering Martin and Hale graduated this year. I guess that the emergence of Suglobov and Pihlman in Albany is bigger than I thought.
thestonedkoala said:Well they aren't the worse but they aren't the best, guys like well Popovic, Stuart, Klein (ummm that's kind of reaching but all right) are a lot better off. Problem I really see with this is only really high drafted guys (1st, 2nd rounds) are getting listed as top prospects.
ceber said:I was looking just at MN. I'd assume that anyone not listed on the MN page is considered to be a worse prospect than those listed in their position.
Aaron Vickers said:Or perhaps there isn't a bio created on the Wild page for Courchaine.
triggrman said:So who did the Nashville review? That guy from Buffalo, again? I think it's too funny. When it comes to Nashville Hockey's future doesn't have a clue.
Jacobv2 said:There's no way that the Capitals are top 10. No way.
GuyF said:The CGY write up was done by a Calgarian in fact.
Phaneuf puts up numbers but I wouldn't call him an offensive defenceman either. He has a great shot from the point but he's not a Phil Housley or a Scott Niedermeyer. I don't think it's a insult to call him a defensive d-man... maybe a defensive d-man with offensive upside? Better?
thestonedkoala said:Bolduc and Misharin are long shots but they will help on depth for the moment...Which brings us to the next point. Scoring. The Wild are the leagues worst at scoring or close to it, especially with Gaborik and Dupuis having an off year. Bouchard is taking a very long time, which is fine and Burns will too. Koivu isn't going to put the puck in the net, but only O'Sullivan will. This is where it hurts the Wild. They won't be able to piece together really two good lines if their prospects don't work out right. They need to draft another sniper. O'Sullivan will also move to the wings. Foy is a toss up, having a bad year with injuries and sickness down in Houston, so he's a mystery player...Wallin. I'll be labeled a homer but everywhere I read this guy has Sedin written all over him. A bit lanky, tall, good skater, and can both score and set up plays but nothing extraordinary, Wallin has the potential to be a Zholtok type of player that the Wild like and probably need. A versatile and well used winger/center they can insert in their lineup. I consider Wallin to be the top prospect. After O'Sullivan and Koivu to make the team, Wallin is the next guy, yes even over Foy.
Mothra said:sour grapes...?
Off the top of my head.......they seem to have 4 guys with top end talent
Ouellet
Semin
Eminger
Fehr
and then guys like Werner (played great in WJC), Stana (AHL All-Star), Yonkman, Johansson, the other Max, etc.....
The only thing they are missing is a potential #1 center...and they have decent center prospects...just no real stud
CapsFan@Vassar said:I would guess that most of those kids have "graduated" . Off the top of my head: Fehr, Other Max, Johansson (not having a breakout year), Yonkman (whose stock falls every season he sits out).
I don't get it.
thestonedkoala said:Because if you watch the Wild, you will know they like to push the guys with strong offensive abilities to the wing. Pierre-Marc Bouchard was drafted as a center and most people think he was going to be a center but the Wild have specifically stated that Bouchard is going to be a winger.
Jacobv2 said:There's no way that the Capitals are top 10. No way.
HF definition of prospect:b-mad said:I'm a Caps fan and I agree. By the logic they've used so far Semin, Emminger, and (possibly) Boyd have graduated with nothing near that replacing them. I know they were 3 last year but Ouellet and an injured Yonkman aren't enough to keep 'em that high. I'm really curious to see the justification for this one.