Colorado Avalanche Prospect Poll Tiebreaker

[Lonewolfe2015]

Heard and Smith are tied, break the tie to choose the #10 prospect.

Vote below if the loser should be #11 or not.

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[chet1926]

Loser should get 11.

 

[The Shermanator]

Never heard of Colin Smith so I have to go with Heard.

 

[tigervixxxen]

Voted Smith but no problem with Heard getting 11.

 

[SlyAvs]

 

[Relaxedriley]

Give loser 11.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

I chose Colin Smith because he had a sort of "break out" year last year.

I was excited about the Heard pick, he seems like a good kid, but he's done nothing to improve since we drafted him, as far as I can tell.

 

[Nzap]

Picked Smith due to much higher upside than Heard. Heard is more safe to crack NHL, but Smith has so much more high-end potential.

I guess give Heard nr.11 as he got so many votes before the h-2-h. I have him at nr.24, but I'm no scout so what do I know.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

My opinion: Heard is the more likely to get a NHL gig as our 4th line center in the future. Smith is a top 6 or bust, given our depth at the position and the odds of him panning out, I foresee a AHL all star, Hensick-like career being his best case scenario.

However, he might get the chance to go elsewhere. But judging by Olver's "success" so far, Smith is likely going to have a long run ahead of him.

Heard will do fine as our 4th line center.

 

[Skip2myBordyloo]

My opinion: Heard is the more likely to get a NHL gig as our 4th line center in the future. Smith is a top 6 or bust, given our depth at the position and the odds of him panning out, I foresee a AHL all star, Hensick-like career being his best case scenario.

However, he might get the chance to go elsewhere. But judging by Olver's "success" so far, Smith is likely going to have a long run ahead of him.

Heard will do fine as our 4th line center.

agreed with all of the above, smith is really going to have to step his game up to avoid just being another hensick, heard should be a good bottom 6 guy for at least several years.

 

[Foppa2118]

My opinion: Heard is the more likely to get a NHL gig as our 4th line center in the future. Smith is a top 6 or bust, given our depth at the position and the odds of him panning out, I foresee a AHL all star, Hensick-like career being his best case scenario.

However, he might get the chance to go elsewhere. But judging by Olver's "success" so far, Smith is likely going to have a long run ahead of him.

Heard will do fine as our 4th line center.

That's kind of how I view this comparison, and other views on similar players.

Smith's numbers at lower levels disguise how much of a long shot he is is at the top 6 or bust scenario with his style of play as a smaller skill player in the NHL, versus Heard who's smarts and work ethic have a better chance at finding his way in to the NHL in a bottom 6 role.

 

[Lonewolfe2015]

Kind of a dead heat still here....