List of prospects from each team who may make the NHL this coming season

NHLFanSince2020

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I'm trying to get up to speed regarding the prospects from each NHL team that may make the NHL this season.
Thought it would be nice to have a thread with this info since I don't see one.


Please reply with others that aren't listed here.
Your guess as to the percentage chance of the player making the team would be nice too.

Compiled list so far (thanks for all the contributions) :


Anaheim - Bobby Ryan (F)
Anaheim - Shane O'Brien (D)
Anaheim - Bjorn Melin (F)
Anaheim - Ryan Shannon (F)

Atlanta - Alex Bourret (F)

Boston - Phil Kessel (F)

Buffalo - Daniel Paille (F) - Pyatt's replacement on the 4th line
Buffalo - Nathan Paetsch (D) - 7th D
Buffalo - Jiri Novotny (F) - Back-up forward, probably start on the roster if Connolly is still injured
Buffalo - Chris Thorburn (F) - Emergency back-up
Buffalo - Drew Stafford (F) - May make the team out of camp, year in AHL seems likely.

Carolina -

Calgary - Eric Nystrom (F) - He's going to have to beat out a regular to make this squad.
Calgary - Brent Krahn (G) - Mclennan is the backup by default and Krahn will have to beat him outright.
Calgary - Andrei Taratukhin (F) - We'll see him by around X-mas

Chicago - Tony Salmelainen (F)
Chicago - Jonas Nordqvist (F)
Chicago - Lasse Kukkonen (D)
Chicago - Cam Barker (D)

Colorado - Wojtek Wolski - 100%
Colorado - Paul Stastny (F) - needs a strong camp and be better than Richardson and/or McLean
Colorado - Johnny Boychuk (D) - needs to shine at camp

Columbus - Gilbert Brule (F) - 100%

Detroit - Tomas Kopecky (F) - 50%
Detroit - Jiri Hudler (F) - 50%
Detroit - Valterri Filppula (F) - 25%
Detroit - Brett Lebda and/or Kyle Quincey if Jiri Fischer doesn't return

Dallas - Loui Eriksson (F) < 50%
Dallas - Junior Lessard (F) < 50%
Dallas - Dan Ellis (G) - 55%
Dallas - Smith (G) - 45%

Edmonton - Marc-Antoine Pouliot (F) - 3rd/4th line C
Edmonton - Matt Greene (D) - 2nd/3rd D pairing
Edmonton - Ladislav Smid (D) - any D pairing depending on how he does in camp
Edmonton - Alexei Mikhnov (F) - 3rd/4th line RW (
Edmonton - Jean-Francois Jacques (F) - 4th line LW
Edmonton - Rob Schremp (F) - outside shot at 2nd line C
Edmonton - Brad Winchester (F) - 4th line RW
Edmonton - Jan Hejda (D) - 28 year old rookie D-man from the RSL
Edmonton - Patrick Thoresen (F)

Florida -

Los Angeles - Patrick O'Sullivan (F) ~100%
Los Angeles - Anze Kopitar (F) ~ 50% - midseason call up
Los Angeles - Richard Petiot (D) - 7th D or call up
Los Angeles - Tukonen (F) - possible call up

Minnesota - Benoit Pouliot (F)
Minnesota - Roman Voloshenko (F)

Montreal - Yann Danis (G) - 65% (in the event of a trade of a goalie)
Montreal - Andrei Kostitsyn (F) - 50%.
Montreal - Jean-Phillipe Côté (D) - 25%.
Montreal - Guillaume Latendresse (F) - 10%

Nashville - Alex Radulov (F)
Nashville - Shea Weber (D)
Nashville - Kevin Klein (D)
Nashville - Greg Zanon (D)

New Jersey - ??? Greene (?)
New Jersey - Barry Tallackson (F)
New Jersey - Jason Ryznar (F)

NY Islanders - Robert Nilsson (F) - very good shot
NY Islanders - Sean Bergenheim (F)- very good IF we can sign him which is not that likely
NY Islanders - Petteri Nokelainen (F) - depends how well he has healed from injury
NY Islanders - Jeremy Colliton (F) - 50% chance to get 4th line duty
NY Islanders - Steve Tambellini (F) - if SB signs w/NYI Tambs, Bergs, Nokie & Colliton will prob fight 4 2 jobs
NY Islanders - Bruno Gervais (D) - he or Bouchard will likely be sent down to bridgport

NY Rangers - Jarkko Immonen - 80% Will most likely take command of 2nd or 3rd line Center.
NY Rangers - Greg Moore - 45% Has a good shot at stepping in for Ortmeyer while hes out.
NY Rangers - Thomas Pock - 20% If anything goes wrong with D-Fense, Will most likely be first call-up.
NY Rangers - Nigel Dawes - 15% Could make team out of camp, will be first call up for Wing if needed.
NY Rangers - Brandon Dubinsky - 15% Again if any Centers are hurt, look for him to take on that role.
NY Rangers - Marc Staal - 5% Will have to absolutely shine if he wants to make the club.

