2013-14 Mid-Season Prospect Poll: #2

[TheMistyStranger]

Is Hurley really ahead of Kea? I need to pay more attention I guess.

 

[wunderpanda]

Grigs, add Possler

 

[Beerz]

Nikita ...

Add Kea

 

[Chainshot]

Zadorov pretty easily after his impressive camps and early season surprising play. The tremendous upside seems to be much closer, his development arc much further than even I had hoped.

Add... Kea/Bailey/Possler are in a clump, but with Possler's knee still an uncertainty, I'll take Kea as the lower-ceiling but very developed pivot over Bailey's untapped, unfinished skills.

 

[B U F F A L O]

Zadarov, Add Ruhwedel

 

[Zman5778]

Is Hurley really ahead of Kea? I need to pay more attention I guess.

For me, the upside there is tantalizing. I don't know if he can ever turn into an elite-level playmaker.......but he could certainly be a first-line or VERY good second line playmaker.

Kea, OTOH, is quite likely to be a Gaustad-like 4th line C. Nothing more....nothing a whole lot less.

They might wind up being back-to-back for me, with Kea one spot behind Hurley.

 

[Paxon]

Zadorov, Ruhwedel

 

[TheMistyStranger]

For me, the upside there is tantalizing. I don't know if he can ever turn into an elite-level playmaker.......but he could certainly be a first-line or VERY good second line playmaker.

Kea, OTOH, is quite likely to be a Gaustad-like 4th line C. Nothing more....nothing a whole lot less.

They might wind up being back-to-back for me, with Kea one spot behind Hurley.

Hurley's upside is that high? Wow. I really do need to pay more attention.

 

[Zman5778]

Hurley's upside is that high? Wow. I really do need to pay more attention.

Had he been born a mere 24 hours later, he'd be in this draft and a sure-fire first round pick, especially with the way he's been performing since his trade to Green Bay.

 

[TheMistyStranger]

Had he been born a mere 24 hours later, he'd be in this draft and a sure-fire first round pick, especially with the way he's been performing since his trade to Green Bay.

Oh. Well good drafting, us!

 

[yahhockey]

Zaddy....add Ruh

Assuming Grigorenko wins the next vote then the real fun will begin

 

[enthusiast]

Grigs/Cat

 

[Savitar]

Zadorov! Add Justin Bailey! The Kid is amazing!

 

[jBuds]

Top three is:

Grigs
Zadorov
Ristolainen

 

[Chainshot]

For me, the upside there is tantalizing. I don't know if he can ever turn into an elite-level playmaker.......but he could certainly be a first-line or VERY good second line playmaker.

Kea, OTOH, is quite likely to be a Gaustad-like 4th line C. Nothing more....nothing a whole lot less.

They might wind up being back-to-back for me, with Kea one spot behind Hurley.

Kea's skating separates him widely from Gaustad. Kea skates well, not just "skates well for a big man" but he skates well and IS a big man. That should translate his ability to find and finish his checks in a way Paul had to work extra at to accomplish. Kea's upside is like the Gaustad we wanted defensively rather than the one we had, who can skate.

 

[EichHart]

Why are people still so high on Grigs? He has looked horrendous. I don't think he has the drive or motivation to improve the aspects of his game that are needed to be successful at the NHL level. I see him busting more than any of our prospects. I have Larsson, Ullmark, Compher, and McCabe ahead of him.

 

[vcv]

Why are people still so high on Grigs? He has looked horrendous. I don't think he has the drive or motivation to improve the aspects of his game that are needed to be successful at the NHL level. I see him busting more than any of our prospects. I have Larsson, Ullmark, Compher, and McCabe ahead of him.

Ceiling.

 

[Push Dr Tracksuit]

Ceiling.

Probably the second highest ceiling in the system. Zadorov is a more reliable prospect so Risto, Zads, Grigs as my top 3. As I've said before, next mid season poll is when I'll start dropping him. If he looks like he did in a Buffalo when he's in Roc he will sink in my rankings faster then Leo DiCaprio in Titanic.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Why are people still so high on Grigs? He has looked horrendous. I don't think he has the drive or motivation to improve the aspects of his game that are needed to be successful at the NHL level. I see him busting more than any of our prospects. I have Larsson, Ullmark, Compher, and McCabe ahead of him.

Because he's super talented. There are question marks around him, for sure, but his upside is miles ahead of our next best forward prospect IMO.

 

[Woodhouse]

Poll closed. Zadorov wins, while Ruhwedel's the add.

Add votes: Ruhwedel-27, Possler-9, Kea-5, Bailey-3, Catenacci-1.