Habs76's 2018-19 Top 62 Draft Rankings (Oct. 24)

[Habs76]

Rank	Player Name (Sept. Rank)	Pos	Team	League	Birthplace	Height	Weight	G	A	P	GP	GPG	APG	PPG
1	Kaapo Kakko (3)	RW/C	TPS	Liiga	Turku, Finland	6'1"	181	3	7	10	14	0.2143	0.5	0.7143
2	Jack Hughes (1)	C	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Orlando, FL, USA	5'10"	168	2	14	16	11	0.1818	1.2727	1.4545
3	Kirby Dach (6)	C	Saskatoon Blades	WHL	St. Albert, AB, Canada	6'4"	198	7	15	22	12	0.5833	1.25	1.8333
4	Alex Turcotte (2)	C	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Island Lake, IL, USA	5'11"	194	1	1	2	2	0.5	0.5	1
5	Trevor Zegras (12)	C	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Bedford, NY, USA	6'0"	168	4	7	11	10	0.4	0.7	1.1
6	Dylan Cozens (7)	C	Lethbridge Hurricanes	WHL	Whitehorse, YT, Canada	6'3"	185	7	11	18	13	0.5385	0.8462	1.3846
7	Ryan Suzuki (13)	C	Barrie Colts	OHL	London, ON, Canada	6'0"	172	5	16	21	11	0.4545	1.4545	1.9091
8	Victor Soderstrom (10)	D	Brynas IF J20	SuperElit	Skutskar, Sweden	5'11"	176	1	7	8	14	0.0714	0.5	0.5714
9	Bowen Byram (5)	D	Vancouver Giants	WHL	Cranbrook, BC, Canada	6'1"	192	5	7	12	14	0.3571	0.5	0.8571
10	Philip Broberg (9)	D	AIK	Allsvenskan	Orebro, Sweden	6'3"	198	0	3	3	13	0	0.2308	0.2308
11	Raphael Lavoie (11)	F	Halifax Mooseheads	QMJHL	Montreal, QC, Canada	6'4"	192	11	7	18	13	0.8462	0.5385	1.3846
12	Cam York (14)	D	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Anaheim Hills, CA, USA	5'11"	172	2	8	10	11	0.1818	0.7273	0.9091
13	Alex Newhook (4)	C	Victoria Grizzlies	BCHL	St. John's, NL, Canada	5'11"	183	9	15	24	17	0.5294	0.8824	1.4118
14	Vasili Podkolzin (8)	RW	SKA-1946 St. Petersburg	MHL	Russia	6'1"	190	5	2	7	10	0.5	0.2	0.7
15	Matthew Boldy (41)	RW	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Millis, MA, USA	6'2"	187	9	4	13	11	0.8182	0.3636	1.1818
16	Cole Caufield (16)	RW	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Stevens Point, WI, USA	5'7"	157	4	3	7	11	0.3636	0.2727	0.6364
17	Arthur Kaliyev (26)	LW	Hamilton Bulldogs	OHL	Delray Beach, FL, USA	6'2"	190	13	10	23	13	1	0.7692	1.7692
18	Matthew Robertson (17)	D	Edmonton Oil Kings	WHL	Edmonton, AB, Canada	6'4"	201	0	4	4	8	0	0.5	0.5
19	Moritz Seider (21)	D	Adler Mannheim	DEL	Zell, Germany	6'4"	183	1	0	1	11	0.0909	0	0.0909
20	Connor McMichael (NR)	C	London Knights	OHL	Ajax, ON, Canada	6'0"	170	9	3	12	11	0.8182	0.2727	1.0909
21	Martin Hugo Has (18)	D	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-Liiga	Praha, Czech Republic	6'4"	187	3	2	5	10	0.3	0.2	0.5
22	Patrik Puistola (55)	LW	Tappara U20	Jr. A SM-Liiga	Tampere, Finland	6'0"	170	9	7	16	16	0.5625	0.4375	1
23	Mikko Kokkonen (36)	D	Jukurit	Liiga	Mikkeli, Finland	5'11"	190	1	6	7	15	0.0667	0.4	0.4667
24	Pavel Dorofeyev (47)	LW/RW	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	Nizhny Tagil, Russia	6'0"	163	0	0	0	9	0	0	0
25	Anttoni Honka (15)	D	JYP	Liiga	Jyvaskyla, Finland	5'10"	170	1	3	4	13	0.0769	0.2308	0.3077
26	Dillon Hamaliuk (NR)	LW	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Leduc, AB, Canada	6'3"	201	6	9	15	8	0.75	1.125	1.875
27	Nolan Foote (40)	LW	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	Denver, CO, USA	6'3"	187	7	5	12	13	0.5385	0.3846	0.9231
28	Ben Brinkman (28)	D	University of Minnesota-Mankato	WCHA	Edina, MN, USA	6'1"	181	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
29	Michael Vukojevic (20)	D	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	Oakville, ON, Canada	6'2"	203	1	4	5	12	0.0833	0.3333	0.4167
30	Robert Mastrosimone (19)	C/LW	Chicago Steel	USHL	East Islip, NY, USA	5'10"	170	4	4	8	8	0.5	0.5	1
