2023 Prospect Poll #9

[CaliSabresfan24]

Rousek, add Cederqvist

 

[Butt Ox]

Add Richard

 

[SonofHerb]

Novikov. Add Cederqvist.

 

[SabreHawk]

Add Viljami Marjala

 

[Jim Bob]

Strbak + Lindgren

 

[truthbluth]

Novikov, add Cederqvist

 

[TageGod]

Novikov. Strbak Seems to be forgotten about a bit here early second round.

 

[Faceboner]

Novikov. Strbak Seems to be forgotten about a bit here early second round.

Just too many good prospects

 

[Zman5778]

Just too many good prospects

We're going to have at least one non-Leinonen recent 2nd round pick fall out of the top 10. That's insane depth.

 

[Faceboner]

We're going to have at least one non-Leinonen recent 2nd round pick fall out of the top 10. That's insane depth.

The best part is it looks like some later picks are turning out to be hits so far rather than misses in their early development

 

[Chainshot]

We're going to have at least one non-Leinonen recent 2nd round pick fall out of the top 10. That's insane depth.

I have him at 34 out of 38 guys I ranked. He's got some work to do.

 

[SnuggaRUDE]

I like Nadeau here. What he’s good at NHL teams crave; what he’s bad at they try to teach.

But the next 5 or so are all the same tier IMO. They won’t have equal results in all likelihood, but it’s beyond an even obsessed fans ability to accurately predict.

It’s really about attitude, responsiveness to training, and receptiveness to feedback.

 

[Butt Ox]

Strbak + Lindgren

If I was going off of media savvy and saying the right things alone, Strbak would have been my choice as well. That he is a good presence and a quality pick is gold.

 

[HOOats]

I like Nadeau here. What he’s good at NHL teams crave; what he’s bad at they try to teach.

But the next 5 or so are all the same tier IMO. They won’t have equal results in all likelihood, but it’s beyond an even obsessed fans ability to accurately predict.

It’s really about attitude, responsiveness to training, and receptiveness to feedback.

I'm not sure about this personally. These are still major prospects, some have stronger strengths and weaker weaknesses that can differentiate them.

For example, I was kind of stunned at Nadeau's lack of foot speed at camp this year even though I've seen him before and read the reports. Our staff will try to help him improve, but it's a majorly uphill battle to become passable for the modern NHL. He ranks a tier down than the guys getting votes right now for that reason imo.

 

[markpenske]

we're at the point in this poll where I flip a coin

 

[Matt Ress]

I'm not sure about this personally. These are still major prospects, some have stronger strengths and weaker weaknesses that can differentiate them.

For example, I was kind of stunned at Nadeau's lack of foot speed at camp this year even though I've seen him before and read the reports. Our staff will try to help him improve, but it's a majorly uphill battle to become passable for the modern NHL. He ranks a tier down than the guys getting votes right now for that reason imo.

It's concerning. If he can get to a workable point, he'll be an NHLer. I think he knows that and it's a hell of a motivation.

 

[elchud]

Novikov Poltapov Strbak Rousek

Of those 4 players, the one with the best chance of being a top-9 or top-4 is Strbak, imo.