Prospect Info: CFHF Top 20 Prospects Ranking #9
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InfinityIggy
Zagidulin's Dad
Our pool really feels like its the weakest it's been in quite a long time. Or at least the most shallow. Specifically at forward.
Anglesmith
Setting up the play?
Every forward we've drafted high since... Backlund has either graduated or else completely fallen off. I guess Klimchuk is the last one.
The thinness of the forward prospects would be a big issue if our NHL forwards weren't so young across the board. As it is now, there's not really a dire need for replacement up front any time soon. On defence the situation looks great.
Volica
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Pronman (whom I take with a grain of salt anyway) has us in the bottom 5 of the NHL.
To be honest, outside of the two Dmen, our pool is absolutely mediocre at best.
Mobiandi
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We did trade 2 1sts and 6 2nds in the past 3 seasons. We'd probably have a much deeper prospect pool with those picks.
Volica
Papa Shango
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Always got a chuckle when people talked about their core on this board, especially when talking about Canadian markets. Leafs and Jets core, too much talent, so young! Wow! Calgary, meh. When I did the math last time, our 'young core' (so, like, not Gio, Backs) was younger than Winnipeg's and like a year and change older than Toronto's.
Calgary's U25 team includes:
Johnny Gaudreau - +PPG Wing (24)
Sean Monahan - ~65-70 Point Sniper C (23)
Matt Tkachuk - 60 Point Wing (20)
Sam Bennett - 30 Point Wing (22)
Mark Jankowski - 15 goal, 25 point C (23)
Noah Hanifin - 30 point top 4D (21)
Elias Lindholm - 45 point C/RW (23)
Winnipeg's U25 Team:
Mark Scheifele - PPG C (25)
Patrik Laine - 70 point Sniper W (20)
Nik Ehlers - 60 Point Wing (22)
Kyle Connor - 55-60 point Wing (21)
Josh Morrissey - 25-30 point top 4D (23)
Jacob Trouba - 20-30 point top 4D (24)
Jack Roslovic - ? (21)
Toronto's U25 Team:
Auston Matthews - 70-80 C (20)
Mitch Marner - 60-70 point Winger (21)
Willy Nylander - 60 point Winger (22)
Connor Brown - 25-35 point Winger (24)
Morgan Rielly - 25-50 (no idea what he is as of today) 2D (24)
Travis Dermott - ?, likely a solid 30 point top 6D (21)
Kasperi Kapanen - ? 10 career points in 55 games, but somehow considered a top prospect (22)
Essentially, each team has a somewhere near PPG player. Each team has a ~70 point player. Each team has a 60 point winger; then Jets just have a tonne of depth and Toronto and Calgary's U25 team is actually pretty similar. It's really why we need Bennett to break out in the worst of ways. If he could get to 50 points this year, that'd be a huge win for us. This would make us a cup contender if everyone else kept pace.
Johnny Hoxville
The Return of a Legend
Phillips. If he makes it, he will be a top 6 player.
I don’t know a bloody thing about any of the guys we drafted this year.
I don’t know a bloody thing about any of the guys we drafted this year.
Tkachuk Norris
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The Flames pool isn’t all that bad. For example, listen to watch Steve Kouroanos said and he says the Flames have owned rounds two and 3 lately (he had the Flames at 21 but felt he should have ranked ya higher because we have a lot of good prospects no one talks about). Our juniour aged prospects are not great but you’d be hard pressed to find a better/younger AHL roster next year. Valimaki, Dube and Andersson are top 50 guys. Not many teams have three top 50 prospects. Then we’ve got some decent guys after that Mangiapane and Kylington (who I’ve also seen ranked as top 50 prospects)
And then you gotta figure a few of Kouzmontis, Posposil etc will turn into good prospects.
Not to mention Pronman is an idiot and his rankings are terrible.
And then you gotta figure a few of Kouzmontis, Posposil etc will turn into good prospects.
Not to mention Pronman is an idiot and his rankings are terrible.
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