Prospect Info: 2023 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #3

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Results:

Rank	Player	Draft Position	Vote %	2021 Result	2020 Result
1	Luke Hughes	2021 Round 1 #4 Overall	89.1	Luke Hughes	Luke Hughes
2	Simon Nemec	2022 Round 1 #2 Overall	92.5	Simon Nemec	Dawson Mercer

Last Pick: Simon Nemec - Utica Devils / AHL

Added: Lenni Hameenaho


Eligible Players:

Artem Barabosha Zakhar Bardakov Shane Bowers Cole Brady Cole Brown Tyler Brennan Seamus Casey Chase Cheslock Graeme Clarke Nico Daws Ethan Edwards Josh Filmon Nolan Foote

Arseni Gritsyuk Brian Halonen Santeri Hatakka Lenni Hameenaho Peter Hauser Alexander Holtz Luke Hughes Viktor Hurtig Daniil Karpovich Charlie Leddy Jakub Malek Case McCarthy Daniil Misyul

Patrick Moynihan Simon Nemec Daniil Orlov Nikita Popugayev Jaromir Pytlik Samu Salminen Akira Schmid Artem Shlaine Cam Squires Chase Stillman Tyce Thompson Topias Vilen Michael Vukojevic Yegor Zaitsev

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[JimEIV]

 

[Cheddabombs]

Now it gets interesting

 

[Billdo]

This is when these polls will be interesting but for me it's Schmid and the gap between him and 4 is pretty significant.

 

[forceten]

Schmid add Bardakov

 

[RememberTheName]

I'm going to start giving my personal rankings when I vote as well up to this point.

My 3rd ranked prospect is Akira Schmid. I've been on the hype train longer than anyone else and I certainly ain't turning around now. Current rankings:

1. Luke Hughes
2. Simon Nemec
3. Akira Schmid

Add Bardakov. Also been hyping him up for a while as well. Said he was the 2nd best player we got out of the 2021 draft at the time of the draft and still believe that now.

 

[Its Always Sundstrom]

Steve Holt, add the Zohan.

 

[Guadana]

Gritsyuk. It could be Schmid if I could understand something about goalie prospect.
Add Bardakov.

Gritsyuk isn't on the level of Holtz with his playmaking and shooting, but he is very good shooter and good passer still. And Arseniy is better/faster skater, more mobile with the puck/better puck handler. I think both have good nhl potential and will help to win Stanley Cup for Devils organisation. Both have issues with two way game and the one who will develop their physicality/puck battle skills/forechecking skills more, will be better overall.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Went with Schmido.

I’m interested how our resident prospect experts compare Vilen & Karpovich

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

The wee baby Seamus

 

[JimEIV]

Wasn't Holtz 3 last year?

He definitely should be lower this year. He did nothing to improve his position in the rankings while others certainly have.

Casey, Schmid and Gritsyuk all have a better claim to #3 than Holtz in my opinion.

 

[Devilsfan992]

Went with Holtz as I still think he has the potential to be a really good player in the NHL, but this year is a make it or break it year for me. If he looks like he doesn't belong again this year, then I don't know if he ever will be a great player.

Schmid I feel like is the safer option. I have more confidence he will be at least a great backup in this league. I do think he has potential to be our fulltime starter.

 

[Beastdog75]

Voted for Casey, add Bardakov

 

[forceten]

Gritsyuk. It could be Schmid if I could understand something about goalie prospect.
Add Bardakov.

Gritsyuk isn't on the level of Holtz with his playmaking and shooting, but he is very good shooter and good passer still. And Arseniy is better/faster skater, more mobile with the puck/better puck handler. I think both have good nhl potential and will help to win Stanley Cup for Devils organisation. Both have issues with two way game and the one who will develop their physicality/puck battle skills/forechecking skills more, will be better overall.

I was between Grits and Schmido. I went with the goalie because I think he's a lock to make the team this year and play significant minutes and already has done so, and it's such a key position. Grits is going to be my vote for 4.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

Schmid, add Nico.

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

Schmido all the way-o

 

[JimEIV]

I'm filing for a run off election right now....

 

[Lindys Lazy Eye]

I'm filing for a run off election right now....

I co-sign

 

[Guadana]

I was between Grits and Schmido. I went with the goalie because I think he's a lock to make the team this year and play significant minutes and already has done so, and it's such a key position. Grits is going to be my vote for 4.

I think its a valid argument. And if Holtz will win a roster spot in the regular basis, than I would put him above Grits even without significant results, because I don't think gap between is huge, and the for both is to win the top 9 spot for the beginning.

If not, than its a huge drop in rankings for Holtz.

In the moment with what kind of season he had and what kind if season Gritsyuk had, what kind of season Scmid had, Holtz isn't top three prospect.

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

Tough call here for me, but if i had to bet on all of the remaining guys having impactful NHL careers, i still bet on Holtz. It’s very tight, but his AHL production carries a ton of weight for me.

I love what I’ve seen of Schmid but i don’t have a lot of confidence in goalies, Casey has a ton of promise but hasn’t played in anything like the AHL yet, and Gritsyuk is a wild card. I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if Holtz ends up the worst of these 4 guys, but i see that as a compliment to the strength of the system more than anything else.

 

[Xirik]

For me it was between Casey and Grits but eventually I went with Grits cause Casey has the Devils defensive depth going against him which might make growth a bit harder for him.

 

[McDuffz88]

Tbh Idk how Holtz is getting votes. If he wasn't drafted as high as he did people wouldn't be voting for him. I rank Casey, Grits, and Schmid over him. I also really like Filmon. If Holtz don't make the team this year he is gone.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

Tbh Idk how Holtz is getting votes. If he wasn't drafted as high as he did people wouldn't be voting for him. I rank Casey, Grits, and Schmid over him. I also really like Filmon. If Holtz don't make the team this year he is gone.

If Holtz wasn’t a 1st round pick and put up 32 goals 62 points in 66 AHL games as a 20-21 year old, he might be thought of even more highly. If anything, he is currently underrated as a prospect on the board.

 

[Guadana]

If Holtz wasn’t a 1st round pick and put up 32 goals 62 points in 66 AHL games as a 20-21 year old, he might be thought of even more highly. If anything, he is currently underrated as a prospect on the board.

He is close to be #3 in this pool. He isn't underrated.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

He is close to be #3 in this pool. He isn't underrated.

I’m not talking about in the prospect poll, I voted for Casey over him anyway. Just the general sentiment. I get that he hasn’t put it all together yet, but it’s also way harder to crack the lineup on one of the best teams in the league vs the shit we were most of the last decade.