Prospect Info: CBJ Board 2020 Prospect Rankings: #1

[Double-Shift Lasse]

COUGH COUGH cop-out COUGH COUGH

Just kidding with you, I feel the same but how can you participate in this annual fun if you don't rank them?

I VOTED! I think most know my appreciation for this annual exercise, there are just some spots where it's tough.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

COUGH COUGH cop-out COUGH COUGH

Just kidding with you, I feel the same but how can you participate in this annual fun if you don't rank them?

I VOTED! I think most know my appreciation for this annual exercise, there are just some spots where it's tough.

EDIT:
This is a tight vote currently.

 

[Doggy]

I VOTED! I think most know my appreciation for this annual exercise, there are just some spots where it's tough.

EDIT:
This is a tight vote currently.

I did say I was kidding with you

 

[Long Live Lyle]

Marchenko, higher ceiling than Foudy imo. Add VV.

 

[The Wheelchair]

FTR, I am voting based on highest ceiling.

Marchenko because I think he has the potential to play on the top line. The other two I considered were Foudy and Peeke but I see Foudy as a 2nd - 3rd line guy and Peeke as a 2nd pairing guy (nothing wrong with that ceiling for either of those guys).

I just can't get myself to say add Voronkov based on ceiling because I see him as a bigger version of Boone which is a 3rd line guy and I want to think there is someone in the system with a higher ceiling than that.

So I am going off the board and say: add Mikael Pyyhtia. He sounds a little bit like a Wennberg type centerman but with a really good shot...he just need to learn to use it. Definitely will be a learning curve to smaller ice surface like Bemmer but clearly there is potential for an excellent playmaker.

Ah man I thought I was going to be the first to bring up Pyyhtia. Haven't seen him play beyond highlights but everything I've read makes him seem like a really good fit. I'll probably have him in the top ten.

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

I did say I was kidding with you

Yeah my offense was likewise.

 

[majormajor]

Ah man I thought I was going to be the first to bring up Pyyhtia. Haven't seen him play beyond highlights but everything I've read makes him seem like a really good fit. I'll probably have him in the top ten.

What do you know about him? I didn't find much information, and I find it hard to judge a player like Pyyhtia who is still playing in Finnish Junior, which might as well be a beer league to my untrained eye.

 

[pled]

Foudy, I hope he can become Cap 2.0 even if he has less top end talent than marchenko I still think he's num 1

add Vehvilainen

 

[pled]

What do you know about him? I didn't find much information, and I find it hard to judge a player like Pyyhtia who is still playing in Finnish Junior, which might as well be a beer league to my untrained eye.

it's more like BCHL level I guess idk if you think that's beer league but it's true a load of player in that league end up beer league player. pretty hard to find content to watch of him from america because of it thought. he just got invited to u20 camp today if he makes it we will get to see him more for sure.

 

[AndBoomGoesTheCannon]

Foudy. Add Voronkov.
I give the edge to Foudy because he has played in NHL games and looked like he belonged.

 

[The Wheelchair]

What do you know about him? I didn't find much information, and I find it hard to judge a player like Pyyhtia who is still playing in Finnish Junior, which might as well be a beer league to my untrained eye.

Good ice vision is the main thing. Also seems like he has a good motor, competes for the puck, and has a nice shot. Differing reports on his speed, and he's not very big, so it's hard to really project him too highly right now (probably why he was there in the fourth, too), and obviously I'd prefer if he were playing Liiga, but it does seem like he'll get a spot on the Finnish team if the WJC happens this year, and he is at least performing well in Finnish juniors (my adage with these leagues is "stats don't mean anything, unless they're bad"). In a weak year for the prospect pool that's enough to get onto the fringes of the top ten for me. I have basically everyone from like 7–17 grouped in the same tier, and separating them is basically just gut instinct. And my gut instinct right now says "Pyyhtia = good."

 

[ViD]

Seeing how good Marchenko has been as of late in the KHL and how he absolutely demolished the MHL, it should tip the scale in his favor

 

[Monk]

Foudy. Add Voronkov.
I give the edge to Foudy because he has played in NHL games and looked like he belonged.

This is why I voted for Foudy as well. Looks like #2 will be a slam dunk vote.

 

[Doggy]

What do you know about him? I didn't find much information, and I find it hard to judge a player like Pyyhtia who is still playing in Finnish Junior, which might as well be a beer league to my untrained eye.

This link has videos and more in-depth break down of him
https://www.futurescopehockey.com/post/prospect-report-mikael-pyyhtiä

Dobber Prospects: "A speedy forward with excellent playmaking ability. Shows high a compete level with a non-stop motor. Enjoys going to the hard-nosed areas."

Finn Prospects: Mikael Pyyhtiä | FinnProspects.com

 

[majormajor]

This link has videos and more in-depth break down of him
https://www.futurescopehockey.com/post/prospect-report-mikael-pyyhtiä

Dobber Prospects: "A speedy forward with excellent playmaking ability. Shows high a compete level with a non-stop motor. Enjoys going to the hard-nosed areas."

Finn Prospects: Mikael Pyyhtiä | FinnProspects.com

Thanks, that video profile is really helpful. I'm still wowed by some of those clips.

They've also got a good one on Samuel Knazko.

 

[Byrral]

This was a tough one but I chose Foudy. Foudy seems to lack Marchenko's pure goal scoring potential but that's about it. He can help the team playing many different roles. And that speed is fun to watch.

 

[The Wheelchair]

Thanks, that video profile is really helpful. I'm still wowed by some of those clips.

They've also got a good one on Samuel Knazko.

Yeah, I mean, anyone looks good if you only look at their goals and assists, but the patience and vision are impressive. There's a fine line between patient and passive (as we are all very well aware from years of watching a certain former first-round pick) but I'm willing to believe he winds up on the right side of that line.

 

[Nanabijou]

Add Voronkov

 

[Old Guy]

Add V squared

 

[majormajor]

Yeah, I mean, anyone looks good if you only look at their goals and assists, but the patience and vision are impressive. There's a fine line between patient and passive (as we are all very well aware from years of watching a certain former first-round pick) but I'm willing to believe he winds up on the right side of that line.

I had spent 100+ hours over the summer watching prospect video and Pyyhtia's name is not one that I remember hearing ever, not from Jokke Nevalainen or anyone. So I'm not beginning with high hopes for him.

What I like in the video is
1) the smoothness and control of his skating. It's super evident in that second clip where he turns away from the goaltender to receive the puck and fluidly turns around toward the goalie while moving forward away from pressure. He doesn't look powerful but with that technique he could get a lot faster if he adds strength.

2) he can shoot. Wennberg didn't like shooting, which was one problem, but he also didn't have a release that popped like Pyyhtia's.

3) not that I can tell just from the video, but from all scouting reports he's a guy that likes to make the hard passes that break defenses.