Prospect Info: 2020 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #16

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Rank	Player	Draft POS	Vote %	2019 Result	2018 Result
1	Alexander Holtz	2020 #7	88.6	Jack Hughes	Ty Smith
2	Ty Smith	2018 #17	90.1	Ty Smith	Michael McLeod
3	Dawson Mercer	2020 #18	63.8	Jesper Boqvist	Joey Anderson
4	Nolan Foote	2019 #27	80.4	MacKenzie Blackwood	Jesper Boqvist
5	Kevin Bahl	2018 #55	65.7	Joey Anderson	John Quenneville
6	Shakir Mukhamadullin	2020 #20	58.7	Aarne Talvitie	Reilly Walsh
7	Tyce Thompson	2019 #96	45.8	Reilly Walsh	Brett Seney
8	Janne Kuokkanen	2016 #43	41.2	Michael McLeod	Jeremy Davies
9	Reilly Walsh	2017 #81	26.8	Nathan Bastian	Fabian Zetterlund
10	Daniil Misyul	2019 #70	27.8	Daniil Misyul	Blake Speers
11	Nico Daws	2020 #84	37.0	Marian Studenic	Aarne Talvitie
12	Nick Merkley	2015 #30	30.0	Brett Seney	MacKenzie Blackwood
13	Yegor Sharangovich	2018 #141	27.9	Fabian Zetterlund	T-Nathan Bastian
14	Nathan Bastian	2016 #41	31.7	Nikita Okhotyuk	T-Colby Sissions
15	Nikita Okhotyuk	2019 #61	30.4	Brandon Gignac	Marian Studenic

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Last Pick: Nikita Okhotyuk - Ottawa 67's/OHL

Added: Yegor Zaitsev

Eligible Prospects: Nikola Pasic Benjamin Baumgartner Cole Brady Evan Cormier Ethan Edwards Brandon Gignac Jeremy Groleau Matthew Hellickson Josh Jacobs Eetu Päkkilä Nikita Popugayev David Quenneville Akira Schmid Nathan Schnarr Artem Shlaine Colby Sissions Marian Studenic Colton White Michael Vukojevic______________

In Poll: Graeme Clarke Arseni Gritsyuk Mikhail Maltsev Case McCarthy Patrick Moynihan Jaromir Pytlik Gilles Senn Aarne Talvitie Yegor Zaitsev Fabian Zetterlund ____________________________

Selected: Alexander Holtz Ty Smith Dawson Mercer Nolan Foote Kevin Bahl Shakir Mukhamadullin Tyce Thompson Janne Kuokkanen Reilly Walsh Daniil Misyul Nico Daws Nick Merkley Yegor Sharangovich Nathan Bastian Nikita Okhotyuk ________________________________

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[Cheddabombs]

Just noticed the crazy jump Blackwood made over the years. From 12th in 2018, to 4th in 2019 to our starting goalie now and in the future. Fun to look back at these.

Voted Clarke here, add Studenic

 

[MartyOwns]

voted mccongos, add schnarrgonzo beans

 

[RememberTheName]

Gritsyuk, add Vukojevic

 

[Blackjack]

Gritsyuk add Brady

 

[Nubmer6]

Just noticed the crazy jump Blackwood made over the years. From 12th in 2018, to 4th in 2019 to our starting goalie now and in the future. Fun to look back at these.

Voted Clarke here, add Studenic

What amazes me is that we've gone thru 15 rounds and we (at least in my mind) still haven't hit the range of players whose upside is "just make the NHL". I have hopes that every player we've selected so far will be at least a tier above, in the "I hope he's an NHL regular" group.

 

[Goptor]

Just noticed the crazy jump Blackwood made over the years. From 12th in 2018, to 4th in 2019 to our starting goalie now and in the future. Fun to look back at these.

Voted Clarke here, add Studenic

HF Boards is unfriendly to goaltenders.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

HF Boards is unfriendly to goaltenders.

They shouldn't be included in prospect rankings, near impossible to predict.

 

[MartyOwns]

HF Boards is unfriendly to goaltenders.

then again, nico daws was voted #11, so i think it swings back and forth

 

[Guttersniped]

Voted Clarke (sorry lil’ Grits) and going to say add Pasic just to be annoying.

 

[Billdo]

McCarthy... again and again and again.

 

[Beastdog75]

Voted Moynihan, add Vukojevic

 

[RyGuy]

Still cant get over Bastian at 14. Besides the top 5, he has the best chance of being a permanent NHLer IMO.

 

[My3Sons]

McCarthy... again and again and again.

Hoe much have you watched him play? I know STI likes his potential but as a defensive defender stats aren’t going to tell the story. I am reluctant to form too much of an opinion based on the odd stray comment or two.

 

[Billdo]

Hoe much have you watched him play? I know STI likes his potential but as a defensive defender stats aren’t going to tell the story. I am reluctant to form too much of an opinion based on the odd stray comment or two.

Only what's rarely been on TV and other than that just reading.

 

[My3Sons]

Only what's rarely been on TV and other than that just reading.

What has he looked like when you’ve watched him? That’s how I usually get an idea about a prospect. I’m old enough the eye test still works for me. I know some folks are comfortable with relying on advanced stats but for me they are second to actually watching the player.

 

[Billdo]

What has he looked like when you’ve watched him? That’s how I usually get an idea about a prospect. I’m old enough the eye test still works for me. I know some folks are comfortable with relying on advanced stats but for me they are second to actually watching the player.

He looks like a guy who maxes out as a middle pairing defenseman who isn't going to put up a ton of points but won't be a grenade handler while shutting down the opposition. He's physical, but not the kind that's going to murder people, just you'd want to pay attention if you're on the ice at the same time as him.

 

[My3Sons]

He looks like a guy who maxes out as a middle pairing defenseman who isn't going to put up a ton of points but won't be a grenade handler while shutting down the opposition. He's physical, but not the kind that's going to murder people, just you'd want to pay attention if you're on the ice at the same time as him.

That's pretty good in theory. On the main board thread on the US WJC team some folks have said very negative things about him so it's good to get a non-knee jerk review of him. It's tough to fairly evaluate young players.

 

[Billdo]

That's pretty good in theory. On the main board thread on the US WJC team some folks have said very negative things about him so it's good to get a non-knee jerk review of him. It's tough to fairly evaluate young players.

Where'd you see that? I don't venture over there too much.

 

[My3Sons]

Where'd you see that? I don't venture over there too much.

Take a look at the International Tournament board. Somewhere in there is a US WJC thread where a few folks have dismissed him as bad. Nothing detailed or analytical.

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Clarke add Jacobs.

Invited to Canada WJC camp but 15th best prospect in the Devils system?

Either the system is loaded or this is a big miss.

 

[Lou is God]

If McCarthy holds on he will make the 8th defenseman in our top 16 prospects.

 

[Darkauron]

Clarke add Jacobs.

Invited to Canada WJC camp but 15th best prospect in the Devils system?

Either the system is loaded or this is a big miss.

It is mostly because he was out most of last season with injuries so he fell plus other new prospects and risers. I still really like him a lot and he has an amazing shot, but due to what stated above I have him lower on the list.

 

[Lou is God]

These polls are pretty reflective of why Pronman loves our prospects pool - the depth. We might not have the blue chippers some teams have but we have an abundance of high end talent that no one else in the NHL can match.