Best Prospect in this list: Panarin, Gurianov, or Konecny?

[Cyborg LeClair]

Amazing how people jump on it wthout thinking. Panarin is no prospect. He's 23 and a fully developed young player with some career numbers. Gurianov and Konecny are18 year olds with no experience in a pro league. Out of Gurianov and Konecny it is Gurianov, arguably the best of his crop in Russia. As prospects there is no telling how they will develop though. Right here and now I would definitely take Gurianov before Konecny, because Gurianov ceiling is somewhere around Tarasenko. Similar player, great sniper. would you place Konecny in that category ceiling-wise? What the outcome will be noone can tell now.

Panarin on the other hand is now unknown. He will be an effective NHL player. You can tell that much right now. Whether he will be a 50 or a 60 or a 70 pts scorer remains to be seen, but from a GM standpoint those are very different commodities: Panarin and freshmen from the draft.

Many scouts and observers liken Konecny to a Parise clone who at his peak was a 45 goal 94 point player with great 2 way ability and leadership.

Gurianov has impressive skills, but Konecny has just as impressive skills imo but you can see him playing at 110% every time hes out there. Konecny just happens to be 5'10 and Gurianov is 6'3"?

I dont have any comments on Panarin

 

[CanadienShark]

I'm going Konecny, from what little I've seen of all three. That said, the one I've watched the most (albeit very little) is Konecny, at Jux's urging.

 

[Atas2000]

Many scouts and observers liken Konecny to a Parise clone who at his peak was a 45 goal 94 point player with great 2 way ability and leadership.

Gurianov has impressive skills, but Konecny has just as impressive skills imo but you can see him playing at 110% every time hes out there. Konecny just happens to be 5'10 and Gurianov is 6'3"?

I dont have any comments on Panarin

Point is most people in NA have never actually seen Gurianov play and with all due respect I have to say that scouts and observers see way too many Parises and Malkins in every draft. That's not very realistic. And as I wrote prospects aren't an exact science. Obviously one of the two will peak higher, but I wouldn't really dare to say close to 100 pts. Obviously Dallas is now under more pressure for Gurianov to pan out... and Nichushkin, but hey, Nill got Seguin and Benn has an Art Ross. Nill seems to do something right.

 

[Dobber]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

 

[tony d]

Konecny, Philly got a steal with him.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

As a Stars fan, I'd like that.

Gurianov's shot makes him a potential deadly pairing on Benn-Seguin's RW. I think he's the best prospect out of the three players listed.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I don't think these three should be grouped together. Panarin is older and much better than the other two. He's a top 6 NHL player right now. The other two are not yet NHL players.

I don't dislike Konecny, but unless its McDavid, Eichel or Hanifin, there is not another player in the 2015 draft that I think has higher upside than Guryanov. I agree with the person that said he has 100 point upside.

 

[SchennSational1022*]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

Yeah, sure he does , he has potential to be a top 5 player in the NHL? Not a freakin chance.

 

[MNRube]

Id say that Panarin has best odds of being a high-end NHLer. He already looked like he was a world class talent against men and is likely going to be playing with Kane. No disrespect to two fine prospects in Gurianov and Konecny but I'll take the guy who should easily eclipse 40 pts next season. Too much uncertainty with DG and TC given their age.

 

[Curufinwe]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

The NHL's top scorer had 87.

 

[EbonyRaptor]

Panarin has the early advantage because of his age and experience - I have no idea who will have the best career.

Another thing Panarin has to his advantage is that (supposedly, and from the small sample size I observed in the WC), he plays defense all over the ice - which is a must for a rookie to gain Q's trust (i.e. ice time), and therefore he should get top-6 minutes and odds are he will play with Toews and Hossa - if not right out of the gate, not too long after. He works hard along the boards and should mesh very well with them.

Providing he adapts to the NHL game fairly quickly, I think it would be a disappointment if he doesn't reach the 40 point mark and I wouldn't be at all surprised if he hits 50 points if he plays top-6.

 

[Ewan McGregor*]

I wanted Konecny if the Kings kept the pick.

 

[FlamesFan 2313]

Panarin as of right now. But he is 23 so he is ~5 years older than the other two. Unless this is for a fantasy hockey dynasty league draft, then these really aren't a good group of prospects to compare to one another due to the significant age difference IMHO. Panarin has had 5 years of development more than the other two.

 

[Protest]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

In what league?

 

[WhatWhat]

Well Panarin is way older and established as a player. So I would say he is most likely. As for the other 2 I have no idea as I have not watched either play. However a month after the draft I would assume the guy picked 13 spots higher has more upside.

So I guess Guryanov over Konecny

 

[Rebels57]

Gurianov has 100 pt upside

The leading scorer in the NHL, Jamie Benn, had what, 87 points?

Please.

 

[Rebels57]

I don't think these three should be grouped together. Panarin is older and much better than the other two. He's a top 6 NHL player right now. The other two are not yet NHL players.

I don't dislike Konecny, but unless its McDavid, Eichel or Hanifin, there is not another player in the 2015 draft that I think has higher upside than Guryanov. I agree with the person that said he has 100 point upside.

Do you mean if he took a time machine back to 1993?

In the past 5 seasons, only Crosby, Malkin and D. Sedin have topped 100 points. Each did it once.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

Going with Panarin, already playing at an elite level alongside adults.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Do you mean if he took a time machine back to 1993?

In the past 5 seasons, only Crosby, Malkin and D. Sedin have topped 100 points. Each did it once.

Kovalchuk has scored 98 points within the last 10 seasons, and I think he has similar upside to Kovalchuk. I really like his upside, more so than anyone in this draft besides McDavid, Eichel and Hanifin who are three of the best draft prospects in the last 10 years.

 

[FlyRoutine]

Konecny has 101 point upside. Why? Because I say so and I wont give you any evidence.

 

[CanuckistanFlyerfan]

Going with Panarin, already playing at an elite level alongside adults.

He IS an adult. He's 5 years older than the other two.

 

[Cootsfanclub]

He IS an adult. He's 5 years older than the other two.

I understand, I didn't mean it as a knock to the other two. I just think you hope the other two develop to where Panarin is at right now. I really hope Konecny ends up at that level as a Flyers fan.

 

[CaseyMitts37]

I think Guryanov could end up being a steal at #12 for the Stars

He has an amazing combination of speed and size and has a great shot as well. His potential is through the roof

Konecny, on the other hand, is a great prospect but I just don't think his potential is anywhere near Guryanov's

 

[The Undertaker]

Going with Panarin here. I believe he has 105 point upside.

 

[Garbage Goal]

I think Guryanov could end up being a steal at #12 for the Stars

He has an amazing combination of speed and size and has a great shot as well. His potential is through the roof

Konecny, on the other hand, is a great prospect but I just don't think his potential is anywhere near Guryanov's

With the exception of size, that literally doesn't sound any different from Konecny.