My top 100 prospects

[canucks20]

I put together a list of my top 100 prospects and some honourable mentions as well.

A player must have less than 25 games played in the NHL to be considered a prospect.

Also, before you chirp too much, basically the back half and the honourable mentions are one big group and are tough to distinguish.

1. Elias Pettersson - Vancouver
2. Casey Mittelstadt - Buffalo
3. Miro Heiskanen - Dallas
4. Eeli Tolvanen - Nashville
5. Cale Makar - Colorado
6. Kirill Kaprizov - Minnesota
7. Martin Necas - Carolina
8. Lias Andersson - New York Rangers
9. Henrik Borgstrom - Florida
10. Dylan Strome - Arizona
11. Kristian Vesalainen - Winnipeg
12. Cody Glass - Vegas
13. Robert Thomas - St. Louis
14. Jack Roslovic - Winnipeg
15. Igor Shestyorkin - New York Rangers
16. Timothy Liljegren - Toronto
17. Filip Chytil - New York Rangers
18. Olli Juolevi - Vancouver
19. Ilya Samsonov - Washington
20. Nick Suzuki - Vegas
21. Nick Merkley - Arizona
22. Sam Steel - Anaheim
23. Thatcher Demko - Vancouver
24. Jordan Kyrou - St. Louis
25. Gabe Vilardi - Los Angeles
26. Ilya Sorokin - New York Islanders
27. Morgan Frost - Philadelphia
28. Aleksi Heponiemi - Florida
29. Erik Brannstrom - Vegas
30. Owen Tippett - Florida
31. Oskar Lindblom - Philadelphia
32. Ryan Poehling - Montreal
33. Travis Dermott - Toronto
34. Adam Fox - Calgary
35. Brendan Guhle - Buffalo
36. Klim Kostin - St. Louis
37. Carter Hart - Philadelphia
38. Henri Jokiharju - Chicago
39. Phil Myers - Philadelphia
40. Colin White - Ottawa
41. Adam Gaudette - Vancouver
42. Kieffer Bellows - New York Islanders
43. Luke Kunin - Minnesota
44. Kailer Yamamoto - Edmonton
45. Rasmus Andersson - Calgary
46. Dante Fabbro - Nashville
47. Nikita Scherbak - Montreal
48. Dylan Sikura - Chicago
49. Logan Brown - Ottawa
50. Gabriel Carlsson - Columbus
51. Jake Bean - Carolina
52. Janne Kuokkanen - Carolina
53. Jacob Larason - Anaheim
54. Michael Mcleod - New Jersey
55. Kale Clague - Los Angeles
56. Conor Timmins - Colorado
57. Cal Foote - Tampa Bay
58. Filip Hronek - Detroit
59. Tage Thompson - St. Louis
60. Nikita Gusev - Vegas
61. Vitaly Abramov - Columbus
62. Sami Niku - Winnipeg
63. Michael Rasmussen - Detroit
64. Noah Juulsen - Montreal
65. Tristan Jarry - Puttsburgh
66. Ian Mitchell - Chicago
67. Valentin Zykov - Carolina
68. Tyler Parsons - Calgary
69. Rasmus Asplund - Buffalo
70. Zach Senyshyn - Boston
71. Juuso Valimaki - Calgary
72. Trent Frediric - Boston
73. Alex Nylander - Buffalo
74. Vladislav Kamenev - Colorado
75. Oliver Kylington - Calgary
76. Shane Bowers - Colorado
77. Jason Robertson - Dallas
78. Ethan Bear - Edmonton
79. Kole Lind - Vancouver
80. Carl Grundstrom - Toronto
81. Jaret Anderson-Dolan - Los Angeles
82. Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson - Boston
83. Wade Allison - Philadelphia
84. Sam Morin - Philadelphia
85. Jake Walman - St. Louis
86. Brett Howden - Tampa Bay
87. Jonathan Dahlen - Vancouver
88. Pierre Oliver Joseph - Arizona
89. Max Jones - Anaheim
90. Boris Katchouk - Tampa Bay
91. Troy Terry - Anaheim
92. Nicolas Roy - Carolina
93. Mathieu Joseph - Tampa Bay
94. Julien Gautheir - Carolina
95. Alexandre Texier - Columbus
96. Tyler Bertuzzi - Detroit
97. Devon Toews - New York Islanders
98. Jesper Boqvist - New Jersey
99. Drake Batherson - Ottawa
100. Josh Norris - San Jose