31	Nils Hoglander (44)	LW	Rogle BK	SHL	Bocktrask, Sweden	5'9"	185	0	1	1	10	0	0.1	0.1
32	Matvei Guskov (30)	C	London Knights	OHL	Nizhnekamsk, Russia	6'1"	172	3	6	9	11	0.2727	0.5455	0.8182
33	Albin Grewe (32)	RW	Djurgardens IF J20	SuperElit	Marsta, Sweden	6'0"	176	6	12	18	13	0.4615	0.9231	1.3846
34	Henry Thrun (56)	D	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Southborough, MA, USA	6'2"	190	1	3	4	8	0.125	0.375	0.5
35	John Beecher (NR)	C	US National U18 Development Program	USNTDP	Elmira, NY, USA	6'3"	203	0	6	6	11	0	0.5455	0.5455
36	Jake Lee (NR)	D	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Sherwood Park, AB, Canada	6'2"	216	2	10	12	10	0.2	1	1.2
37	Marcus Kallionkieli (NR)	LW	Sioux City Musketeers	USHL	Helsinki, Finland	6'1"	176	8	1	9	7	1.1429	0.1429	1.2857
38	Kaedan Korczak (53)	D	Kelowna Rockets	WHL	Yorkton, SK, Canada	6'3"	192	2	10	12	15	0.1333	0.6667	0.8
39	Ville Heinola (58)	D	Lukko	Liiga	Honkajoki, Finland	5'11"	176	0	1	1	9	0	0.1111	0.1111
40	Ryan Johnson (NR)	D	Sioux Falls Stampede	USHL	Irvine, CA, USA	6'0"	161	1	3	4	7	0.1429	0.4286	0.5714
41	Yegor Spiridonov (62)	C	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	Russia	6'2"	192	4	6	10	12	0.3333	0.5	0.8333
42	Tobias Bjornfot (24)	D	Djurgardens IF J20	SuperElit	Upplands Vasby, Sweden	6'0"	187	2	4	6	14	0.1429	0.2857	0.4286
43	Simon Holmstrom (34)	RW	HV71 J20	SuperElit	Tranas, Sweden	5'11"	172	0	2	2	4	0	0.5	0.5
44	Artemi Knyazev (29)	D	Chicoutimi Sagueneenes	QMJHL	Kazan, Russia	5'11"	176	3	3	6	13	0.2308	0.2308	0.4615
45	Graeme Clarke (42)	RW	Ottawa 67's	OHL	Ottawa, ON, Canada	6'0"	174	5	4	9	14	0.3571	0.2857	0.6429
46	Blake Murray (31)	C	Sudbury Wolves	OHL	Uxbridge, ON, Canada	6'3"	185	4	4	8	12	0.3333	0.3333	0.6667
47	Daniil Misyul (NR)	D	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL	Minsk, Belarus	6'3"	176	1	5	6	17	0.0588	0.2941	0.3529
48	Daniil Gutik (49)	LW	Loko Yaroslavl	MHL	Russia	6'3"	179	1	5	6	15	0.0667	0.3333	0.4
49	Michal Teply (45)	LW	Bili Tygri Liberec	Czech	Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic	6'2"	163	0	2	2	9	0	0.2222	0.2222
50	Nicholas Porco (NR)	LW	Saginaw Spirit	OHL	Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada	6'0"	176	8	2	10	11	0.7273	0.1818	0.9091
51	Josh Williams (38)	RW	Medicine Hat Tigers	WHL	Langley, BC, Canada	6'1"	185	0	5	5	13	0	0.3846	0.3846
52	Harrison Blaisdell (35)	LW	Chilliwack Cheifs	BCHL	Regina, SK, Canada	5'10"	176	11	8	19	18	0.6111	0.4444	1.0556
53	Maxim Cajkovic (37)	RW	Saint John Sea Dogs	QMJHL	Bratislava, Slovakia	5'11"	187	3	5	8	13	0.2308	0.3846	0.6154
54	Leevi Aaltonen (NR)	LW	KalPa	Liiga	Mikkeli, Finland	5'9"	154	0	1	1	6	0	0.1667	0.1667
55	Kalle Loponen (NR)	D	Karpat U20	Jr. A SM-Liiga	Hameenlinna, Finland	5'11"	185	1	6	7	14	0.0714	0.4286	0.5
56	Thomas Harley (NR)	D	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	Syracuse, NY, USA	6'3"	183	3	7	10	12	0.25	0.5833	0.8333
57	Ryder Donovan (54)	C	Duluth East High	USHS-MN	Duluth, MN, USA	6'4"	185	0	0	0	0	#DIV/0!	######	#DIV/0!
58	John Farinacci (60)	C	Muskegon Lumberjacks	USHL	Chatham, NJ, USA	6'0"	181	2	1	3	2	1	0.5	1.5
59	Maxence Guenette (NR)	D	Val-d'Or Foreurs	QMJHL	Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada	6'1"	181	1	5	6	12	0.0833	0.4167	0.5
60	Ilya Altybarmakyan (NR)	LW	SKA-Varyagi im. Morozova	MHL	St. Petersburg, Russia	5'11"	179	4	3	7	10	0.4	0.3	0.7
61	Sasha Mutala (51)	RW	Tri-City Americans	WHL	Vancouver, BC, Canada	6'1"	196	2	6	8	9	0.2222	0.6667	0.8889
62	Christopher Giroday (NR)	D	Green Bay Gamblers	USHL	Toronto, ON, Canada	6'1"	174	1	2	3	9	0.1111	0.2222	0.3333

