Prospect Info: 2017 HF Devils Top 25 Prospect Rankings

Zippy316

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Doing something different this year:

The poll is multi-choice. PICK 5 players who you think are the next 5 prospects.

I will then take the players with the most votes rank him 21, next one 22, etc.

RankPlayer
1Nico Hischier
2Michael McLeod
3Steve Santini
4John Quenneville
5Blake Speers
6Yegor Rykov
7Mackenzie Blackwood
8Jesper Boqvist
9Joey Anderson
10Miles Wood
11Mirco Mueller
12Nikita Popugayev
13Reilly Walsh
14Nathan Bastian
15Brandon Gignac
16Fabian Zetterlund
17Jesper Bratt
18Marian Studenic
19Mikhail Maltsev
20Aarne Talvitie
21Jeremy Davies
22Colton White
23Jocktan Chainey
24Brett Seney
25Gilles Senn
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[table="head;width=4000]Rank|Player|POS|Draft Position|2016-17 Team(s)|Vote %|2016 Result|2015 Result
#1|Nico Hischier|C|2017 #1|Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)|---|Pavel Zacha|Pavel Zacha
#2|Michael McLeod|C|2016 #12|Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)|82.02%|Michael McLeod|Steven Santini
#3|Steve Santini|D|2013 #42|Albany Devils (AHL)/New Jersey Devils (NHL)|71.26%|Steven Santini|John Quenneville
#4|John Quenneville|W|2014 #30|Albany Devils (AHL)/New Jersey Devils (NHL)|68.18%|John Quenneville|Reid Boucher
#5|Blake Speers|RW|2015 #67|Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)|33.3%|Mackenzie Blackwood|Stefan Matteau
#6|Yegor Rykov|D|2016 #132|SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)|22%|Joseph Blandisi|MacKenzie Blackwood
#T-7|MacKenzie Blackwood|G|2015 #38|Albany Devils (AHL)|30.61%|Miles Wood|Blake Coleman
#T-7|Jesper Boqvist|C|2017 #36|Brynas IF (SHL)|30.61%|Josh Jacobs|Josh Jacobs
#9|Joey Anderson|RW|2016 #73|University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC)|50.63|Blake Speers|Blake Speers
#10|Miles Wood|LW|2013 #100|Albany Devils (AHL)/New Jersey Devils (NHL)|56.16%|Nathan Bastian|Joseph Blandisi
#11|Mirco Mueller|D|2013 #18|San Jose Barracuda (AHL)|41.56%|Nick Lappin|Raman Hrabrenka|
#12|Nikita Popugayev|RW|2017 #98|M. Jaw Warriors/P. George Cougars (WHL)|37.66%|Mikhail Maltsev|Miles Wood
#13|Reilly Walsh|D|2017 #81|Proctor Academy (USHS)/Chicago Steel (USHL)|43.04%|Scott Wedgewood|Ryan Kujawinski
#14|Nathan Bastian|RW|2016 #42|Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)|57.53%|Brandon Gignac|Seth Helgeson
#15|Brandon Gignac|C|2016 #70|Shawnigan Cataractes (QMJHL)|61.82%|Joey Anderson|Kerfoot/Kalinin|
#16|Fabian Zetterlund|RW|2017 #63|Farjestad BK J20 (SuperElite/SHL)|55.36%|Colton White|Kerfoot/Kalinin|
#17|Jesper Bratt|W|2016 #162|AIK (Allsvenkan)|69.23%|Vojtech Mozik|Vojtech Mozik|
#18|Marian Studenic|RW|2017 #150|Hamilton Bulldogs (OHL)|31.03%|Yegor Rykov|Graham Black
#19|Mikhail Maltsev|C|2016 #112|SKA-Neva St. Petersburg (VHL)|26.23%|Blake Coleman|Blake Pietila
#20|Aarne Talvitie|F|2017 #163|Blues U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)|36.36%|Reece Scarlett|Maxime Clermont|
#21|Jeremy Davies|D|2016 #192|Northeastern (Hockey East)|73.24%|
#22|Colton White|D|2015 #97|Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)|60.56%|
#23|Jocktan Chainey|D|2017 #191|Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)|47.89%|
#24|Brett Seney|W|2015 #157|Merrimack (Hockey East)|46.48%|
#25|Gilles Senn|G|2017 #129|HC Davos (NLA)|40.85%|

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Crazy how Jacobs goes from 7/8 to not even in the top 20.

he really needed to establish himself as a legit prospect in his first pro year and he didn't do that at all. It's pretty harsh but not really undeserved i think. (not saying you think it's undeserved, just musing)
 

Devils Dominion

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Jacobs, unfortunately, is not very good at anything.

Weak shot, average skater, average hockey sense, soft.

He has a decent chance to be a run of the mill AHL defenseman.

But, he will not make a mark in the NHL other than a possible cup of coffee at some point.
 

JimEIV

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I think Seney is very overlooked also. I think Seney should've been in the top 20.
 

Triumph

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White is a better prospect than Davies.

