Prospect Info: 2021 Leafs Board Prospect Rankings #6

[Morgs]

Gogolev was added with 5 votes. Vote for who to add next.

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, Brennan Menell, Adam Brooks, Joseph Duszak, Vladimir Bobylev, and Nickolai Chebykin.

3. 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.

Rankings:
1. Rasmus Sandin - 53.2%
2. Nick Robertson - 50.9%
3. Timothy Liljegren - 56.9%
4. Rodion Amirov - 90.6%
5. Topi Niemela - 62.1%
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On the Docket:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Matthew Knies	W	18.9	USHL	44	17	42	0.95	9.2	2nd Round Pick 2021
Mikhail Abramov	C/W	20.4	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
Nick Abruzzese	W	22.2	NCAA	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	4th Round Pick 2019
Semyon Der-Arguchintsev	C	21.0	KHL	10	1	5	0.50	25.3	3rd Round Pick 2018
Dmitri Ovchinnikov	C/W	19.0	MHL	40	20	51	1.28	17.8	5th Round Pick 2020
Pontus Holmberg	W	22.5	SHL	45	9	23	0.51	20.5	6th Round Pick 2018
Pavel Gogolev	W	21.5	AHL	13	6	12	0.9	31.2	UDFA

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Next:

Player	Position	Age	League	GP	Goals	Points	PPG	NHLe	Acquired
Filip Kral	LHD	21.9	CZE	48	6	21	0.44	14.2	5th Round Pick 2018
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
Alex Steeves	C/W	21.7	NCAA	29	15	32	1.10	20.9	UDFA
Ty Voit	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	20.5	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	19.0	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	23.4	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 2016
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]

Matthew Knies for me. I'm not in love with his trajectory so far, but his production as a D-1 and how he maintained it in his D-0 even in this crazy season shows there is definitely something there. Not to mention he basically played onto the American WJC team in the showcase this summer. Hoping he takes another step this year, but I think we might have to be patient with him.

Add Kral.

 

[kb]

Add Kral

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Hirvonen, Knies is next for me though.

Add Kral

 

[Isaac Nootin]

Hirvonen.

His showing at the Jr. Showcase was something special with 8 goals in 6 games.

 

[Knies iT]

Knies will be a better NHLer than Hirvonen. Better skater, better shooter, better possession player and can already PK.

Knies will be a top 5 team prospect by the end of the year and go on a Boldy esque trajectory.

Add Kral, then Koster.

 

[CupcakeSprinkles]

I oddly voted off the board a bit on Kokkonen. I think he's a solid D with 3/4 upside. I like Roni a lot.. I'm not sure if he's more of an NHL'er than Kokkonen.

 

[Magic Man]

Add Hollowell.

 

[Apex Predator]

Add Kral

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Knies, but 3 or 4 players are suitable picks here.

 

[Leafs at Knight]

Went Hirvonen, the next 4~ players can be interchanged.

 

[stickty111]

Knies but 2 others could go here

 

[ottomaddox]

Roni H

 

[Lauro]

Knies. Interesting battle between him and Hirvonen. Add Kral.

 

[tmlfan98]

Add Kral

 

[supermann_98]

Lol, only me and one other voted Miettinen?

I guess I’m higher on him than most, and I can definitely see the reason Knies and Hirvonen are getting most of the votes, but Veeti’s speed and shot get me hypnotized a bit I guess

 

[Twine Tickler]

Matty Knies.

I really think this kid will have a meteoric rise this year, along with fellow 2021 draftee Ty Voit. I think when we look back at this draft in a years time we will almost chuckle at how well we did with how little picks we had. Just a hunch

 

[Twine Tickler]

Lol, only me and one other voted Miettinen?

I guess I’m higher on him than most, and I can definitely see the reason Knies and Hirvonen are getting most of the votes, but Veeti’s speed and shot get me hypnotized a bit I guess

I love Miettinen. He has major sleeper potential. Just an absolute cannon of his blade, But I think both Hirvonen and Knies pose more potential to eventually make an impact at the NHL level. Not that Miettinen will have to be a top 6 forward or a bust, but both Knies and Hirvonen track very well to play anywhere in the lineup. To me that is the big difference. Even Kokenen for that matter I have higher than Miettenen, although only marginally and likely not for that much longer. As great of a freshman season as Veeti had in the NCAA, he is going to need a couple more of those forward progressing seasons before we can comfortably track him to a sure thing or even a probable thing

 

[4thline]

Lol, only me and one other voted Miettinen?

I guess I’m higher on him than most, and I can definitely see the reason Knies and Hirvonen are getting most of the votes, but Veeti’s speed and shot get me hypnotized a bit I guess

Personally I've got the top 4, then Niemela hovering just outside of that, then a glut of Knies/Hirvonen/Miettinen/Abramov/Kokkonen that are all at a comparable level.

Then group 3 of Abbruzzeze/Holmberg/Gogolev/Koster/Kral/Hollowell/SDA

Then group 4 of Voit/Tverberg/Ovchinnikov/Rindell/Steeves/Villeneuve

 

[diehardleafsfan9878]

I'm beating a dead horse here but this garbage outlines just how little love Kokkonen gets.

Toronto Maple Leafs Prospect Readiness Rankings

 

[ponder]

Torn between Knies and Hirvonen, but went Knies, higher upside IMO. Love Hirvonen's smarts, polish and work ethic, but at 5'9" with somewhat mediocre raw talent, his upside seems limited. Knies, at 6'3" with really nice hands and creativity for his size, seems like the higher upside pick. I think once you get outside our top 5, everyone else is somewhat of a longshot to be an impact NHLer, so upside matters a tonne.

Add Ahktyamov. He's probably a few spots off for most, but I like him again for his upside. Young, decent size, strong quickness and athleticism, plays a very aggressive style, impressive at both the VHL and MHL level last year. Has an outside shot to mature into a starter IMO - much more likely he busts, but there's a bit of "super-raw Fleury" to his game, and that's enticing.

 

[ULF_55]

Well this one is a bit of a crap shoot with some players with no real accomplishments.