Ottawa - Alexei Kaygorodov (F)

Philadelphia - Stefan Ruzicka (F) - Maybe the best bet among all forwards, but probably under 20% chance.
Philadelphia - Ryan Potulny (F) - If he exploded in camp, maybe
Philadelphia - Lars Jonsson (D) - Maybe a decent chance, will play at points
Philadelphia - Alex Picard (D) - Got some experience last season, will get time this year

Phoenix - Matt Jones (D) - 85% Highly probable to make the roster as a no.7 defenseman.
Phoenix - Enver Lisin (10%) is a dark horse prospect but may not even arrive in NA.
Phoenix - Bill Thomas (10%) will see action but likely to start in the AHL.
Phoenix - Joel Perrault - possible call up
Phoenix - Patrick Fischer - possible call up
Phoenix - Don MacLean - possible call up

Pittsburgh - Evgeni Malkin (F) - 100% (if the legal stuff allows him)
Pittsburgh - Noah Welch (D) - will certainly make the team.
Pittsburgh - Ryan Stone (F) - has a chance of making the team with a strong camp.
Pittsburgh - Daniel Carcillo (F) - small chance as of now IMO but if he plays very well in camp you never know.
Pittsburgh - Jonathan Filewich (F) - see Carcillo
Pittsburgh - Ryan Lannon (D) - if there are injuries then I can see a call up.

St. Louis - David Backes (F) - 50% chance...will def get a call up or two
St. Louis - Jason Bascashiua (G) - 50%
St. Louis - Jeff Woywitka (D) - good bet to be #6 or 7

San Jose - Matt Carle
San Jose - Jeremy Stevenson
San Jose - Patrick Rissmiller

Tampa Bay -

Toronto - Carlo Colaiacovo (D) - showed he can play a top-4 role in the NHL.
Toronto - Aleksander Suglobov (F) - Either he makes it or he gets traded/cut
Toronto - Ian White (D) - Played very in the last 15 games last year. He's got an edge...
Toronto - Staffan Kronwall (D) - Will be the #1 choice if any one gets injured/plays like crap
Toronto - Jay Harrison (D) - #2 choice
Toronto - Jeremy Williams (F) - I see him starting in AHL and then getting called up

Vancouver - Luc Bourdon (D) - already pencilled in as a top 6
Vancouver - Kevin Bieksa (D) - same as Bourdon
Vancouver - Mike Brown (F) - outside shot at fourth line
Vancouver - Jesse Schultz (F) - decent chance a second line wing

Washington - Alex Semin (F) - 100%
Washington - Mike Green (D) - 90%
Washington - Tomas Fleischmann (F) - 60%
Washington - Boyd Gordon (F) - 95%
Washington - Eric Fehr (F) - 40% really will depend on camp
Washington - Jesse Schultz (F) - 20%
Washington - Chris Bourque (F) - 20%
Washington - Sasha Pokulok (D) - 20%
 
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King'sPawn

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Kings:
O'Sullivan
Kopitar
Petiot

All have good chances of making the NHL, even in a minor role.

Then again, factor in the injuries, and we'll probably have to sign Boyle to a pro contract mid-season to accomodate for everyone else getting hurt.
 

BritSabre

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Buffalo:

Paille - Pyatt's replacement on the 4th line
Paetsch - 7th Dman
Novotny - Back-up forward, probably start on the roster if Connolly is still injured
Thorburn (if he resigns) - Emergency back-up
Stafford - May make the team out of camp, year in AHL seems likely.

to a lesser extent: MacArthur, Mancari have a chance of making an impact
 

Cloned

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High chance of making the starting lineup:
Pouliot - 3rd/4th line C
Greene - 2nd/3rd D pairing

Moderate chance of making the starting lineup:
Smid - any D pairing depending on how he does in camp
Mikhnov - 3rd/4th line RW
Jacques - 4th line LW
Schremp - outside shot at 2nd line C
Winchester - 4th line RW

