Prospect Info: 2021 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #1

[Morgs]

Hey guys, I'm just going to get this started as @Schenn hasn't started it yet (and normally we're done the rankings by this point in the offseason). If he would like to take over, feel free! I don't mean to be stealing his thing.

1. Each poll will be open for 24 hours.

2. As we never have a consensus way as to which players are still considered prospects, we'll be using my way (at least for the first few polls). The player must be U24 and have less than 50 GP in the NHL. The "prospects" that are left off because of these rules are Joey Anderson, Adam Brooks, Joseph Duszak, Vladimir Bobylev, and Nickolai Chebykin.

3. I will start the poll with 10 of the most consensus guys I've seen on the Marlies/Draft boards. I will list the players on the docket (and their most recent season stats) as well as guys that have the ability to be added. Vote on who to be added next or I'll choose myself.

4. At this time we'll stick to the top-20, but if we want to go to 25 or 30 (I believe the Leafs have just over 30 guys that are eligible) I'll definitely go further.

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On the Docket:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Timothy Liljegren	RHD	22.3	AHL	21	2	11	0.52	17.7	1st Round Pick 2017
Rasmus Sandin	LHD	21.5	NHL	9	0	4	0.44	0	1st Round Pick 2018
Nick Robertson	W	19.9	AHL	21	5	16	0.76	25.7	2nd Round Pick 2019
Rodion Amirov	W	19.9	KHL	39	9	13	0.33	16.9	1st Round Pick 2020
Topi Niemela	RHD	19.4	Liiga	15	0	4	0.27	7.9	3rd Round Pick 2020
Matthew Knies	W	21.2	USHL	44	17	42	0.95	9.2	2nd Round Pick 2021
Mikhail Abramov	C/W	18.8	QMJHL	25	12	30	1.20	15.6	4th Round Pick 2019
Veeti Miettinen	W	19.9	NCAA	31	11	24	0.77	11.2	6th Round Pick 2020
Mikko Kokkonen	LHD	20.6	Liiga	50	1	10	0.20	5.9	3rd Round Pick 2019
Roni Hirvonen	C/W	19.6	Liiga	54	6	15	0.28	8.2	2nd Round Pick 2020

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Next:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Nick Abruzzese	W	22.2	NCAA	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	4th Round Pick 2019
Filip Kral	LHD	21.8	CZE	48	6	21	0.44	14.2	5th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C	20.9	KHL	10	1	5	0.50	25.3	3rd Round Pick 2018
Pontus Holmberg	W	22.5	SHL	45	9	23	0.51	20.5	6th Round Pick 2018
Dmitri Ovchinnikov	C/W	19.0	MHL	40	20	51	1.28	17.8	5th Round Pick 2020
Mike Koster	LHD	20.4	NCAA	31	3	12	0.39	7.3	5th Round Pick 2019
Axel Rindell	RHD	21.3	Liiga	47	7	19	0.40	12.0	6th Round Pick 2020
Steeves, Alex	C/W	21.7	NCAA	29	15	32	1.10	20.9	UDFA
Voit, Ty	W	18.2	OHL	0	0	0	0.00	0	5th Round Pick 2021
Ryan Tverberg	C	19.6	NCAA	14	4	7	0.50	8.4	7th Round Pick 2020
William Villeneuve	RHD	19.4	QMJHL	33	3	20	0.61	7.9	4th Round Pick 2020
Mac Hollowell	RHD	22.9	AHL	27	2	10	0.37	12.5	4th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Kizimov	W	21.6	VHL	35	7	14	0.40	8.8	7th Round Pick 2018
Kalle Loponen	RHD	20.4	U20 Sarja	44	11	36	0.82	4.9	7th Round Pick 2019
Wyatt Schingoethe	C	19.1	USHL	44	10	21	0.48	4.6	7th Round Pick 2020
Joe Miller	C/W	18.9	USHL	40	8	18	0.45	4.4	6th Round Pick 2020
Kristans Rubins	LHD	23.7	AHL	22	1	3	0.14	4.6	UDFA
John Fusco	RHD	20.2	USHL	20	2	12	0.60	5.8	7th Round Pick 2020
Ryan O'Connell	LHD	22.3	NCAA	27	0	6	0.22	4.2	7th Round Pick 2017
Vladislav Kara	W	23.3	KHL	23	1	3	0.13	6.6	4th Round Pick 2017

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Player	Position	Age	League	GP	SV%	Acquired
Ahktyamov, Artur	G	19.8	VHL	14	0.927	4th Round Pick 2020
Scott, Ian	G	22.6	AHL	1	0.857	4th Round Pick 2017
Woll, Joseph	G	23.1	AHL	15	0.892	3rd Round Pick 2017
Vyacheslav Peksa	G	19.0	MHL	17	0.909	6th Round Pick 2021

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Past Results:
Prospect Info: - 2019 Leafs Board Prospect Ranking #20
Prospect Info: - 2020 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #20

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[Morgs]

As always, I still think Liljegren has the highest floor and arguably the highest ceiling of our prospects. I'm sticking with him as #1.