Insofar as one was drafted by Conte and one wasn't, sure. While White is younger than Davies, he's had a nondescript junior career so far points-wise. Odds are he's a fringe AHLer this year.

Davies had a very good freshman season, and yeah he was old for being a freshman but that's 2 good years he's put together in a row. If he can improve on that he can be something. White has a long way to go.
 

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The fun question will be if, by some minor miracle, Kerfoot does sign with the Devils. Where would he slot in on the list?
 

JimEIV

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Insofar as one was drafted by Conte and one wasn't, sure. While White is younger than Davies, he's had a nondescript junior career so far points-wise. Odds are he's a fringe AHLer this year.

Davies had a very good freshman season, and yeah he was old for being a freshman but that's 2 good years he's put together in a row. If he can improve on that he can be something. White has a long way to go.
Being 2nd in Dman scoring at 20 years old on a very weak Huskies team is not a good sign for a small offensive defenseman.

I'm a NU alum so I would like nothing more than Jeremy to have success...but to me he looks like a 1000 Jim Fahey's that I've seen before.
 
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Triumph

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Being 2nd in Dman scoring at 19 years old on a very weak Huskies team is not a good sign for a small offensive defenseman.

I'm a NU alum so I would like nothing more than Jeremy to have success...but to me he looks like a 1000 Jim Fahey's that I've seen before.

A very weak Huskies team that finished 18-15-5 with a +27 goal differential. Makes sense.

The defenseman who outscored Davies turned 23 in February.

Getting a Jim Fahey level player out of your 20th-25th best prospect is a win. Colton White is an enormous dog to become a Jim Fahey level player.
 

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Being 2nd in Dman scoring at 20 years old on a very weak Huskies team is not a good sign for a small offensive defenseman.

I'm a NU alum so I would like nothing more than Jeremy to have success...but to me he looks like a 1000 Jim Fahey's that I've seen before.

Were they that bad? Looks like they put some points on the board. Which would speak to your skepticism.

Still he was a frosh. Leading d-man point producer was 3 years older. He had better #'s then Ryan Shea who was Chicago's 4th round pick in 2015, also a freshman, and is basically the same age.
 

JimEIV

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A very weak Huskies team that finished 18-15-5 with a +27 goal differential. Makes sense.

The defenseman who outscored Davies turned 23 in February.

Getting a Jim Fahey level player out of your 20th-25th best prospect is a win. Colton White is an enormous dog to become a Jim Fahey level player.

Nobody looks at the total record. . nobody cares when Northeastern beats the hell out of Bentley...you only look at the Hockey east record.

They were 8th in a 12 team league with a record of 9-10-3.
 

Triumph

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Nobody looks at the total record. . nobody cares when Northeastern beats the hell out of Bentley...you only look at the Hockey east record.

They were 8th in a 12 team league with a record of 9-10-3.

I would not describe that as 'very weak'. I would describe it as mediocre or slightly below average, and indeed it looks like the goaltender was the main issue with the team - in conference they scored the 3rd most goals, just gave up the 4th most. They had a +2 goal differential in conference which ranked 6th.

I sure hope the Devils can be very weak next year, that'd apparently be a huge step up from what they've been the last few years.
 

JimEIV

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I would not describe that as 'very weak'. I would describe it as mediocre or slightly below average, and indeed it looks like the goaltender was the main issue with the team - in conference they scored the 3rd most goals, just gave up the 4th most. They had a +2 goal differential in conference which ranked 6th.

I sure hope the Devils can be very weak next year, that'd apparently be a huge step up from what they've been the last few years.

They gave up the 9th most goals in the division and scored the 3rd most. They gave up 71 goals 24 more in a 22 game schedule than the leader BU. 3.4 GA in 22 games.
 

Better Call Sal

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Nobody looks at the total record. . nobody cares when Northeastern beats the hell out of Bentley...you only look at the Hockey east record.

They were 8th in a 12 team league with a record of 9-10-3.

Not to derail this thread, but as an NU fan and alum, any opinion on Grant Jozefek? I know he didn't get a ton of time as a freshman this year but I coached him briefly and he was a local stud, so I'm hoping he gets every chance to succeed.
 

JimEIV

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Not to derail this thread, but as an NU fan and alum, any opinion on Grant Jozefek? I know he didn't get a ton of time as a freshman this year but I coached him briefly and he was a local stud, so I'm hoping he gets every chance to succeed.

I don't know anything about him. I have a couple of friends that live in Mass and pay closer attention to NU, I can ask.
 

Triumph

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They gave up the 9th most goals in the division and scored the 3rd most. They gave up 71 goals 24 more in a 22 game schedule than the leader BU. 3.4 GA in 22 games.

Cool, so you're just retelling me the numbers I told you. They were still +2 in goal differential in conference. That's at the very least close to average, and not the results of a 'very weak' team - Northeastern also basically used one goaltender and he posted an .897 SV%, so unless there was an issue with the defense, that seems like the problem.

Davies is still a better prospect than White, though obviously it's unlikely either guy becomes anything at the NHL level.
 

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