Prospect Info: 2019 Prospect rankings #2

[Paul4587]

Time for the annual prospect polls. Vote for who you think the best prospect is (using your own criteria of what you think makes someone the best prospect, eligibility is the hockeysfuture criteria). Polls will be up 48 hours, if they are close enough I'll make a tiebreaker poll.

Results so far:
1. Zegras

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First one was a blowout so I'm going to move quickly to 2. Expecting this one to be pretty competitive.

I voted Steel but I like all 4 of him, Terry, Comtois and Lundestrom. I think Steel thinks the game the best, has arguably as much offensive upside as any of the others but is ahead of all but Lundestrom defensively by quite a bit.

I'll add more guys as we go along, feel free to let me know who you think should be added in the comments. I'll probably add two of Guhle/Morand/Mahura/McLaughlin in the next poll.

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[Dryish]

I'm going Steel for #2 as well. Terry is right up there, honestly, but I think Steel's possibly higher upside has him ahead of Terry even if the latter may be better suited to the NHL game as of now.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

I like to think of the 2nd best prospect as 2A, 2B, 2C because i like equally Steel/Terry/Comtois as prospects.

 

[bsu]

Terry

 

[Gliff]

I'm surprised Steel is winning in a landslide. Its a little unfare of a represntation because the gap between Steel and Terry is really small.

 

[DigiDuck]

Terry, but it's close. At the moment I think he brings more than Steel, offensively at least. And he'll be more impactful this year.

 

[AngelDuck]

I think Comtois and Terry are pretty close but Steel has a clear edge

 

[ShadowDuck]

Comtois

I don’t expect him to win this, but I think he has a higher ceiling than the others

 

[91Fedorov]

I'm surprised Steel is winning in a landslide. Its a little unfare of a represntation because the gap between Steel and Terry is really small.

I agree with you. In fact, I voted for Terry.

 

[Duck Off]

Comtois

I don’t expect him to win this, but I think he has a higher ceiling than the others

Really? I think he has the lowest ceiling of those three, but I still rank him over Terry.

 

[eternalbedhead]

I really like Steel, and he's improved his skating, which was his big concern. Voted for him, though the gap between him and Terry is indeed pretty small.

EDIT: I'm surprised Lundestrom isn't getting any love. I think he's a smidge behind Steel, but he's up in that tier.

 

[Mr Rogers]

Close, but Terry for me

 

[Goose of Reason]

Comtois. He can do everything out there.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

At this point in time I feel pretty comfortable ranking the top three Zegras/Steel/Terry.

After that I have a bit of a tough time with Comtois and Lundestrom, lean towards the latter.

 

[Trojans86]

I think Terry has the potential to be an elite top line winger and Steel has the potential to be a low end 1c. Steel plays a tougher position and sees the ice a little better but Terry has some elite hands and can be a great playmaker. Both are pretty close to tied for me but I think Terry has a bit more potential however Steel is far more valuable due to position.

I need to see more of Comtois to catapult him to Terry and Steel level. If he is that good then we have a ton of really good young forward talent in the system.

 

[Exit Dose]

Lundestrom for me.

 

[ohcomeonref]

I'm surprised Steel is winning in a landslide. Its a little unfare of a represntation because the gap between Steel and Terry is really small.

I couldn't decide between Steel and Terry so I decided to vote for the guy we need to pan out more... Steel.

 

[Kalv]

Went with Terry but Steel is a very good pick as well

 

[JabbaJabba]

I chose Steel over Comtois. It's a fine line, but Steel is a center so I valued it a bit more.

 

[mightyquack]

Comtois

 

[Kalv]

To be more specific - what I have seen from Terry is that he has the ability to take over games offensively (not in the NHL yet). In WJCs he was playing the energy/defensive role as well because of the amount of the talent they had there, and he was able to be instrumental there too, not even counting the SO 5holes. , he was playing important minutes. When put in a major offensive role, he is able to drive, create, set up and finish the plays.

Steel does more of a dirty work. I haven`t seen him taking over games like Terry, offensively that is. I think simply put Steel doesn`t have as much offensive ability as Terry but is just a very solid all around prospect. Terry has to show he can translate his skill to the NHL though. Still, currently I give a slight edge to Terry I think his potential is higher - this season will give us a lot of idea though.

 

[Paul4587]

To be more specific - what I have seen from Terry is that he has the ability to take over games offensively (not in the NHL yet). In WJCs he was playing the energy/defensive role as well because of the amount of the talent they had there, and he was able to be instrumental there too, not even counting the SO 5holes. , he was playing important minutes. When put in a major offensive role, he is able to drive, create, set up and finish the plays.

Steel does more of a dirty work. I haven`t seen him taking over games like Terry, offensively that is. I think simply put Steel doesn`t have as much offensive ability as Terry but is just a very solid all around prospect. Terry has to show he can translate his skill to the NHL though. Still, currently I give a slight edge to Terry I think his potential is higher - this season will give us a lot of idea though.

How has Steel not shown the ability to take over games that but Terry has? Steel started slow in the AHL but ended up putting up very good numbers. He tore apart the WHL. He was better offensively than Terry at the world junior level and the NHL level last season.

Terry has better hands and is more shifty but Steel thus far has gotten more offensive results at every level except the AHL. Steels vision is at least as good as Terry’s and he has shown more of a knack for scoring goals.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Steel for me... i have him confidently above comtois/terry, tho both could end up better.

But right now i just love steels potential

 

[Kalv]

How has Steel not shown the ability to take over games that but Terry has? Steel started slow in the AHL but ended up putting up very good numbers. He tore apart the WHL. He was better offensively than Terry at the world junior level and the NHL level last season.

Terry has better hands and is more shifty but Steel thus far has gotten more offensive results at every level except the AHL. Steels vision is at least as good as Terry’s and he has shown more of a knack for scoring goals.

Steel was producing at the ridiculos levels when they had 2 top end centers there, I forgot the other guy, who was a Leafs prospect (overaer IIRC). His last year his production dipped - was still pretty good obviously.

I made my assumptions just from an eye test so take it for what it`s worth. Terry just seems to have the better offensive swag (if you can say it like that).
Terry also was a late grower - he was drafted at 5`11 and is now 6`1, he only recently finally started to really grow into his body, and was really dangerous in the AHL - which is much more important than NCAA or WHL. I remember when I was watching Terry in his D+1 season and he already had an amazing feel for the game and skill but he lacked strenght.

 

[Paul4587]

Steel was producing at the ridiculos levels when they had 2 top end centers there, I forgot the other guy, who was a Leafs prospect (overaer IIRC). His last year his production dipped - was still pretty good obviously.

I made my assumptions just from an eye test so take it for what it`s worth. Terry just seems to have the better offensive swag (if you can say it like that).
Terry also was a late grower - he was drafted at 5`11 and is now 6`1, he only recently finally started to really grow into his body, and was really dangerous in the AHL - which is much more important than NCAA or WHL. I remember when I was watching Terry in his D+1 season and he already had an amazing feel for the game and skill but he lacked strenght.

Fair enough. Offensively I think Terry is more flashy and noticeable but I don’t think it will offset Steels overall hockey IQ. I don’t think Terry will ever be close to Steel defensively though.