Top 10 Defencemen Prospects

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bossy22

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Which 10 D prospects have the greatest potential to become # 1 D men. I've listed the usual suspects below, feel free to add others and submit your lists.

HF lists the folowing as the best D prospects:

Phaneuf
Suter
Coburn
Tjutin
Staurt
Grebeshkov
Woywitka
Whitney
Colaiacovo
Krajicek
Kronwall
Hainsey
Seabrook
Ballard

Here is the top drafted D from the 2004 draft:

Barker
Smid
Valabik
Thelen
Meszaros
Schultz
Fistric
Green
Rogers
 

bossy22

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My top 10 would be....

Phaneuf
Suter
Coburn
Barker
Whitney
Smid
Thelen
Mesaros
Tjutin
Colaiacovo
 

kruezer

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I'd put'em like this....

Barker (I'm a big fan, CB needs more respect)
Phaneuf (of course)
Suter (heh, sorry Nashville, this is basically a saw off with Phaneuf anyway, too close to call)
Whitney (Great prospect, Whitney and Orpik, Yikes)
Grebeshkov (I think he takes charge in LA quite quickly actually, just a hunch though)
Tjutin (He seems like a guy who will do well having a spot given to him)
Meszaros (Underrated, great pick by Ottawa)
Coburn (Not his biggest fan, but he will be in the NHL, and should be above average)
Colaiacovo (Pretty well the opposite of Coburn, if he shows he can defend well in the Bigs, he'll climb quick)
Green (I love this guy, very underrated)

Woywitka, Smid and Thelen are right there.
 

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I wouldn't leave Kronwall out of the top 10, not because I'm a homer but he's my darkhorse pick for the calder next year. I think he could have a 30 point year and impress a lot of people with his defensive and physical play as well as his superb skating.
 

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bossy22 said:
HF lists the folowing as the best D prospects:

Phaneuf
Suter
Coburn
Tjutin
Staurt
Grebeshkov
Woywitka
Whitney
Colaiacovo
Krajicek
Kronwall
Hainsey
Seabrook
Ballard

I cant say too much about most of these guys, but as a Hawks fan I like what Ive seen from Babchuk over Seabrook.
 

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bossy22 said:
Phaneuf
Suter
Coburn
Tjutin
Staurt
Grebeshkov
Woywitka
Whitney
Colaiacovo
Krajicek

In this top 10 I can't see anyone from the 2004 draft making it except maybe Barker.

Also, I would rate Mike Green over most of the d-men of the last draft, IMO he's definitely better than Schultz or Rogers.
 

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PigPen said:
I wouldn't leave Kronwall out of the top 10, not because I'm a homer but he's my darkhorse pick for the calder next year. I think he could have a 30 point year and impress a lot of people with his defensive and physical play as well as his superb skating.

I can't see it... I expect Backman type numbers.
 

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bossy22 said:
Which 10 D prospects have the greatest potential to become # 1 D men. I've listed the usual suspects below, feel free to add others and submit your lists.

HF lists the folowing as the best D prospects:

Phaneuf
Suter
Coburn
Tjutin
Staurt
Grebeshkov
Woywitka
Whitney
Colaiacovo
Krajicek
Kronwall
Hainsey
Seabrook
Ballard

Here is the top drafted D from the 2004 draft:

Barker
Smid
Valabik
Thelen
Meszaros
Schultz
Fistric
Green
Rogers

In no particular order:

Seabrook, Smid, Barker, Phaneuf, Suter, Woywitka, Colaiacovo, Kronwall, Krajicek, Hainsey.

Green is close, as Stuart.

What about Komisarek, or does he not count as a prospect any longer?
 

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1. Ryan Suter, NAS
2. Dion Phaneuf, CAL
3. Cameron Barker, CHI
4. Brandon Coburn, ATL
5. Fedor Tjutin, NYR
6. Ladislav Smid, ANA
7. A.J. Thelen, MIN
8. Denis Grebeshkov, L.A.
9. Boris Valabik, ANA
10. Brent Seabrook, CHI
 

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kruezer said:
I'd put'em like this....

Barker (I'm a big fan, CB needs more respect)
Phaneuf (of course)
Suter (heh, sorry Nashville, this is basically a saw off with Phaneuf anyway, too close to call)
Whitney (Great prospect, Whitney and Orpik, Yikes)
Grebeshkov (I think he takes charge in LA quite quickly actually, just a hunch though)
Tjutin (He seems like a guy who will do well having a spot given to him)
Meszaros (Underrated, great pick by Ottawa)
Coburn (Not his biggest fan, but he will be in the NHL, and should be above average)
Colaiacovo (Pretty well the opposite of Coburn, if he shows he can defend well in the Bigs, he'll climb quick)
Green (I love this guy, very underrated)

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That would be my list to a tee as well :handclap:
 

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GuiG said:
1. Ryan Suter, NAS
2. Dion Phaneuf, CAL
3. Cameron Barker, CHI
4. Brandon Coburn, ATL
5. Fedor Tjutin, NYR
6. Ladislav Smid, ANA
7. A.J. Thelen, MIN
8. Denis Grebeshkov, L.A.
9. Boris Valabik, ANA
10. Brent Seabrook, CHI

yup yup :)
 

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I'd be very disapointed if he put up Backman type numbers. Kronwall has a lot more skill than that.

I can't see him getting 30 pts in his rookie season, the most I can see him get is 24 pts.
 

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LOL I think Phaneuf is heads and shoulders above any of the defenceman around right now, coburn and suter havent done nearly as well as Dion this year in juniors or the WC's. Phaneuf should be umber1 on everyones lists IMO.
 

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Eb0la11 said:
LOL I think Phaneuf is heads and shoulders above any of the defenceman around right now, coburn and suter havent done nearly as well as Dion this year in juniors or the WC's. Phaneuf should be umber1 on everyones lists IMO.

:lol :lol: ... right...just keep getting that spoonfed homerism...Suter was the best dman at the WJC...no ifs and or buts about it...while he was on the ice...the opposing team NEVER scored.
 

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Russian_fanatic said:
I can't see him getting 30 pts in his rookie season, the most I can see him get is 24 pts.

He'll also be getting plenty of ice time which is why I think he can put up anywhere from 30 to 35 points.
 

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PigPen said:
He'll also be getting plenty of ice time which is why I think he can put up anywhere from 30 to 35 points.
How much did Pitkanen get? 30 points is very difficult for a rookie dman. 35 is almost the career high for a lot of talented dmen.
 

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1.Phaneuf
2.Suter
3. Coburn
4. Barker

Phaneuf is slightly ahead of Suter, those two are then a good distance ahead of Coburn and Barker.
 

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.Suter was the best dman at the WJC...no ifs and or buts about it...while he was on the ice...the opposing team NEVER scored.
Wasn't Dion Phaneuf named best defencemen of the tournament?

That has nothing to do with homerism.
 

Rabid Ranger

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MrMastodonFarm said:
Wasn't Dion Phaneuf named best defencemen of the tournament?

That has nothing to do with homerism.



I don't mind people prefering Phaneuf to Suter, but to say he's "head and shoulders" ahead of him is pretty silly. IMO, Phaneuf is a great prospect, but is being overrated a tad because of the check he had on Olesz. Kind of how Jani Rita's stock went up after his bomb of a shot against Chris Madden and the U.S. squad at the WJC's a few years ago.
 
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