Prospect Info: Fall 2015 Rangers Prospect Poll: Final Results

[Beacon]

After a month of voting, we have our prospects list. The top 25 are based on the votes they got round-by-round; the next 5 listed as "Honorable Mentions" and rated 26-30 are placed based on the number of votes they got in the last round with the order at which they were added to the poll serving as the tie-breaker where the number of votes was tied. The final 6 are unrated and listed as "Rangers Property."

WHO IS A PROSPECT: We can't all have different standards based on what we each want personally, so WE follow HF rules. The standard for what's a prospect is here: http://www.hockeysfuture.com/whatmakesaprospect


TOP PROSPECTS

1. LW/RW Pavel Buchnevich
2. D Brady Skjei
3. C Oscar Lindberg
4. D Dylan McIlrath
5. G Igor Shesterkin


SECOND TIER

6. C Ryan Gropp
7. G Brandon Halverson
8. G Mackenzie Skapski
9. C Adam Tambellini
10. D Ryan Graves
11. RW Robin Kovacs
12. G Magnus Hellberg
13. C Cristoval Nieves
14. C Aleksi Saarela
15. D Petr Zamorsky


PROJECTS & SUSPECTS

16. RW Richard Nejezchleb
17. C Brad Morrison
18. C/LW Marek Hrivik
19. D Sergey Zborovskiy
20. D Calle Andersson
21. LW Ryan Bourque
22. D Ryan Mantha
23. RW Daniel Bernhardt
24. C Steven Fogarty
25. C Keegan Iverson


HONORABLE MENTIONS

26. D Mat Bodie
27. D Tommy Hughes
28. G Adam Huska
29. LW Matt Lindblad
30. RW/D Tyler Nanne


RANGERS PROPERTY

Donnay, Troy
Kantor, Michael
McCarthy, Chris
Nicholls, Josh
Noreau, Samuel
St. Croix, Michael

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[Beacon]

For bragging rights, post your order of prospects. Mine are as follows:

1. LW/RW Pavel Buchnevich
2. D Brady Skjei
3. D Dylan McIlrath
4. G Igor Shesterkin
5. C Oscar Lindberg
6. D Ryan Graves
7. C Adam Tambellini
8. C Ryan Gropp
9. G Mackenzie Skapski
10. G Brandon Halverson
11. RW Robin Kovacs
12. D Sergey Zborovskiy
13. D Ryan Mantha
14. C Aleksi Saarela
15. C Cristoval Nieves
16. C Brad Morrison
17. RW Daniel Bernhardt
18. G Magnus Hellberg
19. LW Ryan Bourque
20. C/LW Marek Hrivik
21. C Steven Fogarty
22. D Calle Andersson
23. D Petr Zamorsky
24. RW Richard Nejezchleb
25. C Keegan Iverson
26. D Tommy Hughes
27. G Adam Huska
28. D Mat Bodie
29. RW/D Tyler Nanne
30. LW Matt Lindblad
31. RW Michael Kantor
32. D Troy Donnay
33. C Michael St. Croix
34. LW Chris McCarthy
35. RW Josh Nicholls
36. D Sam Noreau

 

[cwede]

fun effort, but lots of guessing, and skew towards the newest adds, as usual,

very high, but fair, hopes for 4 goalies, and faith in '15 top pick F picks Gropp, Kovacs

IMHO 13 thru 27 could be listed in almost any order

 

[Beacon]

So nobody wants to post their own rankings?

 

[Amazing Kreiderman]

1. Pavel Buchnevich
2. Brady Skjei
3. Igor Shestyorkin
4. Adam Tambellini
5. Oscar Lindberg
6. Dylan McIlrath
7. Ryan Gropp
8. Richard Nejezchleb
9. Brandon Halverson
10.Ryan Graves

The top2 is actually very easy. They'll be valuable players for the Rangers. After that, it's more difficult. I feel Shestyorkin and Tambellini have the highest potential and can add more than Lindberg and McIlrath, despite the latter 2 already being on the team. Tambellini has middle-6 potential, while Lindberg is more a bottom-6 player.

Nejezchleb is quite high on my list compared to the overall rankings, but I truly feel he has the potential to make the team. He has the frame necessary. He will have to develop for a year or 2 at least in the AHL, but he is a real wildcard.