Honourable Mentions:

Kyle Wood, Tyler Steenbergen, Jakub Zboril, Jeremy Lauzon, Ryan Donato, Urho Vaakanainen, Jeremy Swayman, Marcus Davidsson, Victor Oloffson, CJ Smith, Nick Baptiste, Linus Ullmark, Jon Gillies, Andrew Mangiapane, Dillon Dube, Warren Foegele, Lucas Wallmark, Roland McKeown, Kevin Stenlund, Roope Hintz, Riley Tufte, Jake Oettinger, Colton Point, Dennis Cholowski, Evgeny Svechnikov, Caleb Jones, Tyler Benson, Adam Mascherin, Maxwell Gildon, Jayce Hawryluk, Jordan Greenway, Dmitry Sokolov, Josh Brook, Jake Evans, Patrick Harper, John Quenneville, Yegor Rykov, Reilly Walsh, Mikhail Maltsev, Sebastian Aho, Linus Soderstrom, Vinni Lettieri, Ty Ronning, Morgan Barron, Alex Formenton, Christian Jaros, Filip Chlapik, German Rubtsov, Filip Gustavsson, Dominik Simon, Zach Aston-Reese, Danny O'Regan, Dylan Gambrell, Mario Ferraro, Ville Husso, Taylor Raddysh, Anthony Cirelli, Yegor Korshkov,
Jeremy Bracco, Andrea Johnsson, Nicolas Hague, Lucas Johansen, Shane Gersich, Mason Appleton, Erik Foley, Dylan Samberg,

As you can tell, there were a lot of guys I left off my list that you could easily make a case for and it is nothing against them.

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[Parliament]

Not sure how Tanner Laczynski didn't make this list, let alone the "Honourable Mentions" category. Did you miss him OP or was there a reason for this?

I find it especially odd how Wade Allison is listed at #83 - not saying that ranking is odd, just that Allison's acknowledged yet Laczynski isn't.

 

[canucks20]

Not sure how Tanner Laczynski didn't make this list, let alone the "Honourable Mentions" category. Did you miss him OP or was there a reason for this?

I find it especially odd how Wade Allison is listed at #83 - not saying that ranking is odd, just that Allison's acknowledged yet Laczynski isn't.

Laczynski should be in the honourable mentions. The Flyers have a very deep prospect pool. Even guys like Lycksell and Kase are intriguing. And then there is Strome. His speed is a huge issue but if he can overcome it he will be a great prospect. Flyers are a team that should be a force in a few years. Just need to get rid of Hakstol in my opinion

 

[Gargyn]

I watched Nick Merkley a lot in Kelowna and didn't think he'd make the NHL. Surprised to see him so high on your list, have you seen him play or have you just looked at his numbers? Not being rude, just curious.

 

[canucks20]

I watched Nick Merkley a lot in Kelowna and didn't think he'd make the NHL. Surprised to see him so high on your list, have you seen him play or have you just looked at his numbers? Not being rude, just curious.

I try and watch a lot of prospects and do a lot of research and reading about them. I have seen Merkley play and will also say I used to not be a big fan of him, but he has made me switch my opinion on him. A skilled player who sees the ice well and has improved his shot and isn't soft in the offensive zone

 

[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

I like Eeli at #4

 

[Castle8130]

In terms of skill, nikita gusev should be top 10

 

[canucks20]

In terms of skill, nikita gusev should be top 10

I'm a huge Gusev fan. Own him in all my fantasy leagues. If he ever comes over he goes to top ten on my list. But that is the million dollar question

 

[DeepFrickinValue]

Vesalainen is becoming huge riser. I likey likey

 

[Club]

Frost a bit low imho. But nice list, thank you OP!