Fully expect him to be listed #4 though

 

[Twine Tickler]

Sandin for me.

He thinks the game at an elite level. If he can manage his mistakes a bit better he will be a top pairing guy for his entire career IMO

 

[Morgs]

I vote for Abruzzese to be added.

 

[Fonzieleaf]

Sandin for me.

He thinks the game at an elite level. If he can manage his mistakes a bit better he will be a top pairing guy for his entire career IMO

He did a good job QB the PP during the playoffs, especially considering he didn’t have that much nhl experience to begin with. Besides that Byron mishap he was pretty good.

 

[Lil Tuzzi Bert]

Hey guys, I'm just going to get this started as @Schenn hasn't started it yet (and normally we're done the rankings by this point in the offseason). If he would like to take over, feel free! I don't mean to be stealing his thing.

1. Each poll will be open for 24 hours.

2. As we never have a consensus way as to which players are still considered prospects, we'll be using my way (at least for the first few polls). The player must be U24 and have less than 50 GP in the NHL. The "prospects" that are left off because of these rules are Joey Anderson, Adam Brooks, Joseph Duszak, Vladimir Bobylev, and Nickolai Chebykin.

3. I will start the poll with 10 of the most consensus guys I've seen on the Marlies/Draft boards. I will list the players on the docket (and their most recent season stats) as well as guys that have the ability to be added. Vote on who to be added next or I'll choose myself.

4. At this time we'll stick to the top-20, but if we want to go to 25 or 30 (I believe the Leafs have just over 30 guys that are eligible) I'll definitely go further.

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On the Docket:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Timothy Liljegren	RHD	22.3	AHL	21	2	11	0.52	17.7	1st Round Pick 2017
Rasmus Sandin	LHD	21.5	NHL	9	0	4	0.44	0	1st Round Pick 2018
Nick Robertson	W	19.9	AHL	21	5	16	0.76	25.7	2nd Round Pick 2019
Rodion Amirov	W	19.9	KHL	39	9	13	0.33	16.9	1st Round Pick 2020
Topi Niemela	RHD	19.4	Liiga	15	0	4	0.27	7.9	3rd Round Pick 2020
Matthew Knies	W	21.2	USHL	44	17	42	0.95	9.2	2nd Round Pick 2021
Mikhail Abramov	C/W	18.8	QMJHL	25	12	30	1.20	15.6	4th Round Pick 2019
Veeti Miettinen	W	19.9	NCAA	31	11	24	0.77	11.2	6th Round Pick 2020
Mikko Kokkonen	LHD	20.6	Liiga	50	1	10	0.20	5.9	3rd Round Pick 2019
Roni Hirvonen	C/W	19.6	Liiga	54	6	15	0.28	8.2	2nd Round Pick 2020

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Next:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Nick Abruzzese	W	22.2	NCAA	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	4th Round Pick 2019
Filip Kral	LHD	21.8	CZE	48	6	21	0.44	14.2	5th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C	20.9	KHL	10	1	5	0.50	25.3	3rd Round Pick 2018
Pontus Holmberg	W	22.5	SHL	45	9	23	0.51	20.5	6th Round Pick 2018
Dmitri Ovchinnikov	C/W	19.0	MHL	40	20	51	1.28	17.8	5th Round Pick 2020
Mike Koster	LHD	20.4	NCAA	31	3	12	0.39	7.3	5th Round Pick 2019
Axel Rindell	RHD	21.3	Liiga	47	7	19	0.40	12.0	6th Round Pick 2020
Steeves, Alex	C/W	21.7	NCAA	29	15	32	1.10	20.9	UDFA
Voit, Ty	W	18.2	OHL	0	0	0	0.00	0	5th Round Pick 2021
Ryan Tverberg	C	19.6	NCAA	14	4	7	0.50	8.4	7th Round Pick 2020
William Villeneuve	RHD	19.4	QMJHL	33	3	20	0.61	7.9	4th Round Pick 2020
Mac Hollowell	RHD	22.9	AHL	27	2	10	0.37	12.5	4th Round Pick 2018
Semyon Kizimov	W	21.6	VHL	35	7	14	0.40	8.8	7th Round Pick 2018
Kalle Loponen	RHD	20.4	U20 Sarja	44	11	36	0.82	4.9	7th Round Pick 2019
Wyatt Schingoethe	C	19.1	USHL	44	10	21	0.48	4.6	7th Round Pick 2020
Joe Miller	C/W	18.9	USHL	40	8	18	0.45	4.4	6th Round Pick 2020
Kristans Rubins	LHD	23.7	AHL	22	1	3	0.14	4.6	UDFA
John Fusco	RHD	20.2	USHL	20	2	12	0.60	5.8	7th Round Pick 2020
Ryan O'Connell	LHD	22.3	NCAA	27	0	6	0.22	4.2	7th Round Pick 2017
Vladislav Kara	W	23.3	KHL	23	1	3	0.13	6.6	4th Round Pick 2017

