Prospect Info: 2021 Ducks Prospect Rankings #2

[MMC]

It's time for our annual Ducks prospect rankings. Each poll will run for 48 hours except in the case of a clear landslide. I will go to the top 25 and include a final poll where you can pick 5 honorable mentions. Please tell me who you want me to add in the replies. In the second poll, I am voting for Jamie Drysdale.

As always the list will define prospects as hockeysfuture does: NHL Prospect Criteria - Hockey's Future.

2021 Ducks Prospect Rankings
1. C - Trevor Zegras (no change)

Our notable graduates and departures are:

Max Comtois
Isac Lundestrom
Antoine Morand
Jack Kopacka​

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[bsu]

1. Zegras (Matt Barzal type IMPACT)
2. Drysdale
   
   
3. McTavish (solid 2C or goal scoring winger)
   
   
4. Perreault (worse version of Kessel)
5. Zellweger (Girard-ish with some Spurgeon mixed in)
6. Pastujov (if he improves skating better version of Terry)
7. Dostal (hard to predict goalies)
8. Groulx (Bonino-ish but a little more physical)
9. LaCombe (waiting to see him at AHL level) (boom or bust)
10. Thrun (3rd pairing)
11. Tracey (boom or bust)
    
12. Colangelo
    
13. Tschigerl (worse version of Blake Coleman, I think he will be a 3rd liner, great pick)
    
14. McLaughlin (sleeper)
15. Hinds
16. Nickl

Cluster I have between 4-7 & 9-14 are super close.

 

[MMC]

I'm assuming we get to 4 by the end of the day. Maybe even 5 lol. I certainly think these guys are closer than the polls are indicating though

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

1. Zegras (Matt Barzal type IMPACT)
2. Drysdale
   
   
3. McTavish (solid 2C or goal scoring winger)
   
   
4. Perreault (worse version of Kessel)
5. Zellweger (Girard-ish with some Spurgeon mixed in)
6. Pastujov (if he improves skating better version of Terry)
7. Dostal (hard to predict goalies)
8. Groulx (Bonino-ish but a little more physical)
9. LaCombe (waiting to see him at AHL level) (boom or bust)
10. Thrun (3rd pairing)
11. Tracey (boom or bust)
    
12. Colangelo
    
13. Tschigerl (worse version of Blake Coleman, I think he will be a 3rd liner, great pick)
    
14. McLaughlin (sleeper)
15. Hinds
16. Nickl

Cluster I have between 4-7 & 9-14 are super close.

My list is
1. Zegs
2. Drysdale
3. Mctavish
4. Perreault
5. Dostal
6. Lacombe
7. Zellweger
8. Groulx
9. Thrun
10. Pastujov

I put a little more stock in players ive seen more(previous draft), than recently drafted players.
Groulx im hoping can be a kadri lite, but i also see the bonino comp too.

Perreault is prob the prospect im most excited about... i think hes going to be a great winger for us for a long time.

 

[Boo Boo]

Leave the polls up longer- we’re burning through the interesting prospects too fast. I’d rather talk about zegras and drysdale for a whole day than debate the lacombe vs Tracey.

the season is a long ways away still.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I'm assuming we get to 4 by the end of the day. Maybe even 5 lol. I certainly think these guys are closer than the polls are indicating though

I think they are closer... but i think most everyone had
Zeg > Drysdale > mctavish... not but much but significant enough that the voting wont vary much fan to fan.

After that i think it gets ineresting
4-6 i think could really go in any order from
Perreault, dostal, Zellweger

 

[MMC]

Leave the polls up longer- we’re burning through the interesting prospects too fast. I’d rather talk about zegras and drysdale for a whole day than debate the lacombe vs Tracey.

the season is a long ways away still.

I mean to be fair I don't think most people see these early ones as something worth discussing, they see these players as the obvious picks and place their votes and go.

 

[bsu]

There's nothing to say about Z or D. Just enjoy the ride.

 

[Boo Boo]

I mean to be fair I don't think most people see these early ones as something worth discussing, they see these players as the obvious picks and place their votes and go.

maybe for the first 1 or 2 because they’re easy blowouts but it’s kind of unfortunate for people who can’t check at work or are in Europe if they don’t get to participate based on how you feel . idk.

