Craig Button Top 50 NHL Prospects List (Kravtsov #1)

[EdJovanovski]

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/button...0-prospects-list-he-s-an-elite-winger~1586566

https://www.tsn.ca/russian-wingers-top-tsn-s-ranking-of-nhl-affiliated-prospects-1.1241872

1. Vitali Kravtsov
2. Grigori Denisenko
3. Cale Makar
4. Cody Glass
5. Troy Terry
6. Martin Necas
7. Eeli Tolvanen
8. Quinn Hughes
9. Ilya Sorokin
10. Igor Shestyorkin
11. Erik Brannstrom
12. Adam Fox
13. Ukka-Pekka Luukkonen
14. Kirill Kaprizov
15. Aleksei Heponiemi
16. Jordan Kyrou
17. Filip Zadina
18. Noah Dobson
19. Alexander Romanov
20. Serron Noel
21. Jason Robertson
22. Kristian Vesalainen
23. Drake Batherson
24. Janne Kuokkanen
25. Alex Formenton
26. Rasmus Sandin
27. Ilya Samsonov
28. Lias Andersson
29. barret Hayton
30. Rasmus Kupari
31. Urho Vaakanainen
32. Joel Farabee
33. Alexander Alexeyev
34. Gabe Vilardi
35. Ty Smith
36. Ryan Poehling
37. Morgan Frost
38. Denis Gurianov
39. Nick Suzuki
40. Owen Tippet
41. Adam Gaudette
42. Dante Fabbro
43. Mikey Anderson
44. Akil Thomas
45. Phillippe Myers
46. Thatcher Demko
47. Pierre-Olivier Joseph
48. Dillon Dube
49. Alex Nylander
50. Max Jones

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[Schenn]

I'm surprised Liljegren isn't on the list but I don't think Craig has ever been high on him.

Also am I the only one who think Terry is much to high? I'll admit I haven't seen him much, but I'm just shocked he is top 5.

 

[93LEAFS]

A bit WJC reactionary but to be expected.

Waiting for Hockey News future watch to drop, as that tends to be the most balanced of the lists. Although, it is insanity in my opinion to expect one person to be able to cover the entire draft and teams prospect pools, and arrive at an informed opinion.

 

[Leon Draisaitl]

Oof.

 

[93LEAFS]

I'm surprised Liljegren isn't on the list but I don't think Craig has ever been high on him.

Also am I the only one who think Terry is much to high? I'll admit I haven't seen him much, but I'm just shocked he is top 5.

He was at the draft, and hasn't been since.

 

[Westcoastsniper]

Seem's like a lot of the top guys got bumped up from the WJC.

 

[Oscar Lindberg]

Denisenko being at 2 is crazy

There's probably 25 other guys I'd take over him, just off the top of my head

 

[EpicDing]

Kravtsov, 19, is a highly skilled winger who is an offensive threat with his combination of speed, power, shot and finish. He’s expanding his game by playing centre this season for Traktor Chelyabinsk in the KHL.

Uh what. He only played C at the WJC because he was Russia's best option. He's solely a winger in the K.

 

[Breakers]

I'm surprised Liljegren isn't on the list but I don't think Craig has ever been high on him.

Also am I the only one who think Terry is much to high? I'll admit I haven't seen him much, but I'm just shocked he is top 5.

That was probably the best line in the NCAA since awhile back.
Borgstrom Terry and Gambrell were unstoppable, and they won a national championship out of it.

But why Troy Terry is on this list that high and not Henrik Borgstrom is beyond strange to me.

 

[MintyFresh88]

Denisenko being at 2 is crazy

There's probably 25 other guys I'd take over him, just off the top of my head

Yep, seems like they based it a good chunk of it off the world juniors, which is a pretty small sample.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Is Kravtsov that good? Ive had very limited viewings of him and am honestly curious

 

[BruinsBtn]

Nice to see Serron Noel getting some love.

 

[Draiskull]

No Bouchard, No Boqvist - Button hates the Knights

 

[Kcb12345]

Woah 2 Stars prospects on this list and neither is Dellandrea? Surprising but I like it

Robertson at 21
Gurianov at 38

What a bounce back for Guri

 

[Tryamkin]

Uh what. He only played C at the WJC because he was Russia's best option. He's solely a winger in the K.

Yeah Kravtsov is definitely not playing center in the KHL I don’t know how Craig came up with this.

 

[93LEAFS]

No Bouchard, No Boqvist - Button hates the Knights

No Mark Hunter picks either..... The conspiracy deepens.

 

[QJL]

Yeah, the fact Button thinks Kravtsov plays C in the KHL deligitamizes this entire list. I actually wouldn’t let him keep publishing them if I was TSN.

...and I love Kravtsov

Igor is #1 though.

 

[bigdog16]

Is Kravtsov that good? Ive had very limited viewings of him and am honestly curious

Yeah hes pretty good. Not sure if hes really #1 on this list but he has a good argument for top 10. Could be a Kuznetsov kind of player

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

This is a typically bad Button list, and I say that as a fan of the team with the prospect he ranked #1.

Gaffes all over.

This isn’t even as bad as his draft lists though.

 

[Breakers]

So Defense is
1) Makar
2) Hughes
3) Braanstrom
4) Fox
5) Dobson
6) Romanov
7) Sandin
8) Vaakanainen
9) Alexeyev
10) smith
11) fabbro
12) anderson
13) Myers
14) Joseph

Goalies
1) Sorokin
2) Shestyorkin
3) Luukkonen
4) Samsonov
5) Demko

 

[TLEH]

This list is.. interesting. Fact that he thinks Kravtsov plays C devalues the whole list for me.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Is Kravtsov that good? Ive had very limited viewings of him and am honestly curious

Yes, he reminds me of a bigger stronger Pettersson. His stickhandling & vision are incredible and he has a really deceptive release. He’s the best player on his KHL team at 19. If your limited viewing was WJC he looks way better in the KHL, he was playing with a tricep injury during the WJC. I’m not sure Svechnikov goes before him if Kravtsov played junior in NA & participated in prior international tournaments, he was under scouted and didn’t get talked about enough until his historic playoff run last season

 

[Kevin Musto]

No Ian Mitchell or Martin Kaut? lol okay

 

[SteelerNation]

Pronman’s list on the Athletic is a lot better IMO. No one is going to agree with anyone’s list but I feel like he watches these kids more and puts less emphasis on the WJC (which probably comes with watching these guys more). Pronmans list came out today

 

[EdJovanovski]

Yeah Kravtsov is definitely not playing center in the KHL I don’t know how Craig came up with this.

In the video he said in the WJC Kravtsov was playing center for the first time ever, so I don’t know why the article says that