Prospect Info: Devils Prospect Poll 2013- #12

[RogueStatus]

New Jersey Devils Prospect Rankings
1. Jon Merrill, D (NCAA) University of Michigan, Drafted 38th overall 2010 (72.41%)
2. Reid Boucher, F (OHL) Sarnia Sting, Drafted 99th overall 2011 (37.08%)
3. Damon Severson, D (WHL) Kelowna Rockets, Drafted 60th overall 2012 (75.51%)
4. Eric Gelinas, D (AHL) Albany Devils, Drafted 54th overall 2009 (73.17%)
5. Stefan Matteau, F (QMJHL) Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, Drafted 29th overall 2012 (52%)
6/7. Steve Santini, D (USNTD) US National Team, Drafted 42nd overall 2013 (38.67%)
6/7. Alexander Urbom, D, (AHL) Albany Devils, Drafted 73rd overall 2009 (38.67%)
8. Scott Wedgewood, G (ECHL) Trenton Titans, Drafted 84th overall 2010 (52.46%)
9. Brandon Burlon, D (AHL) Albany Devils, Drafted 52nd overall 2008 (30.77%)
10. Reese Scarlett, D (WHL) Swift Current Broncos, Drafted 159th overall 2011 (30%)
11. Blake Pietila, F (NCAA) Michigan Tech Huskies, Drafted 129th overall 2011 (26.92%)

Place your vote and make sure to nominate the next prospect to be added. I will start with the top 10 prospects IMO in the poll.

Here is the list of the organization's prospects that fit HF's criteria.

Riley Boychuk
Anthony Brodeur
Curtis Gedig
Mike Hoeffel
Dan Kelly
Alexander Kerfoot
Derek Rodwell
Mike Sislo
Ben Thomson
Miles Wood
Harry Young

Nominations-

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[RogueStatus]

Kujo, add Kerfoot

 

[Nubmer6]

Bell, add Hoeffel

 

[Devils Trap]

Bell

 

[Devils Dominion]

Black, add Thomson

 

[SeidoN]

tempted the pick Bell for the big boom or bust factor, but went with Kujo. I can see him as a 2/3C with strong faceoffs. like a Zajac-lite

 

[AfroThunder396]

I wonder what Ivan Khomutov is up to nowadays.

 

[dougiebrown]

Gavrus, add Kerfoot.

 

[Marshal Rochambeau]

Seth Helgeson, add Alexander Kerfoot

Kujawinski is the most raw guy in the system. He should go between 15 and 20.

 

[ghoti]

It kinda sucks that we are 12 deep and I'm thinking nobody left is that great a prospect right now.

 

[JimEIV]

Ring the Bell!

 

[The Great Dame]

Kujawinski, add Kerfoot.

 

[MichaelJ]

Bell

 

[billingtons ghost]

It kinda sucks that we are 12 deep and I'm thinking nobody left is that great a prospect right now.

If you think about it - if we just replace 2 players on the main club with 2 prospects every year, we would be doing great. You figure each guy has about a 10 year career.

It's really about quality, not quantity - and looking at the top 12, I feel pretty confident that at least 6 will have decent NHL careers for us and be up in the next few years.

That's pretty good if you factor we lose two guys each year to retirement/free agency, that will work for us.

 

[ghoti]

If you think about it - if we just replace 2 players on the main club with 2 prospects every year, we would be doing great. You figure each guy has about a 10 year career.

It's really about quality, not quantity - and looking at the top 12, I feel pretty confident that at least 6 will have decent NHL careers for us and be up in the next few years.

That's pretty good if you factor we lose two guys each year to retirement/free agency, that will work for us.

I agree. Plus, some of these guys may become good prospects in the future to replace those that either graduate or don't make it.

I don't know what the best cutoff number is, but 12 is probably OK as long as your scouting wasn't a total disaster. (Of course, more that 12 would be better!)

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I just like seeing actual talented prospects available on these polls after the 7th or 8th spot. Most of the guys left, if they develop to their full potential, could actually be valuable NHL players, which we have not been able to say about our system in recent years.

 

[RogueStatus]

Will post the next poll in the morning, have limited internet access right now