Prospect Info: HF Bruins Top 25 Prospects: #13

[neelynugs]

axel takes 12. wiley sherman added. who's next?

HF Bruins Top 25 Prospects:

1) Urho Vaakanainen - D (58.5%)
2) Jack Studnicka - C (79.4%)
3) John Beecher - C (42.7%)
4) Jeremy Lauzon - D (29.8%)
5) Jakub Lauko - W (32.2%)
6) Oskar Steen - W (39.3%)
7) Trent Frederic - C (37.5%)
8) Kyle Keyser - G (29.4%)
9) Zach Senyshyn - W (42.5%)
10) Jakub Zboril - D (61.4%)
11) Karson Kuhlman - W (50.0%)
12) Axel Andersson - D (39.4%)
13)



Remaining Prospect Pool:
jack becker
victor berglund
anton blidh
roman bychkov
cam clarke
ryan fitzgerald
curtis hall
cam hughes
joona koppanen
dustyn mcfaul
matias mantykivi
quinn olson
jake schmaltz
pavel shen
wiley sherman
jeremy swayman
daniel vladar

*cooper zech is not eligible (AHL contract)*

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[member 96824]

Even though I think we’ll laugh at Quinn Olson not being top 10 someday, I voted Swayman

 

[neelynugs]

Even though I think we’ll laugh at Quinn Olson not being top 10 someday, I voted Swayman

indeed, like olson. he's right in there with swayman, hughes and mcfaul for 13th spot from my view.

 

[Hogan20]

Swayman has played very well at UMaine and I've always liked his poise when I've met him around campus. Should at least be a backup at some point in my mind.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

Going to go with Swayman here.


My Personal Rankings:

1.) Jack Studnicka
2.) Urho Vaakanainen
3.) Oskar Steen
4.) Jakub Lauko
5.) Jeremy Lauzon
6.) John Beecher
7.) Trent Frederic
8.) Zach Senyhsyn
9.) Jakub Zboril
10.) Kyle Keyser
11.) Axel Andersson
12.) Karson Kuhlman
13.) Jeremy Swayman

 

[Saxon Eric]

Don't care what the contrarians think,we still have a bunch of solid prospects in this list yet to be ranked
Hughes!

 

[ON3M4N]

Going with Swayman again lol....maybe this time it happens.

 

[Gee Wally]

Going with Swayman again lol....maybe this time it happens.

same here.

 

[Over the volcano]

Even though I think we’ll laugh at Quinn Olson not being top 10 someday, I voted Swayman

I like this post - voted Shen. Thought he looked real good in last year’s camp and heard good reports on him this year

 

[ON3M4N]

same here.

Goalies always just have a tough time because they are so hard to evaluate and many you don't see for 4-5 years after their drafted. I personally have a soft spot for goalies lol.

 

[Mainehockey33]

I meant to vote for Swayman but forgot he was still on the board.

Never mind, it can be changed.

 

[ON3M4N]

Feel bad for Blidh, I don't think the kids gotten a vote yet lol. I think he could be a solid 4th liner, basically a Marchand with a lot less offensive ability.

 

[Dr Hook]

Feel bad for Blidh, I don't think the kids gotten a vote yet lol. I think he could be a solid 4th liner, basically a Marchand with a lot less offensive ability.

Yeah it's kind weird because he clearly has the goods to be an NHL 4th liner and carve out a solid career like Nordstrom or someone on that level. But with these I never know if I am voting for a potential ceiling or the likelihood of the player becoming an NHL regular. If the latter, I would bet on Blidh over a lot of these prospects as most will not hit. I tend to go with the former definition, so he gets no vote.

 

[Wonder Boy]

I voted for Victor Berglund because I see this guy as the next fastest rising star in the prospect pool.

Love Blidh and keep scratching my head why they sign guys like Lindholm and Nordstrom. I think Blidh with Kuraly and Wagner would be a menacing 4th line to play against.

 

[member 96824]

I voted for Victor Berglund because I see this guy as the next fastest rising star in the prospect pool.
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Great hockey name which is half the battle

 

[neelynugs]

Feel bad for Blidh, I don't think the kids gotten a vote yet lol. I think he could be a solid 4th liner, basically a Marchand with a lot less offensive ability.

i like blidh too, but he's a guy who will end up going through waivers at the end of september. they do seem
to have him pegged as nordstrom's potential replacement, with the 2 year deal blidh signed.

 

[BruinsFanSince94]

I like Blidh, but I think the reason he's not getting votes is because he is the quintessential, "He is what he is," type player. If he makes it in the NHL, it will be as a 4th liner. It's hard to really vote for him if you take into consideration everything else that goes along with this list; age, potential, position. He's 24 years old, as stated potential is not anything higher than a 4th liner, and he plays LW, the Bruins deepest position.

 

[BruinsNetwork]

I voted for Victor Berglund because I see this guy as the next fastest rising star in the prospect pool.

Love Blidh and keep scratching my head why they sign guys like Lindholm and Nordstrom. I think Blidh with Kuraly and Wagner would be a menacing 4th line to play against.

Been high on Berglund for a while and you’re right, think he’s gonna open some eyes next year.

 

[Estlin]

Been high on Berglund for a while and you’re right, think he’s gonna open some eyes next year.

Wasn’t Berglund one of those players whom the scouts were “pounding the table” for?

 

[BruinsNetwork]

Wasn’t Berglund one of those players whom the scouts were “pounding the table” for?

Scouting Report: Bruins Assistant General Manager Scott Bradley: "Our Swedish guys were on top of him. They think he's a mobile D. He's skilled, ultra-skilled, and he skates well. Small. Six-footer, but [European scouts] P.J. [Axelsson] and Sven [Svensson] and Victor [Nybladh], they were pounding the table for him and we went along with it and I think we might have something there. Talking to his strength coach after the pick, he's got him working on putting some muscle and weight on so we look forward to seeing him, too, at development camp."


Yes. All of those qualities cited check out for sure. Berglund still has one of the the most fluid, effortless slap shots I've seen from a defenseman. When you see someone cock back over their shoulder and lay into the puck, you expect there to be some choppiness, but not from Berglund. It's quite a treat to watch, IMO.