Prospect Info: ANnual HFDevils Prospect Rankings #18

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[table="head;width=3000]Rank|Player|POS|Draft Position|2015-16 Team(s)|Vote %|2015 Result
1|Pavel Zacha|C/RW|2015 #6|Sarnia Sting (OHL)| 48/50| Pavel Zacha
2|Mike McLeod|C|2016 #12|Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)| 46/78| Steve Santini
3|Steve Santini|D|2013 #42|Boston College Eagles (NCAA)|55/77| John Quenneville
4|John Quenneville|C|2014 #30|Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)|55/79| Reid Boucher
5|Mackenzie Blackwood|G|2015 # 41|Barrie Colts (OHL)|48/85| Stefan Matteau
6|Joseph Blandisi|C/LW|2012 #162/UFA|Albany Devils (AHL)/New Jersey Devils (NHL)|42/68|Mackenzie Blackwood
7|Miles Wood|LW|2013 #100|Boston College Eagles (NCAA)|35/74|Blake Coleman
8|Josh Jacobs|D|2014 #41|Sarnia Sting (OHL)|26/86|Josh Jacobs
9|Blake Speers|C/RW|2015 #74|Sault St. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)|37/71|Blake Speers
10|Nathan Bastian|C/RW|2016 #42|Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)|44/58|Joseph Blandisi
11|Nick Lappin|RW|UFA|Brown Bears (NCAA)/Albany Devils (AHL)|14/63|Raman Hrabarenka
12|Mikhail Maltsev|C|2016 #102|Team Russia U18 (MHL)|14/64|Miles Wood
13|Scott Wedgewood|G|2010 #84|Albany Devils (AHL)|14/64|Ryan Kujawinski
14|Brandon Gignac|C|2016 #80|Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)|17/61|Seth Helgeson
15|Joey Anderson|RW|2016 #74|USNTDP Juniors (USHL)|19/54|Kerfoot/Kalinin
16|Colton White|D|2015 #97|Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)|23/48|Kerfoot/Kalinin
17|Vojtech Mozik|D|UFA|Albany Devils (AHL)|16/45|Vojtech Mozik
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List of eligible prospects for the poll:

[table="head;width=150]Prospect
Ben Thomson
Jeremy Davies
Brandon Baddock
J.D. Dudek
Artur Gavrus
Ben Johnson
Brett Seney
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[RememberTheName]

Rykov
Add Seney

 

[Beastdog75]

Appleby
Add Seney

 

[Emperoreddy]

This really should be Coleman IMO.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Pietila has actually played NHL games, I can't really see how anyone can justify putting any of the remaining players over him.

 

[Billdo]

I'm actually confused with how these are supposed to go. Are we voting on their potential? Guys like Coleman and Pietila are more likely to becomes NHLers but a guy like Grignac or Seney might have higher potential.

 

[Classic Devil]

I'm actually confused with how these are supposed to go. Are we voting on their potential? Guys like Coleman and Pietila are more likely to becomes NHLers but a guy like Grignac or Seney might have higher potential.

There really isn't a whole lot of rhyme or reason to it.

 

[britdevil]

Gotta go Pietila here, he's played NHL minutes.

 

[devilsblood]

I'm actually confused with how these are supposed to go. Are we voting on their potential? Guys like Coleman and Pietila are more likely to becomes NHLers but a guy like Grignac or Seney might have higher potential.

Personal opinion.

I give weight to a players NHL readiness, but I do not see it as overly important.

Otherwise Pietila and mozik would be ahead of McLeod and Bastian.

Have to find that balance.

 

[devilsblood]

Went Coleman. Add Thomson.

Find the waters very muddled at this point. I have a fairly high level of interest in Bratt, maybe shiny new toy syndrome, but he is so far aways it's hard to make judgement. Went with the safer choice.

 

[NJDevils17]

I actually like Rykov and Appleby a lot.

The only reason I haven't already voted Appleby is the unpredictability of goalies. He's a very good prospect. Better than Wedge IMO. Doesn't have a lot of flaws in his game. The only reason he wasn't drafted is because he was a backup and then Oshawa was an amazing team so people thought it was inflating his numbers. He posted spectacular ECHL stats in a league that defense is awful in. His athleticism is somewhat of a concern but he is 6'5" so he can take up so much of the net that it's not a huge issue. He's one of my favorite prospects in the whole organization. He just seems like a good hardworking kid.