Prospect Info: 2018-19 Prospects Thread II (CHL, NCAA, Junior A, Europe)

[AllAboutAvs]

No clue where Annunen, Werner or Shmakov belong, so no goalies on my list. Tiers are very loosely ranked on some combination of reachable potential, how far away they are, how versatile/adaptable their game is, and personal preferences...but I wouldn't argue vehemently against any order you want to put the A's into, and with few exceptions the B's.


Bluechip:
Cale Makar, RHD

A-Prospect:
Martin Kaut, W
Tyson Jost, W
Shane Bowers, C/W
Connor Timmins, RHD
Nicolas Meloche, RHD*

B-Prospect:
A.J. Greer, W
Igor Shvyrev, C/W
Tyler Weiss, W
Nikolai Kovalenko, W
Ty Lewis, W
Sampo Ranta, W
Cam Morrison, C/W


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I know nobody else likes Mel as much as I do, but I can't help that y'all don't see the Foote/Manson-clone that's right in front of you

I like your list as far as tiers. However I would probably move Timmins above Jost and Bowers due to his ceiling. At this point I would probably move Bowers above Jost as well but I'm OK with Jost above Bowers also due to him having already reach the NHL. Kovalenko would be moved just below Greer as well. I was very impressed by him in the WJC. But like you said they are all pretty close to each others within these tiers except for Timming IMO.

 

[cgf]

I like your list as far as tiers. However I would probably move Timmins above Jost and Bowers due to his ceiling. At this point I would probably move Bowers above Jost as well but I'm OK with Jost above Bowers also due to him having already reach the NHL. Kovalenko would be moved just below Greer as well. I was very impressed by him in the WJC. But like you said they are all pretty close to each others within these tiers except for Timming IMO.

I didn't really rank the A's at all and just ordered them as they popped into my head, thus them being organized positionally.

The B's have a little more order to their placement...at least on the extremes of the tier; as Morrison & Ranta are the two B's I have the least expectations for while Greer & Shvyryov are probably my favorites. With Weiss / Kovalenko / Lewis all being guys I don't really expect anything from, but whom I could see any of becoming Compher-esque middle 6ers.

Even with Ranta, it's not that I dislike him as a longterm project; it's just he's got so much work to do & experience to gain that it's tough to expect him to make it all of the way to that interesting potential...but it's good to add prospects like him to the pipeline, kids that can be developed slowly over time & maybe we get an ELC contributor or two out of it at a time where we need the extra little bit of capspace.

 

[Foppa2118]

Did they call a penalty on that slash? Didn't see the ref put his arm up. That was one of those finger nail exploding slashes on the finger tips.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I didn't really rank the A's at all and just ordered them as they popped into my head, thus them being organized positionally.

The B's have a little more order to their placement...at least on the extremes of the tier; as Morrison & Ranta are the two B's I have the least expectations for while Greer & Shvyryov are probably my favorites. With Weiss / Kovalenko / Lewis all being guys I don't really expect anything from, but whom I could see any of becoming Compher-esque middle 6ers.

Even with Ranta, it's not that I dislike him as a longterm project; it's just he's got so much work to do & experience to gain that it's tough to expect him to make it all of the way to that interesting potential...but it's good to add prospects like him to the pipeline, kids that can be developed slowly over time & maybe we get an ELC contributor or two out of it at a time where we need the extra little bit of capspace.

Got you on the As. As for the Bs I think we are very close on our ranking. You seem to like Shvyrev more than I do and vice versa on Kovalenko.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

1G and 1A for Saigeon today. He has had at least one pt in each of his games since being traded to Oshawa.

 

[Hasbro]

A friend of mine is getting married in Amherst in June.

He won't move the date up so I can see Makar in person.

Selfish, selfish, selfish.

 

[Balthazar]

Go vote for Makar here please:

The Voting Page for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award

 

[Avs_19]

Bowers has turned things around after a slow start. He only had 3 goals and 1 assist in the first 10 games but has 6 goals and 4 assists in the last 10 games.

 

[Goulet17]

 

[Pokecheque]

Not really that surprising, I think we all kinda wrote him off this season the minute that injury happened.

 

[Foppberg]

It's a shame. He looked like he was starting to make some progress as a solid bottom 6 guy for us.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

A shame, Kam was the one who solidified that 4th line and made it respectable, instead of whatever it is we're seeing now.

 

[The Kingslayer]

Why back in Russia though? Kid cant rehab here? To close to Putin for my liking. I want Kamenev back.

 

[Pokecheque]

Why back in Russia though? Kid cant rehab here? To close to Putin for my liking. I want Kamenev back.

The same could be said about the United States.

 

[cgf]

Why back in Russia though? Kid cant rehab here? To close to Putin for my liking. I want Kamenev back.

Atas finally made him realize that if he had developed in the KHL instead of AHL, his bones would be unbreakable...

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Atas finally made him realize that if he had developed in the KHL instead of AHL, his bones would be unbreakable...

Russian machine (who stayed in Russia) never breaks.

 

[Goulet17]

AJ Greer up to 27 points (13 g, 14 a) and 39 PIMs in 32 games with the Eagles this season.

 

[AvsCOL]

Please leave Jost in Loveland for now. The Avs are falling apart, and he's not going to stop it, so just let him continue doing his thing.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Please leave Jost in Loveland for now. The Avs are falling apart, and he's not going to stop it, so just let him continue doing his thing.

Yes please. Just have Greer-Jost-Kaut stay together and let them be the line in the AHL

 

[Patagonia]

Jost finally gets a point!

He needs to stay in the AHL for the season. Can’t improve the AVs sinking season. Playing with steady linemates in Greer and Kaut could rebuild his confidence to save his career.

 

[Gigantor The Goalie]

Good news about Justus Annunen. We all know he had a bad start with a sub 0.880 SV%. Recently though he's worked his way up to a 0.894 SV% which on the surface isn't great but for me it's always been about the improvement which he's at least doing statistically.

Also with Spencer Martin being in his 4th AHL season and Adam Werner looking like he'll join the team next season this is slightly relevant reading:

 

[Metallo]

Go vote for Makar here please:

The Voting Page for the Hobey Baker Memorial Award

I’ll vote for Priskie, the only hockey player. The others are business men.

 

[Mac2Rants]

I just noticed that bowers is now listed at 6'2" on HDB, was previously lised at 6' before this WJC. Is this correct?, I figured he would be taller since they had that height there since he was in the USHL.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I just noticed that bowers is now listed at 6'2" on HDB, was previously lised at 6' before this WJC. Is this correct?, I figured he would be taller since they had that height there since he was in the USHL.

BU has him at 6'2" and 188 lbs so I would bet that is accurate.

 

[Mac2Rants]

BU has him at 6'2" and 188 lbs so I would bet that is accurate.

Awesome, Thanks.