Prospect Style Comparisons

[Brotastic Brodano]

I was bored and decided to compare our top prospects to established NHL players based on style. This isn't a projection to what are prospects are going to become, it's only a style comparison.

For Right Wing:

(Prospect - Comparable)

(-Similarities)

Emile Poirier - Max Pacioretty

-Speed, skill, great hands, accurate shot, somewhat physical

Hunter Smith - Matt Martin

-Toughness, both hit hard and often, fighting, two-way game

Austin Carroll - Shawn Thornton

-Fighting, agitating, occasional offense

Garnet Hathaway - Jamie McGinn

-Hard hitters, can drop the gloves, can score a few goals

For Left Wing:


Morgan Klimchuk - Patrik Elias

-Creative, leaders, two-way game

Andrew Mangiapane - Matt Read

-Super speedy, two-way game, good shot and offensive ability

Kenny Agostino - Drew Stafford

-Physical, can score goals, two-way ability

Michael Ferland - Zack Kassian

-Hard hitters, hits everything that moves, can score a few goals

For Centers:

Sam Bennett - Mike Richards

-Gritty, two-way game, vision and hockey IQ

Markus Granlund - Brad Richards

-Creative, passing ability, skating

Bill Arnold - John Mitchell

-Shut down centers, two-way game, can provide some offense

Mark Jankowski - Jori Lehtera

-Elite passing, two-way ability, good reach

For Defense:

Oliver Kylington - Erik Karlsson

-Skating, passing, stick handling, offensive ability

Pat Sieloff - Barret Jackman

-Stay at home defenders, hitters, puck movers

Kenney Morrison - Jason Garrison

-Two-way defenders, skating, hard shot

Rasmus Andersson - Andrej Meszaros

-Powerplay QBs, powerful, hardworking, offensive ability

Tyler Wotherspoon - Alec Martinez

-Puckmovers, good passers, offensive ability

Brandon Hickey - Justin Braun

-Two-way defenders, good shot, skating

For Goalies:

Jon Gillies - Robin Lehner

-Butterfly style, reflexes, calm

Joni Ortio - Jimmy Howard

-Expert in shootout, acrobatic

Mason McDonald - Antti Niemi

-Calm, challenges shooters, unflappable


Thoughts?

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[Lunatik]

I will just give a few.

Poirier - Brad Marchand
Smith - Scott Hartnell
Klimchuk - Zach Parise
Jankowski - Craig Conroy
Kanzig - Deryk Engelland
Gillies - Jonathan Quick

 

[QcFlames12]

Wotherspoon is more of a two way defensive minded defenceman. He thinks defence first all the time a although he does have good offensive instincts. I would say his comparable would be someone like Steve Staois type.

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

W

Andrew Mangiapane - Mats Zuccarello
Emile Poirier - Max Pacioretty (you're not the only one who thought of this one! )
Markus Granlund - Mike Cammalleri
Morgan Klimchuk - Patrick Sharp
Kenny Agostino - Andrew Shaw
Turner Elson - Jordin Tootoo
Austin Carroll - Lance Bouma
Tim Harrison - Lance Bouma
Garnet Hathaway - Lance Bouma
Hunter Smith - Tomas Holmstrom


C

Sam Bennett - Tyler Johnson
Mark Jankowski - Anze Kopitar
Bill Arnold - Marcus Kruger

D

Oliver Kylington - Nick Leddy
Kenney Morrison - Ryan McDonagh
Rasmus Andersson - Drew Doughty
Brandon Hickey - Jake Muzzin
Brett Kulak - Alec Martinez
Ryan Culkin - David Schlemko
Tyler Wotherspoon - Alex Edler
Keegan Kanzig - Matt Green
Pat Sieloff - Cory Sarich

G

Mason McDonald - Carey Price
Joni Ortio - Mikka Kipprusoff
Jon Gillies - Roberto Luongo

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

playing styles

Bennett: Gilmour/ Bergeron
Poirier: Hagelin with more offensive upside
Jankowski: Martin Hanzal
Klimchuk: Lee Stempniak
H. Smith: Jordan Nolan
Hickey: Mattias Ohlund
Andersson: Phil Housley
Kylington: Karlsson

Gillies: Lundqvist
Ortio: Kipper
McDonald: Carey Price

 

[OvermanKingGainer]

McDonald: Carey Price

...I was avoiding it.

But after you did it, I gave in too.