Prospect Info: 2022 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #6

[Nubmer6]

Rank	Player	Draft Position	Vote %	2021 Result	2020 Result
1	Luke Hughes	2021 Round 1 #4 Overall	79.2	Luke Hughes	Alexander Holtz
2	Simon Nemec	2022 Round 1 #2 Overall	87.9	Dawson Mercer	Ty Smith
3	Alexander Holtz	2020 Round 1 #7 Overall	81.4	Alexander Holtz	Dawson Mercer
4	Arseni Gritsyuk	2019 Round 5 #129 Overall	76.0	Nolan Foote	Nolan Foote
5	Shakir Mukhamadullin	2020 round 1 #20 Overall	42.9	Shakir Mukhamadullin	Kevin Bahl

Last Pick: Shakir Mukhamadullin - Salavat Yulaev Ufa / KHL

Added: Akira Schmid

Eligible Players:

Artem Barabosha Zakhar Bardakov Cole Brady Tyler Brennan Seamus Casey Graeme Clarke Nico Daws Jack Dugan Ethan Edwards Josh Filmon Nolan Foote Arseni Gritsyuk Jeremy Groleau Brian Halonen

Peter Hauser Alexander Holtz Luke Hughes Viktor Hurtig Charlie Leddy Jakub Malek Case McCarthy Daniil Misyul Patrick Moynihan Shakir Mukhamadullin Simon Nemec Daniil Orlov Nikita Okhotiuk Nikola Pasic

Nikita Popugayev Jaromir Pytlik Samu Salminen Akira Schmid Artem Shlaine Chase Stillman Aarne Talvitie Tyce Thompson Topias Vilen Reilly Walsh Michael Vukojevic Yegor Zaitsev Fabian Zetterlund Ripshot 43

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[MasterofGrond]

Zetterlund again. It's either him or Okh at this point. I think both are reasonable choices.

Add Rocky Trottier

 

[crashline]

Okhotiuk, the sooner he's a 3rd pair fixture the better.

Add Kirill Tulupov.

 

[Goptor]

I was hoping to vote for Filip Bratt on the big signing day but I guess everyone loses out on that.

Add Vukojevic

 

[The Wumpus]

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[Billdo]

Went with Zetterlund as I think he's got a higher ceiling than Okhotiuk but I really like both of them. Okhotiuk to me will be a quality defenseman for this team sooner than later.

 

[Azathoth]

Went with big Z as I think he might have a slightly higher ceiling as a middle 6 wing vs Okhotiuk who is probably a 4/5 D? Add Clarke.

 

[Zippy316]

I like Zetterlund here. I think he has some deceptive upside to turn into a Palmieri-type winger.

Not sure how much upside I see in Okhotiuk’s game offensively. He’s mobile and physical, but that can only get you so high in the lineup.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Add Clarke

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Fab, add McCarthy.

 

[JimEIV]

Is Zetterlund really still technically a prospect at D+6 going on 23 years this month?

Seems odd for someone that didn't take a NCAA path to be considered a prospect at this point.

 

[HBK27]

Is Zetterlund really still technically a prospect at D+6 going on 23 years this month?

Seems odd for someone that didn't take a NCAA path to be considered a prospect at this point.

Yeah, Zetterlund's age was the reason I went with Okhotiuk in this poll.

Hopefully Zetterlund is just a late bloomer, but he didn't show a whole lot prior to last season (which was really good though).

 

[Rhodes 81]

Is Zetterlund really still technically a prospect at D+6 going on 23 years this month?

Seems odd for someone that didn't take a NCAA path to be considered a prospect at this point.

Going by the qualifications for rookie status, yes.

But it does seem weird that we are considering Zetterlund as a prospect and not Bahl. Rookie status is a bit arbitrary but I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.

 

[HBK27]

Going by the qualifications for rookie status, yes.

But it does seem weird that we are considering Zetterlund as a prospect and not Bahl. Rookie status is a bit arbitrary but I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.

Didn't realize that - seems that Bahl should 100% be included in this poll.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Zetterlund ahead of Ok. Like both, see Zetterlund as more likely to carve out an NHL career with a higher ceiling.

 

[Rhodes 81]

Didn't realize that - seems that Bahl should 100% be included in this poll.

If you play 6 games twice, you're not a rookie anymore. He played 7 in 20-21 and 17 last year.

 

[HBK27]

If you play 6 games twice, you're not a rookie anymore. He played 7 in 20-21 and 17 last year.

Yeah, certainly knocks him out of the Calder discussion and I get you need to have some structure to who to include/exclude in these polls, but I think 99%+ of Devils fans still view Bahl as a prospect and as such he should be included.

Then again, I'm not the one doing the work to put these polls together so it is what it is.

 

[Nicomo Cosca]

I thought you were a rookie until you’ve played 25 games?

 

[Rhodes 81]

Yeah, certainly knocks him out of the Calder discussion and I get you need to have some structure to who to include/exclude in these polls, but I think 99%+ of Devils fans still view Bahl as a prospect and as such he should be included.

Then again, I'm not the one doing the work to put these polls together so it is what it is.

honestly, I think you can just give Bahl a tie at wherever Okohtiuk ends up. They fill a similar role long-term, reasonably similar pedigree, and I'm about as confident in one as the other to end up actually being a player. Maybe I would give a slight edge to Bahl but that's mostly just because it's funny to watch giant people play hockey.

I thought you were a rookie until you’ve played 25 games?

25 in one year, or 6 multiple times. No, I do not understand how those are equivalent.

 

[Nubmer6]

Yeah, certainly knocks him out of the Calder discussion and I get you need to have some structure to who to include/exclude in these polls, but I think 99%+ of Devils fans still view Bahl as a prospect and as such he should be included.

Then again, I'm not the one doing the work to put these polls together so it is what it is.

What would you suggest as the cutoff? I could change it next year.

 

[HBK27]

What would you suggest as the cutoff? I could change it next year.

Honestly don't know, maybe just keep it as is but make the occasional exception when it's this close and the player would still be viewed as a prospect by a vast majority of the fan base.

For Bahl, he just turned 22 and is not an established NHL player by any means.

Regardless, I appreciate you doing this polls - always enjoy participating and seeing the discussion around them each summer.

 

[Nubmer6]

Honestly don't know, maybe just keep it as is but make the occasional exception when it's this close and the player would still be viewed as a prospect by a vast majority of the fan base.

For Bahl, he just turned 22 and is not an established NHL player by any means.

Regardless, I appreciate you doing this polls - always enjoy participating and seeing the discussion around them each summer.

Sorry. I'm a computer guy. I don't take well to exceptions

 

[Rhodes 81]

Sorry. I'm a computer guy. I don't take well to exceptions

I think the way it's run currently is fine. For instance, if we counted Bahl, would we count Mercer? or maybe Boqvist would be a closer one. Either way, the only reason it's an issue this season is because of the juxtaposition of Zetterlund being older and more experienced than a lot of guys we don't consider prospects anymore, but he's on the list and Bahl isn't. Most years you won't have that issue.

 

[Nubmer6]

I think the way it's run currently is fine. For instance, if we counted Bahl, would we count Mercer? or maybe Boqvist would be a closer one. Either way, the only reason it's an issue this season is because of the juxtaposition of Zetterlund being older and more experienced than a lot of guys we don't consider prospects anymore, but he's on the list and Bahl isn't. Most years you won't have that issue.

Actually, there's questions every year.

I set the qualification to rookie status to put the blame on the NHL instead of myself

 

[RememberTheName]

Daws, add Moynihan