Prospect Info: Who is the Blues #9 Prospect - 2023

[Stupendous Yappi]

1) Dalibor Dvorsky - 82%
2) Jimmy Snuggerud - 93%
3) Joel Hofer - 39%
4) Zachary Bolduc - 59%
5) Otto Stenberg - 42%
6) Jake Neighbors - 45.5%
7) Zach Dean - 64%
8) Theo Lindstein - 82%

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[Linkens Mastery]

Going Buchinger.

 

[Bluesguru]

Meet the next Ulf Samuelsson

Vote Leo Loof

 

[Majorityof1]

Back to Zherenko. I was torn between him and Lindstein last time. Without Lindstein, he is my clear choice. I have a feeling he will be my clear choice for the next several polls.

 

[542365]

Give me Alexandrov again. He’s NHL ready and his production once he was sent back to the AHL gives me hope that he could be a top nine option in the near future.

 

[LGB]

I'll take Alexandrov. Probably a solid bottom six forward, but there's still upside for a breakout this season. I think you can also make a good case for Buchinger, and I'm not that knowledgeable about goalies but possibly Zherenko as well.

 

[simon IC]

Tucker. Because ... I like him.

 

[aceoutdoor]

I got a feeling Zherenko is going to be a good NHL goalie.

 

[STL fan in MN]

Going with Buchinger. I think he’s going to be one of the top offensive d-men in the OHL this season. If all goes right for him, he’ll be very similar to Vince Dunn. That’s way more valuable than an Alexandrov or Tucker IMO.

No guarantee he makes it but finding guys like Tucker and Alexandrov isn’t overly hard or expensive. A top-4 offensive d-man can be very valuable.

 

[Robb_K]

I hope, for The Blues' sake, that the best prospect left is one of Buchinger, Lööf (The Unpronouncible), or Tucker. But, I also seem to have higher hopes for Robertsson's offensive upside than most on this board. Alexandrov has already proven that he can play in The NHL and be productive. But, I think All those I've listed are in the same tier and it's difficult to justify sticking one ahead of the others. And, of course Ellis, with a long way to go in his career, being a goalie is impossible to judge against skaters. And Pekarcik, Burns and Kessell could probably be thrown in there, as well. After the next 3 or so, there's probably no use in my voting.

Despite my lack of a crystal ball, I voted for Buchinger.

How funny would Leo's family name sound to us English speakers? "Leur-eurff"? Sort of like a choking hiccup? Where is our resident Lappilainen when we need him?

 

[Memento]

Buchinger easily. He's our best offensive defenseman in our system - professional and minors. In my opinion, at his peak, he's a number three defenseman and very good - if not elite - powerplay quarterback.

 

[Beauterham]

Buchinger, top-4 Defenseman potential. After Buchinger and Pekarcik are picked, IMO there are no more players that have higher than 3rd/4th line or bottom-6 pairing potential.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Also went with Buchinger. I was really impressed with his highlights throughout the season, and I also value top 4 upside over bottom 6.

With that said, I understand why people would vote for Alexandrov here. He’s NHL ready, and had himself a really good season last year. I think he arrived a year earlier than expected, as well.

 

[Stealth JD]

I’ll take the Vorobyov…though Alexandrov is probably more deserving.

 

[Mike Liut]

Isn’t it great having really good prospects to choose and #9 in the pool? There’s 4-5 guys I can choose here.

 

[BrokenFace]

I factor in upside pretty heavily when I vote in these polls. Because defensemen tend to develop later than forwards, I still give Buchinger an edge because I think he can be a legit top pairing D-man.

 

[Blueston]

I voted burns. I’m not sold on either Alexandrov or Buchinger so went for burns upside.

Alexandrov isn’t waivers exempt and I’m not clear that there is a spot for him In lineup. He struggled defensively and on face offs, so I question whether he sticks at center. if not, he’s just a bottom 6 winger with no standout skill.

i like Buchinger feet but not sure about rest. He moves like Dunn but does he have the toughness to win individual battles? Or is he just slightly undersized mobile defenseman who can’t run a pp? Bc the next Calle Rosen doesn’t really excite me.

burns has good size, toughness, mobility, can play either side. He is raw and long ways from nhl, but he has legit top 4 (or better) upside if he can put it together. This is stage of polls where we are sorting through guys who either have less upside or are further away (or both). Chances are couple might exceed our expectations. I’m gonna guess that burns could be one to do that.