I personally feel like my rankings aren’t going to break the mould but someone might show up with a compelling argument for Zellweger at 4 or something you know ?

 

[bsu]

maybe for the first 1 or 2 because they’re easy blowouts but it’s kind of unfortunate for people who can’t check at work or are in Europe if they don’t get to participate based on how you feel . idk.

I personally feel like my rankings aren’t going to break the mould but someone might show up with a compelling argument for Zellweger at 4 or something you know ?

We usually leave them open if they are close for a little while atleast... top 3 are basically done.

 

[Gliff]

Jamie ainec.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

There's nothing to say about Z or D. Just enjoy the ride.

I had some urge to put Drysdale first, still do think it's possible he ends up our best player, even if in a more understated kind of way.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Brayden Tracey?


LOL.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Brayden Tracey?


LOL.

He is close to busting if he doesn't do anything in the AHL this year.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

He is close to busting if he doesn't do anything in the AHL this year.

He did have the dozen game taste of the AHL but is still just heading into his rookie pro season. Not everyone shreds the AHL in their rookie year, I think he needs a bit more rope. Needs to become a quality AHL contributor over the next 2+ seasons, and be pushing for an NHL job by age 22.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

He did have the dozen game taste of the AHL but is still just heading into his rookie pro season. Not everyone shreds the AHL in their rookie year, I think he needs a bit more rope. Needs to become a quality AHL contributor over the next 2+ seasons, and be pushing for an NHL job by age 22.

If he really struggles there again what do they do ?

 

[WhatTheDuck]

If he really struggles there again what do they do ?

This upcoming season? Ride it out, continue to focus on the key areas of development they've mapped out. Not to say that his AHL numbers don't matter this upcoming season, but again I think a fair expectation would be that he's getting his feet wet, learning the pro game - then really cranking it up in 2022-23, impact AHL player and starting to knock on the NHL door. Just not the type of prospect we should have expected to break through at age 19 or 20 (I consider this year his age 20 season). If he's right on the verge of NHL duty at age 21 or 22, he's still right on track as a late 1st rounder. Some guys just take a little bit longer.

I think he'd really have to struggle quite badly before they'd ever consider sending him back down for an overage season in junior, if that's what you were hinting at?

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

He is close to busting if he doesn't do anything in the AHL this year.

I’ve said it repeatedly on here, but Madden really messes up on his later round picks. He needs to stop drafting players that are either late risers, or someone who climbs the draft board at a rapid pace.

I was never a fan of the pick. You had better players around him at the time you really could have had.

 

[GunnarStahl]

I’ve said it repeatedly on here, but Madden really messes up on his later round picks. He needs to stop drafting players that are either late risers, or someone who climbs the draft board at a rapid pace.

I was never a fan of the pick. You had better players around him at the time you really could have had.

Tracey was a first round pick

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

Tracey was a first round pick

I know that, but just look at his drafting pedigree in the first round when we’ve had two picks. We’ve typically botched the other one that we’ve drafted (Steel, Etem, etc.)

 

[GunnarStahl]

I know that, but just look at his drafting pedigree in the first round when we’ve had two picks. We’ve typically botched the other one that we’ve drafted (Steel, Etem, etc.)

So your saying later first round picks?

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

So your saying later first round picks?

yes

 

[FiveHoleTickler]

He did have the dozen game taste of the AHL but is still just heading into his rookie pro season. Not everyone shreds the AHL in their rookie year, I think he needs a bit more rope. Needs to become a quality AHL contributor over the next 2+ seasons, and be pushing for an NHL job by age 22.

Is he slated for the A? I thought there was still a chance he'd go back to Juniors this year.

 

[WhatTheDuck]

Is he slated for the A? I thought there was still a chance he'd go back to Juniors this year.

It would be extremely unusual for a 1st round pick to end up back in junior for their overage season.

He's at the age where notable prospects generally graduate from junior to the pros, I'm not expecting any different.

 

[Anaheim4ever]

Hoglander is who I really wanted with that draft pick.