Prospect Info: 2015 Annual Prospect Poll #5

[The Midnight Burrito]

Last Poll: Montour wins, close one. Does Manson get the overflow, or will the Montour adherents find someone else? Montour and Manson were close last year, too.

NOTE THAT BERKOVITZ IS OUT OF ORDER. I forgot him when I was listing everyone. On the off chance he's your number 5, he's at the bottom.


Each poll will be open for 48 hours. If it's not close after 24 hours, I'll call it. If it is, it'll go the full 48. In the event of a tie after 48 hours, a 24-hour runoff will be held. The winner will get the open spot; the loser will go back into the pool, not get the next-lowest rank. The poll will go up to #25. Players are in the poll on the basis of HF's prospect criteria. Essentially, skaters with less than 65 games before the season of their 24th birthday, or goalies with less than 45 games before the season of their 24th birthday, are considered prospects. There are some nuances with respect to older-signed players, which I believe only applies to Matt Bailey this year.

Vote on players using whatever criteria you like. This isn't the readiness poll or the talent poll or the most-likely-to-be-best poll, it's just a survey of who we as Duck fans like.


Prior years results:
2004-05 Lockout II Edition
2010 Edition
2011 Edition
2012 Edition
2013 Lockout III Edition
2014 Edition
(if anyone can find other years, let me know and I'll add them)

year | rank | Prospect | year | rank | Prospect | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | Prospect | change | year | rank | prospect | change 2005 | 1 | Getzlaf | 2010 | 1 | Sbisa | 2011 | 1 | Etem | +5 | 2012 | 1 | Palmieri | +2 | 2013 | 1 | Gibson | +6 | 2014 | 1 | Gibson |0
| 2 | Bryzgalov || 2 | Fowler || 2 | Holland | +2 || 2 | Vatanen | +2 || 2 | Lindholm | +3 || 2 | Vatanen | +5
| 3 | Perry || 3 | Gardiner || 3 | Palmieri | +2 || 3 | Etem | -2 || 3 | Silfverberg |n/a|| 3 | Karlsson | +7
| 4 | Smid || 4 | Holland || 4 | Vatanen | +3 || 4 | Holland | -2 || 4 | Etem | -1 || 4 | Ritchie |n/a
| 5 | Holmqvist || 5 | Palmieri || 5 | REDACTED | +11 || 5 | Lindholm |n/a|| 5 | Rakell | +3 || 5 | Andersen | +7
| 6 | Brent || 6 | Etem || 6 | DSP | +7 || 6 | DSP |0|| 6 | Holland | -2 || 6 | Rakell | -1
| 7 | Kunitz || 7 | Vatanen || 7 | Gibson |n/a|| 7 | Gibson |0|| 7 | Vatanen | -5 || 7 | Kerdiles | +1
| 8 | Popovic || 8 | Clark || 8 | Rakell |n/a|| 8 | Rakell |0|| 8 | Kerdiles | +1 || 8 | Theodore | +3
| 9 | Smirnov || 9 | Mitera || 9 | Maroon |n/a|| 9 | Kerdiles |n/a|| 9 | Noesen |n/a|| 9 | Noesen |0
| 10 | S. O'Brien || 10 | Bonino || 10 | Bonino |0|| 10 | Karlsson | +4 || 10 | Karlsson |0|| 10 | Sorensen | +4
| 11 | Saunders || 11 | Deschamps || 11 | Clark | -3 || 11 | Andersen |n/a|| 11 | Theodore |n/a|| 11 | Pettersson |n/a
| 12 | Smith || 12 | McMillan || 12 | Friberg |n/a|| 12 | Wagner | +6 || 12 | Andersen | -1 || T12 | Manson | +13
| 13 | Glenncross || 13 | DSP || 13 | Deschamps | -2 || 13 | Friberg | -1 || 13 | Smith-Pelly | -7 || T12 | Montour |n/a
| 14 | Korsunov || 14 | Newton || 14 | Karlsson |n/a|| 14 | Clark | -3 || 14 | Sorensen |n/a|| 14 | Friberg | +5
| 15 | Konopka || 15 | Bobkov || 15 | Bobkov |0|| 15 | Welinski | +5 || 15 | Roy | +2 || 15 | Wagner | +2
| 16 | Martensson || 16 | REDACTED || 16 | Macenauer |n/a|| 16 | Maroon | -7 || 16 | Welinski | -1 || 16 | Roy | -1
| 17 | Foster || 17 | Pielmeier || 17 | Cramarossa |n/a|| 17 | Roy |n/a|| 17 | Wagner | -5 || 17 | Welinski | -1
| 18 | Penner || 18 | Sharp || 18 | Wagner |n/a|| 18 | Bobkov | -3 || 18 | Laganiere |n/a|| 18 | Laganiere |0
| 19 | Klubertanz || 19 | Heed || 19 | Schofield |n/a|| 19 | Lind | +2 || 19 | Friberg | -6 || 19 | Thompson | +1
| 20 | Parenteau || 20 | Manson || 20 | Welinski |n/a|| 20 | Cramarossa | -3 || 20 | Thompson |n/a|| 20 | Kase |n/a
| 21 | Perrault || 21 |N/A|| 21 | Lind |n/a|| 21 | A. O'Brien |n/a|| 21 | Sarault |n/a|| 21 | Bobkov | +2
| 22 |N/A|| 22 |N/A|| 22 | Newton | -8 || 22 | Heed | +3 || 22 | Cramarossa | -2 || 22 | Blacker |n/a
| 23 |N/A|| 23 |N/A|| 23 | Carle |n/a|| 23 | Caputi |n/a|| 23 | Bobkov | -5 || 23 | Megna |n/a
| 24 |N/A|| 24 |N/A|| 24 | Perlini |n/a|| 24 | Cooper |n/a|| 24 |N/A||| 24 | Besse |n/a
| 25 |N/A|| 25 |N/A|| 25 | Heed | -6 || 25 | Manson |NR|| 25 |N/A||| 25 | Aaltonen |n/a