 

[Davimir Tarablad]

Voted Alexandrov, his AHL numbers have been similar to Barbashev's, and I think he could end up being that sort of player, that's a great piece to have.

 

[Reality Czech]

I voted burns. I’m not sold on either Alexandrov or Buchinger so went for burns upside.

Alexandrov isn’t waivers exempt and I’m not clear that there is a spot for him In lineup. He struggled defensively and on face offs, so I question whether he sticks at center. if not, he’s just a bottom 6 winger with no standout skill.

i like Buchinger feet but not sure about rest. He moves like Dunn but does he have the toughness to win individual battles? Or is he just slightly undersized mobile defenseman who can’t run a pp? Bc the next Calle Rosen doesn’t really excite me.

burns has good size, toughness, mobility, can play either side. He is raw and long ways from nhl, but he has legit top 4 (or better) upside if he can put it together. This is stage of polls where we are sorting through guys who either have less upside or are further away (or both). Chances are couple might exceed our expectations. I’m gonna guess that burns could be one to do that.

Not disagreeing but how many rookies are good at faceoffs and defense? Pretty much none that I can think of. O'Reilly maybe. The question is how much can he improve on those areas and I believe he can. Guess we will see this year, but I feel like he's still got a lot of room to grow.

 

[Blueston]

Not disagreeing but how many rookies are good at faceoffs and defense? Pretty much none that I can think of. O'Reilly maybe. The question is how much can he improve on those areas and I believe he can. Guess we will see this year, but I feel like he's still got a lot of room to grow.

he can grow, but he was 35% on faceoffs and 45% ES corsi despite heavily sheltered deployment. which means he has great deal of improving he needs to do. and he will be 23 by opening night. so while i expect him to get better at those areas, he isn't that young and would need to make great strides on faceoff and defense to be merely bad.

 

[LGB]

he can grow, but he was 35% on faceoffs and 45% ES corsi despite heavily sheltered deployment. which means he has great deal of improving he needs to do. and he will be 23 by opening night. so while i expect him to get better at those areas, he isn't that young and would need to make great strides on faceoff and defense to be merely bad.

I didn’t see any glaring defensive issues. Most of our team had an awful CF%, many notable players being lower than him. His xG share though was actually just over 50%.

 

[Blueston]

I didn’t see any glaring defensive issues. Most of our team had an awful CF%, many notable players being lower than him. His xG share though was actually just over 50%.

He had, what, 65% offensive zone starts? And against bottom 6 players. He does have some skill and I think he can in time carve out role, but he requires waivers to go down and I question whether he can bring more value to big club than guy like Mac Mac.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

I voted burns. I’m not sold on either Alexandrov or Buchinger so went for burns upside.

Alexandrov isn’t waivers exempt and I’m not clear that there is a spot for him In lineup. He struggled defensively and on face offs, so I question whether he sticks at center. if not, he’s just a bottom 6 winger with no standout skill.

i like Buchinger feet but not sure about rest. He moves like Dunn but does he have the toughness to win individual battles? Or is he just slightly undersized mobile defenseman who can’t run a pp? Bc the next Calle Rosen doesn’t really excite me.

burns has good size, toughness, mobility, can play either side. He is raw and long ways from nhl, but he has legit top 4 (or better) upside if he can put it together. This is stage of polls where we are sorting through guys who either have less upside or are further away (or both). Chances are couple might exceed our expectations. I’m gonna guess that burns could be one to do that.

I’m hoping he can stay healthy and get a good look at him. For me, I saw clips. Like what I saw, l but need to see Burns play more. Saw some Loof in him. Maybe undervaluing both players.

 

[joe galiba]

He had, what, 65% offensive zone starts? And against bottom 6 players. He does have some skill and I think he can in time carve out role, but he requires waivers to go down and I question whether he can bring more value to big club than guy like Mac Mac.

but if his role is bottom six, than we should be evaluating him on how he does against other bottom six players
not sure if he will ever be more than an average 4th line player, but I would take him in a heartbeat over Mac, to my eyes Mac makes Toro look like Mathews in comparison (in fairness, my eye test has failed me before and surely will do so again)

 

[STL fan in MN]

I voted for Buchinger here but I’m surprised how few votes Tucker is getting relative to Alexandrov. Both guys don’t have overly high ceilings but about the same level of likely impact IMO. Perhaps I just value d-men a little higher or maybe it’s the physical edge Tucker brings but I value him slightly more than Alexandrov.