Yes, Kirill Koltsov is the best dman in the RSL now.
I'll say it before another Canuck fan comes running in and says it but Kirill Koltsov should be considered even though I'm not buying his hype. Still the best DMAN in the 2nd best league in the world.
Who would you consider to be the top 10 defenseman not currently in the NHL????
My list:
1. Erik Johnson - St. Louis
2. Jack Johnson - Los Angeles
3. Marc Staal - New York Rangers
4. Luc Bourdon - Vancouver
5.Cam Barker - Chicago
6. Brian Lee - Ottawa
7. Ty Wishart - San Jose
8. David Fischer - Montreal
9. Ryan Parent - Nashville
10. Niklas Grossman - Dallas
Please give feedback, add your own list, let me know anyone major that I left out or someone that should be taken off and replaced. I am not including players that have not been draft however.
THANKS!
right now only from a Montreal standpoint Emelin is a far better defensmen then Fisher, i'm not talking about potential, just right now. BTW how is Franson's defensive game and shot, he seems to have the physique and offensive abilities going his way but i only saw him like once and didn't knew him at the time so i didn't try to notice him, thanks
I don't pretend to be the most objective, but the main idea is clear. That list must consist mainly of European TOP defenders.
Goligoski?
denis grebeshkov of the isles?
Yes, Kirill Koltsov is the best dman in the RSL now.
And are all of those defensemen considered prospects?
The main idea was clearly to talk about the top prospects not yet in the NHL. This is "Hockey's Future" and it's also the "Prospects" board. Not to mention that the thread title says "Top DMan Prospects not in NHL" (though maybe someone changed that to avoid further confusion? meh)
Indeed except people put too much stock in it sometimes, before the WJC there weren't many people that thought Pat Kane should be the top pick, or even endorsing him as a top 3 atleast here..then after he's the hot prospect. Meanwhile Sam Gagner and the opposite is true.The main reason many WJC players are here are because of exposure RallyKiller. Not out fault that we dont get to see much on certain players.
3.K.Koltsov(though he's overrated)
Man, Ryan Parent has become severely underrated. He's worlds better than Franson...and Franson probably still belongs on this list, if that tells you anything.
wow, both David Fisher and especially Alexei Emelin are better prospects then Nigel ''I have to change the league i play to do something...'' Williams
Indeed except people put too much stock in it sometimes, before the WJC there weren't many people that thought Pat Kane should be the top pick, or even endorsing him as a top 3 atleast here..then after he's the hot prospect. Meanwhile Sam Gagner and the opposite is true.
He wasn't getting playing time in college so he want to Major Junior. Whats the big deal? Stop crying about your teams prospects not being on a list.
I mostly saw Kane below 5 on alot of the lists here from what I can recall.Kane was a hot prospect before, it's not like Cherepanov where he jumped from mid-late first round to top 3. Kane was already no worse than top 10. Moving up 5 or so picks because of a tournament against your peers isn't a stretch at all.
Man, Ryan Parent has become severely underrated. He's worlds better than Franson...and Franson probably still belongs on this list, if that tells you anything.