Prospect Info: 2023 HFDevils Prospect Rankings #5

[Nubmer6]

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
3	Alexander Holtz	2020 Round 1 #7 Overall	39.1	Alexander Holtz	Alexander Holtz
4	Akira Schmid	2018 Round 5 #136 Overall	43.8	Arseni Gritsyuk	Nolan Foote

Last Pick: Akira Schmid - Utica Devils / AHL



Added: Nico Daws


Eligible Players:

Artem Barabosha Shane Bowers Cole Brady Cole Brown Tyler Brennan Chase Cheslock Ethan Edwards Brian Halonen Santeri Hatakka Peter Hauser Viktor Hurtig Charlie Leddy Jakub Malek

Case McCarthy Daniil Misyul Patrick Moynihan Daniil Orlov Nikita Popugayev Jaromir Pytlik Samu Salminen Artem Shlaine Cam Squires Chase Stillman Tyce Thompson Michael Vukojevic Yegor Zaitsev

Selected: Alexander Holtz Luke Hughes Simon Nemec Akira Schmid

In Poll: Zakhar Bardakov Seamus Casey Graeme Clarke Nico Daws Josh Filmon Nolan Foote Arseni Gritsyuk Lenni Hameenaho Daniil Karpovich Topias Vilen

As usual, after selecting a player, request a player to be added to the next poll.

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[Billdo]

Should go Gritsyuk, Casey, Clarke for the next three.

 

[Saugus]

This one is close for me between Casey and Gritsyuk, but I have to give Casey a slight edge for his versatility and the big jump he took this past season.

Add Brennan.

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

Akira twice

 

[Monsieur Verdoux]

Casey, add Vilen.

 

[forceten]

Gritsyuk. I think he's our best F prospect at the moment. Casey would be next. Add Orlov.

 

[Nubmer6]

Akira twice

Oh crap

Mods: if you could remove Schmid from the poll, it would be greatly appreciated

 

[Beastdog75]

Voted for Casey, add Brennan

 

[RememberTheName]

Voted for Seamus Casey. He is my #4 ranked NJDevils prospect. My 5th ranked NJDevils prospect has already been selected, and that is Alex Holtz.

Current rankings:

1. Luke Hughes
2. Simon Nemec
3. Akira Schmid
4. Seamus Casey
5. Alex Holtz

 

[Devs3cups]

Really feel like Gritsyuk is getting somewhat underrated, I’m going with him here. Casey is right there though. It’s gonna be Grits then Casey. The top-6 looks pretty good still actually.

 

[My3Sons]

Oh crap

Mods: if you could remove Schmid from the poll, it would be greatly appreciated

Yes replace him with @Ripshot 43

 

[tailfins]

Really feel like Gritsyuk is getting somewhat underrated, I’m going with him here. Casey is right there though. It’s gonna be Grits then Casey. The top-6 looks pretty good still actually.

Agree. Feels more like tiers.

Luke, Nemec
Akira, Holtz, Gritsyuk, Casey
Vilen, Foote, Filmon, Clarke
Bardakov, Daws, Hameenaho, Karpovich, etc.
...
Stillman

 

[AfroThunder396]

The fact that one of Gritsyuk/Casey will be outside the top-5 is outrageous. And not in a "holy shit our prospect pool is amazing" way, more of a "what the f*** are you people smoking" kind of way.

 

[RememberTheName]

The fact that one of Gritsyuk/Casey will be outside the top-5 is outrageous. And not in a "holy shit our prospect pool is amazing" way, more of a "what the f*** are you people smoking" kind of way.

Who should be out of the top 5 then. Imo all four of the prospects ahead easily deserve to be there.

 

[Billdo]

Who should be out of the top 5 then. Imo all four of the prospects ahead easily deserve to be there.

If I had to venture a guess he's going to say Holtz...

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Might as well go off the board with a player I havent really watched outside clips with Lenni. Just a feeling, almost like in golf, beware the golfer with an ugly swing in a tournament...there are other parts of the game that allow him to get it done and compete. From the clips and video I've seen, he is quick in tight areas and his motor never stops.

 

[Lou Bloom]

Voted for Casey, have him #3 currently behind Hughes and Nemec.

Add Ethan Edwards, Feel like he's a bit underappreciated playing on a stacked Michigan blue line but he flashes a ton of talent even if his game still needs some further refining.

 

[My3Sons]

Voted for Casey, have him #3 currently behind Hughes and Nemec.

Add Ethan Edwards, Feel like he's a bit underappreciated playing on a stacked Michigan blue line but he flashes a ton of talent even if his game still needs some further refining.