Other players I feel have a good chance of making the team:

Boo Nieves
Marek Hrivik
Ryan Bourque
Steven Fogarty
Brad Morrison
Robin Kovacs

 

[nyr2k2]

1. Pavel Buchnevich
2. Brady Skjei
3. Oscar Lindberg
4. Dylan McIlrath
5. Igor Shesterkin
6. Mackenzie Skapski
7. Magnus Hellberg
9. Adam Tambellini
8. Brandon Halverson
10. Ryan Gropp

11. Ryan Graves
12. Robin Kovacs
13. Marek Hrivik
14. Aleksi Saarela
15. Petr Zamorsky
16. Richard Nejezchleb
17. Cristoval Nieves
18. Brad Morrison
19. Calle Andersson
20. Sergey Zborovskiy

21. Matt Lindblad
22. Ryan Bourque
23. Ryan Mantha
24. Steven Fogarty
25. Keegan Iverson
26. Mat Bodie
27. Daniel Bernhardt
28. Tommy Hughes
29. Chris McCarthy
30. Adam Huska

31. Tyler Nanne
32. Michael St. Croix
33. Troy Donnay
34. Michael Kantor
35. Samuel Noreau
36. Josh Nicholls

I'd probably do it something like this. I used to do my own rankings before we did the voting, and it was based on watching the guys that I could pretty extensively. I don't have nearly the time that I used to, so I'm a lot less confident in my rankings than I once was. It wouldn't be hard to sway me on some of these rankings. Seems like the back half of the group is particularly close. Not a lot to separate many of these guys.

 

[Beacon]

1. Pavel Buchnevich
2. Brady Skjei
3. Igor Shestyorkin
4. Adam Tambellini
5. Oscar Lindberg
6. Dylan McIlrath
7. Ryan Gropp
8. Richard Nejezchleb
9. Brandon Halverson
10.Ryan Graves

The top2 is actually very easy. They'll be valuable players for the Rangers. After that, it's more difficult. I feel Shestyorkin and Tambellini have the highest potential and can add more than Lindberg and McIlrath, despite the latter 2 already being on the team. Tambellini has middle-6 potential, while Lindberg is more a bottom-6 player.

Nejezchleb is quite high on my list compared to the overall rankings, but I truly feel he has the potential to make the team. He has the frame necessary. He will have to develop for a year or 2 at least in the AHL, but he is a real wildcard.


Other players I feel have a good chance of making the team:

Boo Nieves
Marek Hrivik
Ryan Bourque
Steven Fogarty
Brad Morrison
Robin Kovacs

Not sure why Zboro is not on your list of players with a good chance to make it when Morrison and Kovacs are. He just got drafted in the third round and then started very hot in the juniors. Mantha, Saarela (barring injury), Fogarty, Hell should also be on the list of players with a good chance to make it.

 

[JohnC]

I hope beacon's favorite college prospect () Fogarty can come in next year and be a sort of Riley Sheahan type Dom Moore replacement

The jury's out on his offense so far but by all accounts he's been a good defensive center men in his college career

 

[Beacon]

I hope beacon's favorite college prospect () Fogarty can come in next year and be a sort of Riley Sheahan type Dom Moore replacement

The jury's out on his offense so far but by all accounts he's been a good defensive center men in his college career

I have no particular beef with Foggy. I was opposed to the idea that he's projecting as a realistic 3rd liner because third liners put up a lot of points at lower levels (see: Moore, Lindberg, Fast) because they have the skills to dominate all zones. Fogarty has not done that. He may still be a 4th liner, but that's not assured either. He's essentially an NCAA overager this season, so he really should be a top shelf college player if he's to have an NHL career.

 

[Igor Shestyorkin]

My top 10 would be...

1. The Butcher
2. Skjei
3. Oscar "tied for the most goals on the Rangers" Lindberg
4. Dylan "tuff" McIlrath(Just making up random nicknames, )
5. Igor Shestyorkin
6. Skapskiiiiiii
7. Tambo
8. Halverson
9. Ryan Gropp
10. Ryan "another Ryan" Graves.

 

[Miamipuck]

So nobody wants to post their own rankings?

Honestly, How can I? I haven't seen many of them play, approx half the list.

 

[nyr2k2]

Honestly, How can I? I haven't seen many of them play, approx half the list.

I think there's an understanding with these things that some guys we're evaluating just based off of scouting reports, highlights, and other posters' impressions. It's hard to watch the European guys (for most of us), ECHL isn't available for viewing, college games aren't shown that often outside of a few teams, etc. It's close to impossible to have extended viewings of all the guys, so we just do our best with the knowledge we have.

 

[FLYLine27*]

After the tournament Saarela is having, I could easily see him skyrocketing into the #6-7 spot.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

1. Pavel
2. Skjei
3. Big Mac
4. Lindberg
5. Shesty
6. Saarela
7. Graves
8. Tambo
9. Halvy
10. Skapski
11. Huska
12. Gropp
13. Zbor
14. Kovacs
15. Morrison

 

[Beacon]

After the tournament Saarela is having, I could easily see him skyrocketing into the #6-7 spot.

1. Pavel
2. Skjei
3. Big Mac
4. Lindberg
5. Shesty
6. Saarela
7. Graves
8. Tambo
9. Halvy
10. Skapski
11. Huska
12. Gropp
13. Zbor
14. Kovacs
15. Morrison

I guess it's time to do a new poll: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2007319