 

[Rasmus CacOlainen]

What is Alex Nylander doing on this list? o0

 

[TheFinnishTrap]

Välimäki really low.

 

[Team Cozens]

Very good list and well thought out. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Frk It]

I’d have Kale Clague over 5-10 defenseman you have ahead of him, personally.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

The Rangers top prospect is Shestyorkin.

 

[canucks20]

The Rangers top prospect is Shestyorkin.

In my eyes it is Andersson. Obviously I'm pretty big on Shestyorkin since I have him as my top goalie and 15th overall

 

[DieTomi]

Awesome list, nice job OP.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

In my eyes it is Andersson. Obviously I'm pretty big on Shestyorkin since I have him as my top goalie and 15th overall

I don't see how its even close.

I was going to say Chytil over Andersson, as well, which I think is also a pretty easy call, but thats only my opinion, I know Andersson vs. Chytil is a toss-up among most Ranger fans. I don't agree, but I understand the reasoning. Shestyorkin is currently much better than Andersson and he has a much higher ceiling. The Rangers board just voted Shestyorkin our top prospect.

You are entitled to your opinion, no problem, but if you want input from fans, I would suggest that Shestyorkin should certainly be higher than Andersson. I think you have Andersson way too high on your list. He should probably be about 30 spots lower.

 

[canucks20]

I don't see how its even close.

I was going to say Chytil over Andersson, as well, which I think is also a pretty easy call, but thats only my opinion, I know Andersson vs. Chytil is a toss-up among most Ranger fans. I don't agree, but I understand the reasoning. Shestyorkin is currently much better than Andersson and he has a much higher ceiling. The Rangers board just voted Shestyorkin our top prospect.

You are entitled to your opinion, no problem, but if you want input from fans, I would suggest that Shestyorkin should certainly be higher than Andersson. I think you have Andersson way too high on your list. He should probably be about 30 spots lower.

I mean I don't think you'll find any lists with Andersson that low. I'm pretty big on all three considering they are all top 17 which is close enough from 8 to 17 to be able to switch them around since they are so close. Goalies are tough to evaluate sometimes and to put him top 15 shows how big of a believer I am i him.

 

[QJL]

Happy with 3 Rangera in the top 17. They might have the best high end prospects in the league after this deadline.

Personally, I’d say Igor is 1, Chytil is 2, and Lias is 3, but they are all top prospects and a reverse order isn’t crazy.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I mean I don't think you'll find any lists with Andersson that low. I'm pretty big on all three considering they are all top 17 which is close enough from 8 to 17 to be able to switch them around since they are so close. Goalies are tough to evaluate sometimes and to put him top 15 shows how big of a believer I am i him.

I've seen lists where Andersson wasn't in the top 50.

 

[canucks20]

I've seen lists where Andersson wasn't in the top 50.

I'm guessing you mean Pronman. His lists are decent but always have some wild choices like Andersson not in the top 50

 

[nowhereman]

I'm guessing you mean Pronman. His lists are decent but always have some wild choices like Andersson not in the top 50

It's almost as if Pronman makes wild choices just to stir the pot and get people talking about his lists. Some of his opinions are so off the board...

Overall, I like this list. You're never going to make everybody happy.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Just curious, have you seen all of these guys play? I like the list a lot

 

[Whoshattenkirkshoes]

Michael Rasmussen is way too far down your list. He will be in the NHL next season. He's going to surprise some people.

Filip Hronek is too far down your list.

Jake Bean is ranked too high. Complete bust.

Connor Timmins is way too far down the list. IMO he's a better prospect or on equal ground with Makar. I don't get the separation. Probably your worst ranking.

Tyler Bertuzzi is ranked way too low. He's established himself already.

Kale Clague needs to be higher

Sam Steel needs to be WAY lower

Laczynski should be mentioned? Why haven't you?

Dennis Cholowski is going to be a top 4 defensemen in the NHL and he's not even mentioned? Why?

Martin Necas should be lower than he is.

Yes it is early and I don't have the time to pick apart your whole list so I am admitting I have missed a lot, but seriously your list needs some work. The only proof to this will be time. The list obviously would be ever changing as teams prospects develop.