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[ViktorBaeArvidsson]

Dang Kakko at #1! Idk if that’ll happen, but he’s looking very good this year.

 

[Groo]

Krebs?

 

[Habs76]

Krebs?

Krebs on my ND list after the Hlinka. I haven't seen him yet with Kootenay, so I haven't had the opportunity for a change in opinion yet, but he looked horrible there. Slow, making sloppy, blind passes to no one in particular and honestly just going through the motions. I'm sure that's not his game most of the time but I need to see him play better.

 

[Tryamkin]

Krebs on my ND list after the Hlinka. I haven't seen him yet with Kootenay, so I haven't had the opportunity for a change in opinion yet, but he looked horrible there. Slow, making sloppy, blind passes to no one in particular and honestly just going through the motions. I'm sure that's not his game most of the time but I need to see him play better.

I'm very much not a Krebs fan either, but to not put him on the list is a bit of an interesting take.
If you could for next time, indicate your DND List as well.

 

[Habs76]

I'm very much not a Krebs fan either, but to not put him on the list is a bit of an interesting take.
If you could for next time, indicate your DND List as well.

It's not necessarily that I wouldn't take him anywhere in my top 62, but that I would take him so late that there's almost 0 chance of him actually being there, so I didn't bother.

 

[Dominance]

No Krebs, Pelletier, Poulin, Légaré, goalies...and guys like Clarke and Williams over them.

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but yours is wrong. Lol.

 

[Habs76]

No Krebs, Pelletier, Poulin, Légaré, goalies...and guys like Clarke and Williams over them.

Everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but yours is wrong. Lol.

Shoulda mentioned it here, but I rank goalies separately from players, that's the only reason they're not included.

Krebs and Pelletier I removed from my list entirely, because I just know both would get picked before I would consider picking them, and for that reason they're on my no draft list.

The other two are both interesting players.

Legare had a hot start. That's all. He finished on some chances, but he's not able to make plays himself, he's a garbage collector and those guys rarely have their offense translate to the NHL. His point production has died down some after the first ~7 games where he scored 15 points, and will continue to level out as the season goes on. The guy has 0 chance of ever being a top six forward- and that's what I look for. Potential. Because if you draft a player who has that high potential, but obviously is unlikely to hit it, they can still wind up being players who populate third and fourth lines if they don't turn out and are forced to adapt their game. I have little interest for the most part in drafting a "low potential player" for that reason.

Now Poulin, should probably be here. I like everything about his game, especially his hands in tight- minus his skating. His skating is such a massive red flag, among the worst for top prospects, but I could still see him being something a long the lines of a ~20-goal version of JvR if all things go as planned. He should debut in my next rankings.

 

[Dominance]

Shoulda mentioned it here, but I rank goalies separately from players, that's the only reason they're not included.

Krebs and Pelletier I removed from my list entirely, because I just know both would get picked before I would consider picking them, and for that reason they're on my no draft list.

The other two are both interesting players.

Legare had a hot start. That's all. He finished on some chances, but he's not able to make plays himself, he's a garbage collector and those guys rarely have their offense translate to the NHL. His point production has died down some after the first ~7 games where he scored 15 points, and will continue to level out as the season goes on. The guy has 0 chance of ever being a top six forward- and that's what I look for. Potential. Because if you draft a player who has that high potential, but obviously is unlikely to hit it, they can still wind up being players who populate third and fourth lines if they don't turn out and are forced to adapt their game. I have little interest for the most part in drafting a "low potential player" for that reason.

Now Poulin, should probably be here. I like everything about his game, especially his hands in tight- minus his skating. His skating is such a massive red flag, among the worst for top prospects, but I could still see him being something a long the lines of a ~20-goal version of JvR if all things go as planned. He should debut in my next rankings.

You’re looking for potential, and you have Krebs and Pelletier in the third round or lower? Both prospects are excellent character guys tailor made for the modern NHL who are proving they can drive a line and put up great offensive numbers. And you’re making the case against Krebs, at least, on viewings from a tournament where he actually played quite well?

And again, you have guys like Clarke ahead of them? There is no excuse for that, nada. Even if you watched the worst imaginable game or two of Krebs and Pelletier and the best imaginable of Clarke, you should have enough respect for the scouting of professionals who have seen them play far more frequently and understand that they are on a different level. There’s a limit to opinion. You can’t just argue that, I don’t know, Brett Budgell should be first overall because you like him and see him as having the highest potential in the draft.

Edit: Or are you saying for Krebs and Pelletier that you think someone would take them, say, mid first round, and that you wouldn’t consider them until much later?

If that’s the case, I hope you won’t post any more rankings without clearly stating that there will be a very choice number of random players just completely missing because they’ll “go earlier than I would take them.” It just doesn’t make sense to me, though. Why bother to put Hughes and Kakko on it at all if you don’t see yourself getting a top pick? That’s equivalent logic in my eyes.

 

[Kevin Musto]

That's a harsh drop for Newhook and Honka. What's your reason?

 

[MasterMatt25]

Can't say I agree with your rankings, but I give you props for not being afraid to go against the grain

 

[Habs76]

That's a harsh drop for Newhook and Honka. What's your reason?

I feel Newhook is still rated pretty well, and I think that's in line with where a lot of others put him. Admittedly, I had him too high to start the season- he just isn't a top five player, as much as I like him.

In regards to Honka, I am still interested in the kid for sure. But a lack of offense to start the year coupled with his defensive concerns scared me. I could definitely see him rising some when he gets his mojo back

 

[Vachon23]

Samuel Poulin need to be in this list !

 

[Habs76]

Samuel Poulin need to be in this list !

Perhaps, he's not far off.