Lower chance of making the starting lineup:
Syvret - 3rd D pairing
Thoresen - 4th line C
Brodziak - 3rd/4th line C
Almtorp - 3rd/4th line C
Gilbert - 2nd/3rd D pairing
 

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Nilsson - very good shot
Bergenheim - very good IF we can sign him which is not that likely
Nokelainen - depends how well he has healed from injury(which i believe might keep him out
for start of season)
Colliton - 50% chance to get 4th line duty, chances increase slightly if Bergenheim doesn't sign
and Nokie can't play or deemed to need a little time in Bridgeport
Tambellini - If Bergenheim signs in Russia i would say better then 50%, if Bergenheim signs with
us Tambs, Bergs, Nokie and Colliton will probably fight for 2 jobs
Gervais - With 8 defenseman who could play in NHL, he or Bouchard will likely be sent down to
bridgport

Longshots
Comeau - impressive camp could get him a job over one of the above
O'Marra - see above but has to be even more impressive, very unlikely

Basically 3 of the above forward prospects will make it(with slimmer chances of it being 2 or 4) and 50% Gervais stays.
 
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crashlanding

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Probable, at least at some point
Greene
Tallackson
Ryznar

Maybe, big camp, team need (probably not though)
Bergfors
Zajac
Oduya
Foster
Pihlman
Vrana
 

CaptCrunch

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For Montreal:

Yann Danis: 65%. Danis earned an all star AHL mention for his goaltending last season. His first few NHL games showed a steady and capable young goalie. He is more than able to take up a backup job to Huet, at a cheap price too. If you add that Halak just came in the AHL mix (he showed he deserved a nod for the Bulldog's starter position) and that Aebischer does not seem to relish a backup role, the table is set for a trade and switch. However, with Biron and Giguere as alternative traiding bait and a number of teams already set in goals, it might take a few months to move our resident swiss if we want to get anything in return. A problematic situation here.

Andrei Kostitsyn: 50%. With a loaded top six (top nine?), Kostitsyn should not see early action. However, injuries are always part of a season and Kostitsyn should be the first winger called up.

Jean-Phillipe Côté: 25%. 2 guys are competing for the 7th defenseman spot. Streit is a slender offensive blueliner and Côté is a strong stay-at-home type. Bouillon could miss a few weeks of the start of the season. Gainey may trade one of the 3 defensemen that are going UFA next season to reduce the summer's load (longshot, but it could happen). Furthermore, injuries are always part of the mix. Côté keeps his game simple and doesn't bring any firework. Sometimes its just what one team needs.

Latendresse: 10%. If Guy Lafleur had to bide his time to enter the Canadiens regular lineup, one might expect Latendresse to get a one way ticket to the minors whatever happens. However, if anyone has what it takes to steal a job at 19 right out of the training camp, its him. Its difficult to imagine what he could do better than last time... last year's training camp games had the crowd buzzing and the media dancing. He still went right back to the Voltigeur...
 
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crashlanding

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Bergenheim - very good IF we can sign him which is not that likely
Doesn't seem likely, if there's one person in the league I wouldn't want to play hardball with it would be Wang right now.

He has no clue and will probably "call his bluff." If Bergenheim actually has intentions to play in Russia, I think he's gone.
 

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Almost Locks...
Alexei Mikhnov (if the Russia issue is settled)
Jan Hejda (28 year old rookie D-man from the RSL)
Brad Winchester (Depth forward)

Will Likely Make The Team With A Strong Camp...
Jean Francois Jacques
Robbie Schremp
Ladislav Smid
Marc Antoine Pouliot
Patrick Thoresen

Long Shots...
Matthieu Roy
Danny Syvret
Kyle Brodziak
Tom Gilbert
 

Rookie Chargers

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Buffalo:

Paille - Pyatt's replacement on the 4th line
Paetsch - 7th Dman
Novotny - Back-up forward, probably start on the roster if Connolly is still injured
Thorburn (if he resigns) - Emergency back-up
Stafford - May make the team out of camp, year in AHL seems likely.

to a lesser extent: MacArthur, Mancari have a chance of making an impact

Marc-Andre Gragnani D, he had a very good camp last year. He might be given a shot to make it. :dunno:
 

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FWIW, I'd have a slightly different take on the Habs situation than CC. Basically there is one forward spot open (assuming the team goes with a full 23-man roster) and there will be one D spot open initially just due to Bouillon's injury. Every team has a #3 goalie who might play in emergency, but I don't think I'd call that "making the team" so Danis has 0% chance IMO.