Edwards was an excellent skater at prospect camp. I think the issue for him is going to be defining his skills. I’ve watched a fair amount of Michigan games and he does t strike me as having any singular skills that standout beyond skating. He’s ok at a bunch of stuff to my eyes but not sure it will translate

 

[Lou Bloom]

Edwards was an excellent skater at prospect camp. I think the issue for him is going to be defining his skills. I’ve watched a fair amount of Michigan games and he does t strike me as having any singular skills that standout beyond skating. He’s ok at a bunch of stuff to my eyes but not sure it will translate

He's still far from NHL ready at this point but he has a strong base to build off of with his skating and puck carrying ability. I also think he shows a lot of good traits on both sides of the ice, it's just a matter of putting it all together. With Michigan losing their top 3 scorers from last season I expect a more significant role for Edwards this year.

 

[My3Sons]

He's still far from NHL ready at this point but he has a strong base to build off of with his skating and puck carrying ability. I also think he shows a lot of good traits on both sides of the ice, it's just a matter of putting it all together. With Michigan losing their top 3 scorers from last season I expect a more significant role for Edwards this year.

Maybe he can play with Casey.

 

[OmNomNom]

yall sleepy on the gritty

 

[AfroThunder396]

Who should be out of the top 5 then. Imo all four of the prospects ahead easily deserve to be there.

I have a problem with rating goalies that high. Personally, I wouldn't ever put a goalie top-5 unless he's a generational goalie prospect like MAF, Price, Askarov, etc.

I get that Schmid had a great couple of games, but after 30 games we were ready to anoint Blackwood as the heir to Marty's throne. Projecting goalies can only lead to disappointment IMO. He's also technically no longer a prospect according to the NHL definition.

I also think that Holtz's stock dropped significantly this season. He's still a good prospect and I hope he'll make the team in a meaningful role. But I can't ignore that he couldn't hang at the NHL level when called upon. I hope he will this season. But still. Too good for the AHL but not good enough for the NHL is a painful no man's land to be in.

What Gritsyuk is doing in the 2nd best league in the world is something no one has seen since Kaprizov and Panarin. He has pretty much lapped his cohorts in a league where veterans have it made and rookies can eat shit. We also have first hand evidence from @Guadana about his growth, his intentions, and what he plans on for the future. The stats might not look super impressive at first glance, but the tiniest bit of context tells us that what he's doing at his age has superstar wrtitten all over it.

Casey is a guy that's picked his spots phenomenally well. How f***ing impressive do you have to be to get praise on a Michigan team as stacked as the one they had last year? Casey reminds me of Severson in the way he had a tremendous pedigree but somehow slipped to the 2nd round. I think that on +20 NHL teams he could immediately step in and be their best defensive prospect today. The only reason we don't talk about him more is because we have Luke and Simon as two of the best 5 defense preospect in hockey. So he ends up as an afterthought, but Seamus Casey is top-15-20 IMO. I think most teams would kill to have him, but we see him as a novelty.

 

[Devs3cups]

Imo, every single prospect from 3 to 6 here are very close to one another. I could see an argument for every single one. The gap between them is very small.

 

[nugg]

Gritsook, add Baraboosh!

 

[Guttersniped]

I have a problem with rating goalies that high. Personally, I wouldn't ever put a goalie top-5 unless he's a generational goalie prospect like MAF, Price, Askarov, etc.

I get that Schmid had a great couple of games, but after 30 games we were ready to anoint Blackwood as the heir to Marty's throne. Projecting goalies can only lead to disappointment IMO. He's also technically no longer a prospect according to the NHL definition.

I also think that Holtz's stock dropped significantly this season. He's still a good prospect and I hope he'll make the team in a meaningful role. But I can't ignore that he couldn't hang at the NHL level when called upon. I hope he will this season. But still. Too good for the AHL but not good enough for the NHL is a painful no man's land to be in.

What Gritsyuk is doing in the 2nd best league in the world is something no one has seen since Kaprizov and Panarin. He has pretty much lapped his cohorts in a league where veterans have it made and rookies can eat shit. We also have first hand evidence from @Guadana about his growth, his intentions, and what he plans on for the future. The stats might not look super impressive at first glance, but the tiniest bit of context tells us that what he's doing at his age has superstar wrtitten all over it.

Casey is a guy that's picked his spots phenomenally well. How f***ing impressive do you have to be to get praise on a Michigan team as stacked as the one they had last year? Casey reminds me of Severson in the way he had a tremendous pedigree but somehow slipped to the 2nd round. I think that on +20 NHL teams he could immediately step in and be their best defensive prospect today. The only reason we don't talk about him more is because we have Luke and Simon as two of the best 5 defense preospect in hockey. So he ends up as an afterthought, but Seamus Casey is top-15-20 IMO. I think most teams would kill to have him, but we see him as a novelty.

I would argue Blackwood completely deserved the praise and his numerous injuries are what derailed his career.

Posters were saying Ty Smith was going to be a first pair defenseman. Defensemen aren’t the easiest to judge either.

I like Casey, love Grits, and have no problem with the current order. They’ll be prospects next year, they’ll get moved up then.

I posted the old polls, if you think this wrong you should see how hilariously off the old polls are.