CBJ Board Summer '15 Prospect Rankings: #19

[Samkow]

Simply vote for the (no more than 1) prospect you think is the best prospect of the above. This poll will be open 24 hours.

This uses HF Criteria, hence why some players have spent time in the NHL.

2015

Rank | Player | Position #1 |Zachary Werenski|D
#2 |Sonny Milano|LW
#3 |Oliver Bjorkstrand|RW
#4 |Kerby Rychel|LW
#5 |Dillon Heatherington|D
#6(T) |Gabriel Carlsson|D
#6(T) |Anton Forsberg|G
#8 |Michael Paliotta|D
#9 |Paul Bittner|LW
#10 |William Karlsson|C
#11 |Josh Anderson|RW
#12 |Austin Madaisky|D
#13 |Kevin Stenlund|C
#14 |Ryan Collins|D
#15 |TJ Tynan|C
#16(T) |Joonas Korpisalo|G
#16(T) |Daniel Zaar|RW
#18 |Blake Siebenaler|D

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[Tulipunaruusu*]

Add Nutivaara.

Come along, follow me as I lead through the darkness.

 

[WannabeFinn]

Leblanc

 

[Viqsi]

Last guy I was going to add was Chaput. Then two HMs - Gavrikov and Nutivaara. (The other two are already here.)

 

[TheOllieC]

Leblanc for sure.

What makes Nutivaara > Vainio?

 

[Tulipunaruusu*]

What makes Nutivaara > Vainio?

Vainio starts his rookie season for a hometown team that is (or at least has been) in financial turmoil. Nutivaara did the same for the champions and strongest team in Finnish SM-liiga. While Vainio has good basis to kick off does his projection exactly make him launch off and reach top-4 for European elite team level anytime soon... Nutivaara was there for a while last season.

For example Markus Hännikäinen hadn't 'done anything' playing for another big organization in Jokerit yet his offensive production exploded last season as he took bigger role at JYP HT No Smoking Team. In European hockey it's always harder to make your breakthrough in bigger organizations since people follow money and people following money without any artificial restrictions creates harder competition.