Prospect Info: Bolts pool

[VoluntaryDom]

*replace "bust" with "realistic floor"


1. D Mikhail Sergachev
Boom: Norris
Bust: Good 2nd pair defenseman
2. D Jake Dotchin
Boom: Nastier Hjalmarsson
Bust: low end 2nd pair defenseman
3. RW Taylor Raddysh
Boom: Better Toffoli
Bust: Middle-6 complementary power forward
4. D Cal Foote
Boom: Colton Parayko
Bust: 2nd pair defenseman
5. C Anthony Cirelli
Boom: 1b center
Bust: 3rd line center
6. C Brett Howden
Boom: good 2nd line center
Bust: Bottom-6 center
7. LW Adam Erne
Boom: top-6 winger
Bust: Depth winger
8. D Slater Koekkoek
Boom: #2 defenseman
Bust: AHL
9. D Libor Hajek
Boom: #3 defenseman
Bust: low end #5 defenseman
10. C Alexey Lipanov
Boom: 2c
Bust: bottom-6 c
11. RW Mathieu Joseph
Boom: 2nd line sniper
Bust: Depth scorer
12. D Matthew Spencer
Boom: reliable #3 defenseman
Bust: Fringe NHLer
13. D Dominik Masin
Boom: #3 defenseman
Bust: AHL #1
14. LW Dennis Yan
Boom: 2nd line winger
Bust: AHL top-6 winger
15. RW Alexander Volkov
Boom: Palat-esque top-line winger
Bust: KHL
16. D Erik Cernak
Boom: #4 defenseman
Bust: #5 defenseman
17. G Connor Ingram
Boom: bona fide starter
Bust: AHL starter
18. C Mitchell Stephens
Boom: Kesler lite
Bust: 4th liner
19. LW Boris Katchouk
Boom: middle-6 winger
Bust: AHL
20. C Otto Somppi
Boom: top-notch 3c
Bust: AHL
21. LW Jonne Tammela
Boom: 3w
Bust: injury prone AHLer
22. C Matthew Peca
Boom: 3c
Bust: AHL 1c
23. D Ben Thomas
Boom: bottom pair
Bust: AHL
24. D Johnathan MacLeod
Boom: bottom pair
Bust: AHL
25. C Chris Paquette
Boom: his cousin pre-injuries
Bust: AHL energy guy
26. D Nick Perbix
Boom: 2nd pair defenseman
Bust: ECHL
27. D Jonathan Racine
Boom: bottom pair physical D
Bust: AHL physical D
28. C Cole Guttman
Boom: Tyler Johnson lite
Bust: AHL 3rd liner
29. C Sammy Walker
Boom: 3c
Bust: AHL
30. C Ross Colton
Boom: 4th liner
Bust: AHL
31. C Ryan Lohin
Boom: fringe NHLer
Bust: ECHL
32. D Daniel Walcott
Boom: AHL
Bust: AHL
33. Kristian Oldham
Boom: big backup
Bust: ECHL bum




Are my predictions semi-accurate, at least? If not what are the complaints?

Also, is this one of the best prospect pools in the league?

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[Apotheosis]

If Foote and Sergachev had those kinds of "bust" potential, then they would have been taken even earlier in their drafts.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

If Foote and Sergachev had those kinds of "bust" potential, then they would have been taken even earlier in their drafts.

Serg was consensus ranked higher in the draft.

Foote was considered a safe pick.

 

[Apotheosis]

Serg was consensus ranked higher in the draft.

Foote was considered a safe pick.

I agree on Serg's boom, but his bust should in no way be that close to the boom. If he busts, he literally busts. Same with Foote. But I'd say the Bolts have a top 5 pool right now considering the top end.

 

[High n Wide]

I agree on Serg's boom, but his bust should in no way be that close to the boom. If he busts, he literally busts. Same with Foote. But I'd say the Bolts have a top 5 pool right now considering the top end.

This was my issue with a lot of the list. According to the bust rankings Tampa could almost field a complete second team. Good prospect pool, but the rankings seem very optimistic.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I don't think the top of our pool is TOO amazing. We just have an abundance of future middle-6 guys.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

This was my issue with a lot of the list. According to the bust rankings Tampa could almost field a complete second team. Good prospect pool, but the rankings seem very optimistic.

I usually am very optimistic on prospects lol (not just Tampa ones).

 

[GTA]

I usually am very optimistic on prospects lol (not just Tampa ones).

Which shows that you haven't been watching prospects for very long. In your list of 33 prospects - realistically 25-30 will not have a career in the NHL.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Which shows that you haven't been watching prospects for very long. In your list of 33 prospects - realistically 25-30 will not have a career in the NHL.

I think you're a bit pessimistic on them lol. Though 15-20 of them never touching NHL ice shouldn't surprise me.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I agree on Serg's boom, but his bust should in no way be that close to the boom. If he busts, he literally busts. Same with Foote. But I'd say the Bolts have a top 5 pool right now considering the top end.

Maybe I'm just too high on Serg. I was very high on him pre-draft and in Montreal.

 

[Albus Dumbledore]

You could make a other team if all the players hit their bust...

 

[Apotheosis]

Maybe I'm just too high on Serg. I was very high on him pre-draft and in Montreal.

No, I'm very high on him too. I wanted the Leafs to take him if we could get a second top 10 pick somehow.

 

[Bevans]

Boom: Gretzky
Bust: Messier

 

[MoreMogilny]

You need to re-evaluate your definition of bust.

You have too many players whose bust potential still has them being solid NHL players. It's not realistic whatsoever.

 

[Oberyn]

Some of these "bust" projections are just ridiculous. Anthony Cirelli's "bust" is a 2nd line center? Come on.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I'm gonna edit it and make the busts more reasonable.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

I fixed some of the busts

I'm not going to lower Serg or Foote

 

[Jordeau]

Serg's BUST is a top-pairing dman?

 

[FlyTimmo]

You already know some of my issues with your list mentioned in a different post. I think some of the "bust" projections might be a tad generous. And a couple of the "boom" projections are a touch high, like: Serg and Cirelli.

Seems like a ~7-12 pool, with its depth being the primary feature. It would be top 5 but, I think it lacks elite talent.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

You already know some of my issues with your list mentioned in a different post. I think some of the "bust" projections might be a tad generous. And a couple of the "boom" projections are a touch high, like: Serg and Cirelli.

Seems like a ~7-12 pool, with its depth being the primary feature. It would be top 5 but, I think it lacks elite talent.

Serg+Dotchin+Raddysh+Foote seems like elite talent to me, unless you are only looking at draft position.

I just lowered a bunch of the bust ones. It is no longer the same as the other post.

Ask the Tampa board, Cirelli is legit. Many put him ahead of Raddysh. Serg is going to prove all of you wrong.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Jake Dotchin, bust is a 2nd pair defenseman. Guy was a healthy scratch in the AHL just over a year ago and nearly was sent to the ECHL. He's not an elite defenseman, he's a good complementary one, Scuderi or Greene type not a Hjalmarsson.

 

[Fantomas]

Sergachev + a ton of potential scrubs.

 

[kp61c]

gee, ain't serg overhyped. he's gonna bust hard, like he won't make it at all. top-pair defenseman, lol

 

[VoluntaryDom]

Literally don't listen to Hose, I think Dotchin killed his dog. Also 90% sure Hose is married to Andrej Sustr.

 

[VoluntaryDom]

No one in the Tampa board takes him seriously.