Best Skating Prospects

[VoluntaryDom]

I'll open this debate at both the individual level and at the team level. I know NJ focuses heavy on speed up front in the draft and our prospect list reflects it. The top 10 skating prospects in NJ's organization are simply explosive.

1.) Michael McLeod
2.) Brandon Gignac
3.) Miles Wood
4.) Nico Hischier
5.) Marian Studenic
6.) Brett Seney
7.) Blake Speers
8.) Jesper Bratt
9.) Jesper Boqvist
10.) Joey Anderson

Some of these are debatable, I almost put Gignac #1. I believe Tampa has some strong skating prospects as well.

idk if you can say that when raddysh and foote are top prospects here

 

[Bluesnatic27]

Vince Dunn and Jordan Kyrou are ridiculously good skaters. Their speed and agility is ridiculous.

 

[Whileee]

Kyle Connor (Jets) can fly. He'll be one of the NHL's fastest skaters with the puck this coming season.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8QQN-XnUNY&feature=youtu.be&t=401

 

[firstemperor]

If we're going by pure speed and at least some semblance of puck on stick as well (not just off the puck), I can't really think of a high-end prospect faster than Mcleod, Kapanen right now. They have a similar gear to young Duchene but not quite at McDavid level...where he can just glide around at top speed.

Kyrou, Pujlu, Gauthier are others that are very fast as well but they don't have the in-game top speed of the aforementioned, IMO.

If your talking about all around skating, edges, pivoting, the list would be a lot longer.

 

[Dbrownss]

Vince Dunn and Jordan Kyrou are ridiculously good skaters. Their speed and agility is ridiculous.

Walman too and everyone says Kostin is too.

 

[Frk It]

Thread needs more Morgan Frost.

Plus Ryan Merkley has insane agility for a 16/17 year old.

 

[DRW204]

Ryan Merkley, not drafted yet, but some of the clips of his skating are unreal

 

[stl76]

Walman too and everyone says Kostin is too.

Yeah, Dunn and Kyrou are fantastic skaters, but Walman may be even better.

When I first saw this rush by Walman @2:38 my jaw hit the floor. Keep in mind this was 1) in the playoffs 2) I believe Walman's 12th pro game.



Goes from standing still to beating 4/5 skaters before they can really even react. Impressive stuff.

 

[NarcoPolo]

His skating ability+size pretty much guarantee him as an NHLer. He progressed very well this season defensively too

I've heard this one before..

 

[Rebels57]

Yeah, Dunn and Kyrou are fantastic skaters, but Walman may be even better.

When I first saw this rush by Walman @2:38 my jaw hit the floor. Keep in mind this was 1) in the playoffs 2) I believe Walman's 12th pro game.



Goes from standing still to beating 4/5 skaters before they can really even react. Impressive stuff.

Nice. Similar to the Sanheim rush I posted.

 

[AstoriaIceNinja]

Purely in terms of skating I would say Jonathan Ang. The guy has wheels, it was his primary claim to fame en route to getting taken in the 4th by the Panthers.

He's been brought up before but I also think Victor Mete is an elite skater.

 

[lawrence]

Jake Virtanen and Andrei Pedan are the Canucks best skating prospects in the system. goes to show how slow our team is, if an out of shape Jake Virtanen is faster then anyone on our current roster.

 

[AstoriaIceNinja]

Jake Virtanen and Andrei Pedan are the Canucks best skating prospects in the system. goes to show how slow our team is, if an out of shape Jake Virtanen is faster then anyone on our current roster.

Also makes you wonder how fast Virtanen could be if he stayed in shape. Emerson Etem part two, at this rate, and that may be being kind.

 

[lawrence]

Also makes you wonder how fast Virtanen could be if he stayed in shape. Emerson Etem part two, at this rate, and that may be being kind.

this time around Jake is apparently working very hard. He's posting a lot of work out videos on his Instagram feed. Kinda funny actually.

 

[walktheboulavard]

Pulju, Yamamoto and Jones are top skating Oiler prospects.

 

[Irishguy42]

It's Sean Day.

 

[McSuper]

Yamamoto and Puljujarvi

 

[tfong]

Not sure why but 6/7 i read as "Brittney spears".

Had to do a double take.

Kylington and Kaprizov need to be here as some of the best skating prospects.

 

[TitansVolsPreds615]

David Farrance