Prospect Info: Jets Top Prospects Poll: #17 Prospect

[Jets4Life]

Jets Top 20 Prospects - 2019

1. Kristian Vesalainen - 45.4%
2. Dylan Samberg - 43.8%
3. Ville Heinola - 50%
4. Sami Niku - 90.8%
5. Mason Appleton - 71.7%%
6. Logan Stanley - 37.1%
7. Mikhail Berdin - 47.3%
8. David Gustafsson - 69.4%
9. Jonathan Kovacevic - 59.8%
10. Henri Nikkanen - 30.2%
11. Declan Chisholm - 36.7%
12. Luke Green - 37.8%
13. Giovanni Vallati - 27.0%
14. Leon Gawanke - 48.1%
15. Michael Spacek - 36.1%
16. Simon Lundmark - 49.1%

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[DannyGallivan]

Just came to the party late. Chisholm seems low to me.

 

[Gm0ney]

Why are there two polls? Is this the right one? Can we pick someone else in the other poll and create total chaos?

 

[WolfgangPuck]

Why isn’t Nogier in the voting? Isn’t he still a prospect?

 

[truck]

McKenzie

Everyone else amounts to a pocket full of magic beans.

Harkins could become a 4th liner.

Luoto was brought in to play a depth role. Should be on the list.

Virtanen hasn't lit it up, but he's still got potential.

We'll learn a lot about Wong, Smith and Blaisdell in the NCAA. Their results to date are mighty unimpressive. They are thee beaniest of magic beans.

The goalies...

 

[hn777]

Add Arvid Holm

 

[DEANYOUNGBLOOD17]

I like Harkins more than McKenzie.

1st year was bad .... Got better last year

He will have to improve substantially this year if he hopes to get a Q offer after his ELC.

 

[Rheged]

McKenzie

Everyone else amounts to a pocket full of magic beans.

Harkins could become a 4th liner.

Luoto was brought in to play a depth role. Should be on the list.

Virtanen hasn't lit it up, but he's still got potential.

We'll learn a lot about Wong, Smith and Blaisdell in the NCAA. Their results to date are mighty unimpressive. They are thee beaniest of magic beans.

The goalies...

McKenzie is definitely as much beans as anyone else at this point, at least Harkins has his size going for him haha.

 

[JetsFan815]

Was between Smith and Wong for me. Picked Wong.

 

[DannyGallivan]

Was between Smith and Wong for me. Picked Wong.

I'm afraid you made the Wong pick.

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

How was smiths year last year?

 

[truck]

McKenzie is definitely as much beans as anyone else at this point, at least Harkins has his size going for him haha.

They (along with Luoto) are already in the AHL on NHL contracts. That makes them slightly less beany.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

We'll learn a lot about Wong, Smith and Blaisdell in the NCAA. Their results to date are mighty unimpressive. They are thee beaniest of magic beans.

At this point, I'll take the unplanted beans over the ones that have produced sickly stalks.

 

[truck]

At this point, I'll take the unplanted beans over the ones that have produced sickly stalks.

Not going to disagree with that rationale.

 

[Gm0ney]

nobody imp0rtant wants to watch the world burn, apparently...replying to the other 17th prospect poll. God help us all.

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

nobody imp0rtant wants to watch the world burn, apparently...replying to the other 17th prospect poll. God help us all.

At least I voted for the same guy in both. I'm a pessimist, not an anarchist.

 

[Gm0ney]

At least I voted for the same guy in both. I'm a pessimist, not an anarchist.

It's unintentional anarchy - like when someone replies-to-all on an email to the whole company and it spirals into madness...

 

[nobody imp0rtant]

It's unintentional anarchy - like when someone replies-to-all on an email to the whole company and it spirals into madness...

I like that! I'm gonna use it.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Harkins not because he’s any kind of prospect but because he’s at least proven himself a competent AHLer who may get a cup of coffee in the NHL. Rest of the pack IMO is a coin flip at best to do anything meaningful at the pro level, never mind the NHL.

McKenzie and Virtanen are next up for me, then Jared Moe rounds out my top 20 as an interesting dark horse.

 

[truck]

Harkins not because he’s any kind of prospect but because he’s at least proven himself a competent AHLer who may get a cup of coffee in the NHL. Rest of the pack IMO is a coin flip at best to do anything meaningful at the pro level, never mind the NHL.

McKenzie and Virtanen are next up for me, then Jared Moe rounds out my top 20 as an interesting dark horse.

A coin flip is 50/50. I like those odds.

 

[RabidOne]

I like Harkins more than McKenzie.

1st year was bad .... Got better last year

He will have to improve substantially this year if he hopes to get a Q offer after his ELC.

Apparently Harkins had mono his first year with the Moose.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

A coin flip is 50/50. I like those odds.

Sure, except the other side of the coin is like ECHL, beer league, whatever resides in betweeen.

Not to mention even if it “lands right”, you’re probably looking at 3-4 more “flips” to even staying in the NHL on a regular basis.

 

[surixon]

Apparently Harkins had mono his first year with the Moose.

That's interesting, didn't hear about that. It would explain his poor first year as a pro.

 

[snowkiddin]

Harkins not because he’s any kind of prospect but because he’s at least proven himself a competent AHLer who may get a cup of coffee in the NHL. Rest of the pack IMO is a coin flip at best to do anything meaningful at the pro level, never mind the NHL.

McKenzie and Virtanen are next up for me, then Jared Moe rounds out my top 20 as an interesting dark horse.

Moe took a very significant step back last year, I’d be more tempted to take a guy like Blaisdell.

 

[Hank Chinaski]

Moe took a very significant step back last year, I’d be more tempted to take a guy like Blaisdell.

He did, more specifically in the first half of last season but started to find his game towards the end.

I really liked what I saw from him in prospects camp. He’s big. Big is good when you’re a goalie. His style is quiet but he can move. He took figure skating lessons! As a former goalie, I love this. If you’re a goalie who needs to improve skating (and I was), this is much more useful than power skating.

But other than being a “pet prospect”, I really have no other reasons or justification for picking him top 20. He’s a goalie, and goalies are voodoo.