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Player	Position	Age	League	GP	SV%	Acquired
Ahktyamov, Artur	G	19.8	VHL	14	0.927	4th Round Pick 2020
Scott, Ian	G	22.6	AHL	1	0.857	4th Round Pick 2017
Woll, Joseph	G	23.1	AHL	15	0.892	3rd Round Pick 2017
Vyacheslav Peksa	G	19.0	MHL	17	0.909	6th Round Pick 2021

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Past Results:
Prospect Info: - 2019 Leafs Board Prospect Ranking #20
Prospect Info: - 2020 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #20

Heads up he's still 18!

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Sandin, Robertson, Liljegren

my top 3

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Robertson for me easily. Waiver exempt and the additions of Ritchie takes away his chance of any top 6 playing time void of injuries. This circumstance kind of determines his development being furthered in the Ahl. Not a problem for me and I actually like it. The Marlies will be full of good homegrown prospects that will be fun to watch.

Robertson is more a prospect in true sense of it. Lacks opportunity to make the Roster. Starts the year in the Ahl.

Sandin has the advantage of more opportunity to play. Same quality of player as Robertson with advantage of less strength in the organization at his position. Sandin is a Roster player.

 

[banks]

Voted Robertson.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Voted Robertson.

Me too because i see Sandin as a roster player.Both could play this year but Robertson is going to be a victim of circumstance unless there are moves and he gets a 3rd line left wing job.

 

[Twine Tickler]

He did a good job QB the PP during the playoffs, especially considering he didn’t have that much nhl experience to begin with. Besides that Byron mishap he was pretty good.

Ya I thought he played well in almost every game he played in this year. He single handedly cost us game 5 with 2 absolutely boneheaded mistakes, but that is unfortunately going to happen here and there with a young player who plays the game the way he does. We don't even talk about the Gally OT gaff if Sandin goes high and hard 1 of the 2 times he coughed it up. But them's the breaks. We need him to play with confidence, and he just got a little caught up in the moment and payed for it.

His vision is elite. I can't count how many times this kid broke out the zone with just a quick touch pass, or head fake. He goes back on pucks extremely well, which ultimately limits the time he actually has to defend. I think we have a future #1 in Sandman, its just about minimizing the mistakes. But that will come

 

[Morgs]

Heads up he's still 18!

Ah f*** i replaced him with Hallander in my sheet and forgot to change his birthday

 

[stickty111]

Lilly for me. The best all round package in our prospects system with high upside too. You could make an argument for any of the big four for no 1 though and I wouldn't disagree.

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Voted Sandin, but I don't technically see him as a prospect. He's no longer Calder eligible, but that's a different discussion.

Otherwise I would've voted Robertson.

We have a pretty clear Top 4 with Sandin, Robertson, Liljegren and Amirov and really have no issues with anyway they are ranked.

 

[Apex Predator]

Voted Sandin and add Nick Abruzzese

 

[The Iceman]

Off the board...Nick Robertson

 

[Tarmore]

Lilly, he has paid his dues and is ready for the NHL.

 

[Kiwi]

I voted Sandin because of how I think the organization views him

He's going to get every opportunity I'd imagine and he plays an excellent all around game (even though the straight line skating leaves something to be desired)

 

[FiveHoleo]

I can't believe how many people have Liljegren as the top prospect considering he's been in the organization for as long as he has and shown absolutely nothing beyond an ability to cough up the puck at the NHL level. What has this guy done in the 4 years he's been here to still be considered a top prospect? There are lots of guys who can take a minus while shooting from the right side, he is far from special.

 

[justashadowof]

Sandin. Not giving up on Liljegren but he's been passed by a few other prospects.

Add SDA

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Robertson, think he has the highest ceiling. Think Sandin's size and skating will limit him from becoming a true number 1 all situations dman, but see him as a solid top 4 dman which is nothing to be disappointed about.

 

[stickty111]

I can't believe how many people have Liljegren as the top prospect considering he's been in the organization for as long as he has and shown absolutely nothing beyond an ability to cough up the puck at the NHL level. What has this guy done in the 4 years he's been here to still be considered a top prospect? There are lots of guys who can take a minus while shooting from the right side, he is far from special.

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Signs from someone who clearly hasn't watched a single game in the AHL.

 

[Lauro]

About time to start this, thanks Morgs!

Options should be sorted by name though, not by your preference, ...

Would love to do Top 30!

 

[Lauro]

Sandin!

Next one will be difficult between Amirov and Robertson.

(I can't wait for Liljegren to finally get a real chance in the NHL, but I hope he only finishes 4th here, just for the tears and outraged overreactions of the prospect thread guys )

 

[RomanianLeafs]

I'll go with Sandin but i love Amirov and Niemela more