Notable Graduates/Departures:
Aaltonen
Andersen
Blacker
Bobkov
Karlsson
Laganiere
Rakell
Vatanen

This year's results:

Rank | Prospect | yearly change | overall change
1| Gibson |n/a| +7 (since 2011)
2| Theodore | +6 | +9 (since 2013)
3| Ritchie | +1 | +1 (since 2014)
4| Montour | +8 | +8 (since 2014)

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[Ducks Nation*]

Went Kerdiles but thought about Manson

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

Went Kerdiles but thought about Manson

That's what Kerdiles' girlfriend said.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

manson got my vote, i think he's ready for the NHL right now

 

[Ducksforcup]

Manson is more or less NHL ready and the org. seems to love him.

Went with him.

 

[Opak]

Voted for Manson again. Friberg/Kerdiles/Noesen/Roy are up next.

 

[Sojourn]

I like Manson a lot, but I just don't think he's at the same level of a guy like Kerdiles. But I think he gets a little overrated. He started to fade quickly at the NHL level, and I just don't see top 4 in him right now. Hopefully he proves me wrong.

 

[Static]

I think noesen is a better forward prospect than kerdiles, I'm surprised he's getting so much love.

Manson's ceiling is an issue for me, but maybe that's because I'm so unsure on what exactly his ceiling even is. He's a confusing development case.

 

[Ducks Nation*]

I think noesen is a better forward prospect than kerdiles, I'm surprised he's getting so much love.

Manson's ceiling is an issue for me, but maybe that's because I'm so unsure on what exactly his ceiling even is. He's a confusing development case.

I think at Noesen very best he would be a similar player to Dustin Brown (not a bad thing)

I think Kerdiles could be better.

Who knows though.

 

[Ducksforcup]

I think noesen is a better forward prospect than kerdiles, I'm surprised he's getting so much love.

Manson's ceiling is an issue for me, but maybe that's because I'm so unsure on what exactly his ceiling even is. He's a confusing development case.

Tend to agree in fact Noesen was going to be my next vote. Despite the various injuries hampering his development, I think he might end up being Norfolk's best forward next season.

Really liked how mature he looked in the development camp.

 

[alcolol]

Manson, Noesen, Kerdiles, Larsson would be my order

 

[Ducks Nation*]

I'd have Roy pretty high but I think he is gone so it affects my decision

 

[Italian President]

voted Manson, since he's played more in the NHL than anyone else on the list.

 

[Hockey Duckie]

Tend to agree in fact Noesen was going to be my next vote. Despite the various injuries hampering his development, I think he might end up being Norfolk's best forward next season.

Really liked how mature he looked in the development camp.

You mean San Diego. ahem...

Quite surprised how Noesen is dropping like a brick in still water.

 

[snarktacular]

You mean San Diego. ahem...

Quite surprised how Noesen is dropping like a brick in still water.

Noesen was ranked 9th last year. That's not dropping.

He never was considered to have high-end skill. His production didn't improve in juniors. And he's lost 2 of the most important development years.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Voted for Manson. In agreement with the list thus far, having a tough time deciding who I will pick next.

 

[KaseMeOutside]

I think noesen is a better forward prospect than kerdiles, I'm surprised he's getting so much love.

Manson's ceiling is an issue for me, but maybe that's because I'm so unsure on what exactly his ceiling even is. He's a confusing development case.

Noesen is always hurt

 

[The Midnight Burrito]

This one isn't close, no need to go the full two days.