At forward, it will be a camp battle... Kostitsyn would seem to be the frontrunner, but it might be unattractive to carry him with the team as an extra forward when he could be playing a starring role in the AHL. Lapierre or Ferland might be better bottom-line role player spot-fillers in that scenario. Grabovsky is another wildcard alternative to Kostitsyn. Younger guys like Chipchura or Latendresse could conceivably force the issue, but I'd say that is extremely doubtful.

On D, most people assume that J.P.Cote will fill in for Bouillon at the start of the season. Dan Jancevski could unseat him, or at more of an extreme stretch maybe Ryan O'Byrne could surprise in camp, although that would be a shocker on the order of a Chipchura or Latendresse making it up front.
 

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They Make It Unless Someone else shoots lights out
  1. Matthew Greene
  2. Jan Hejda
  3. Ladislav Smid
  4. Marc-Antoine Pouliot
  5. Toby Peterson
  6. Jean-Francois Jacques

They need to have a very strong camp
  1. Danny Syvret
  2. Tom Gilbert
  3. Rob Schremp
  4. Alexei Mikhnov
  5. Jonas Almtorp

Unlikely to make team
  1. Mathieu Roy
  2. Bryan Young
  3. Patrick Thoresen
  4. Kyle Brodziak
 

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Toronto Maple Leafs Rookies (in order from highest chance to lowest chance):

Highest Chance:
Carlo Colaiacovo (showed he can play a top-4 role in the NHL. Just needs to stay healthy)
Aleksander Suglobov (He's got a 1-way contract this year. Either he makes it or he gets traded/cut)
Ian White (Played very in the last 15 games last year. He's got an edge on the other D-men ((besides Cola)))

Moderate Chance:
Staffan Kronwall (Played solid in his own end last year. Will be the #1 choice if any one gets injured/plays like crap)
Jay Harrison (Read above except will be the #2 choice)
Jeremy Williams (Played 1 game last year and scored a goal. Can make the team, but I see him starting in AHL and then getting called up)

Low Chance:
Justin Pogge (Unless he absoulutely dominates in TP, he'll probably get the seasoning he needs in the AHL)
Nikolai Kulemin (Just got drafted and may need a year to adjust. But I wouldn't be suprised if he gets the call sometime down the road)
Brendan Bell (Played a good game in the only game he played. He'll have to have a great TP to go above the rest of the D-men on the depth chart)
 
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For the Leafs:

Almost for sure:
Carlo Colaiacovo (Probably #4 or #5 defenceman to start the year)
Alex Suglobov (Spare forward to start)
John Pohl (Not really a prospect, but a rookie who could easily be in the starting 12 forwards)

In the mix:
Jay Harrison
Staffan Kronwall
Ian White
Andy Wozniewski

(These four will battle it out for two spots on defence. My edge goes to Harrison as the #6 defenceman and Wozniewski as #7 with White and Kronwall being the first callups)

Good chance of seeing time throughout the year:
Jeremy Williams (Fiesty sniper)
Ben Ondrus (Pest and decent PKer)

Outside shot:
Jiri Tlusty (Could play pro this year with the Leafs or Marlies)
Justin Pogge (If there's injuries to one of the goalies)
 

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detroit:


Tomas Kopecky and Jiri Hudler would have to clear waivers now to go back down. They need to stay with the big club.

Valterri Filppula is the only other that could make it.
 

clay

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For the Canucks:

Luc Bourdon- already pencilled in as a top 6

Kevin Bieksa- same as Bourdon

Mike Brown- outside shot at fourth line

Jesse Schultz- decent chance a second line wing
 

salty justice

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Chicago

locks
Salmelainen
Nordqvist
Kukkonen

likely
Barker

long shots
Bolland
Bochenski (not sure if he has played enough to not be a rookie anymore)
Fraser
Matt Keith
Blunden
Byfuglien
 

Gardebut30

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Hawks:

Likely

- Nordqvist
- Barker and/or Kukkonen

Outside chances

- Blunden
- Bolland
- Matt Keith
 

salty justice

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Hawks:

Likely

- Nordqvist
- Barker and/or Kukkonen

Outside chances

- Blunden
- Bolland
- Matt Keith

Sorry to correct you, but Kukkonen is on a 1 way contract while Barker's is 2 way. The chance of Kukkonen being on the top 6 opening roster is 100% barring injury. Barker on the other hand...
 

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