2019 Spring Prospect Rankings Poll: # 11

Who is the Sabres' #11 Prospect?

  • Jack Dougherty, D

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Casey Fitzgerald, D

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Jonas Johansson, G

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Linus Lindstrand Cronholm, D

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Sean Malone, C

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Andrew Oglevie, C

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    33
  • Poll closed .

Ruckus007

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May 27, 2003
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All prospects who fit the HF prospect criteria are included.

ELIGIBILITY
-In his Age-24 season with fewer than 65 NHL games for a skater (or 45 games for a goalie).

-If signed out of Europe or the NCAA at age 22 or older, fewer than 65 (skaters) or 45 (goalies) games within three years of signing.

-The following players' eligibility is based on the 22 and over rule: C.J. Smith (03/30/20), Lawrence Pilut (03/15/21), Andrew Oglevie (04/11/21), Victor Olofsson (04/24/21), Brandon Hickey (07/01/21)

-Danny O'Regan and Taylor Leier will age out after this season.

-If I have made any mistakes with the list, let me know.

RULES
Each poll runs 24 hours and is public. Vote for your choice and nominate a prospect from the list below to replace that player on the subsequent poll.

If there is a tie in the Top 10, there will be a run-off and the losing prospect will be returned to the pool for the next vote. Outside the Top 10, the tie will hold, the two highest Adds will be added and we'll move on.

PROSPECT RANKINGS
In the past, we've also done skater-only and goalie-only threads, as well as aggregate-type of rankings. If someone is interested, they are welcome to inherit that responsibility.

Spring 2019, Top 20
1. Lawrence Pilut, D (+7): 44 of 102 votes (43.1%). Runner up, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (29 votes)
2. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G (+11): 40 of 78 votes (51.3%). Runner up, Victor Olofsson (24 votes)
3. Victor Olofsson, LW (+4): 55 of 90 votes (61.1%). Runner up, Alexander Nylander (10 votes)
4. Alexander Nylander, RW (--): 25 of 53 votes (45.3%). Runner up, Oskari Laaksonen (11 votes)
5. Rasmus Asplund, C (--): 24 of 83 votes (28.9%). Runner up, William Borgen (21 votes)
6. William Borgen, D (+5): 29 of 67 votes (43.3%). Runner up, Oskari Laaksonen (27 votes)
7. Oskari Laaksonen, D (+5): 40 of 54 votes (74.1%). Runner up, C.J. Smith (7 votes)
8. Mattias Samuelsson, D (+1): 25 of 63 votes (39.7%). Runner up, C.J. Smith (22 votes)
9. C.J. Smith, LW (+5): 11 of 23 votes (47.8%). Runner up, Marcus Davidsson (7 votes)
10. Marcus Davidsson, C (--): 29 of 57 votes (50.9%). Runner up, Matej Pekar (15 votes)

Eligible to be added
D: Ivan Chukarov, Brandon Hickey, Miska Kukkonen, Brycen Martin, Philip Nyberg, Devante Stephens, William Worge Kreu

F: Christopher Brown, Eric Cornel, Vasili Glotov, Connor Hurley, Taylor Leier, Brett Murray, Maxwell Willman
 

Gabrielor

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Jun 28, 2011
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I think if this poll started today, Nylander might be #1

I think he could’ve tipped the scales to 3 instead of 4, but 1/2 is tough. 6K is having an absurd season, and Pilut has shown the consistency (same with Olof). Nylander has a higher ceiling than everyone except maybe 6K, but he needs to show the consistency.

At the very least, he seems to show that he’s a much better NHL player than an AHL player.
 

tsujimoto74

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May 28, 2012
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I think he could’ve tipped the scales to 3 instead of 4, but 1/2 is tough. 6K is having an absurd season, and Pilut has shown the consistency (same with Olof). Nylander has a higher ceiling than everyone except maybe 6K, but he needs to show the consistency.

At the very least, he seems to show that he’s a much better NHL player than an AHL player.

I think Laaksonen has the 2nd highest ceiling after UPL. Not sure whether I'm off my rocker, or if he's being underrated because he was an unheralded mid-round pick or because he's in Europe so people rarely see him. He's having a huge season, though, and his development trajectory is on a steep upward curve.
 

Chainshot

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Feb 28, 2002
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Tarnation
I don’t have my list in front of me so I can’t remember if I have Bryson or Pekar here. I love Bryson’s game and that he is getting recognition at long last.
 

Snippit

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Dec 5, 2012
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Pekar's numbers are nothing mind-boggling for a D+1 guy.

Still Bryson
 

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