HFAvs Prospect Ranking Poll #16

[McMetal]

Logan O'Connor rises from the Honorable Mentions last year all the way to #15. Matthew Stienburg added.

Position	Player	Draft	2019 Rank	2018 Rank	Change
RD	Cale Makar	2017 #4	1 (96.7%)	1	0
LD	Bowen Byram	2019 #4	2 (98.1%)	-	-
C	Alex Newhook	2019 #16	3 (60.0%)	-	-
RD	Conor Timmins	2017 #32	4 (57.8%)	3	-1
RW	Martin Kaut	2018 #16	5 (92.6%)	2	-3
C	Shane Bowers	2017 #28 (TR)	6 (76.6%)	4	-2
C	Vladislav Kamenev	2014 #42 (TR)	7 (52.1%)	6	-1
RD	Nicolas Meloche	2015 #40	8 (46.5%)	5	-3
RD	Drew Helleson	2019 #47	9 (58.1%)	-	-
RW	Nikolai Kovalenko	2018 #171	10 (51.5)	13	+3
LW	AJ Greer	2015 #39	11 (69.3%)	8	-3
C	Igor Shvyrev	2017 #125	12 (26.8%)	7	-5
G	Adam Werner	2016 #131	13 (29.1%)	25	+12
LW	Sampo Ranta	2018 #78	14 (41.7%)	11	-3
C	Logan O'Connor	Undrafted	15 (32.8%)	HM	+15

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[McMetal]

It's Morrison's turn now. I worry a lot that he's going to walk in UFA after his senior season, but if he does stay he has the best chance to be an NHLer out of anybody left. Add Lievermann still.

 

[UncleRisto]

Voting Fatso. Add Miner.

 

[henchman21]

It's Morrison's turn now. I worry a lot that he's going to walk in UFA after his senior season, but if he does stay he has the best chance to be an NHLer out of anybody left. Add Lievermann still.

I really get the argument for Morrison... coin flip for me between Morrison, Weiss, and Mumps (not fatso ) Weiss won my coin flip tournament. In some fashion those 3 should probably be the next to come off the board. With Lewis/Henry shortly behind.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

Annunen.
Add Miner.

 

[Freudian]

I'm going to pervert this whole thing by voting for Sasha Mutala, just because he has a cool name.

Try to stop me.

 

[Avsboy]

I don't recognize half the names. After Annunen I'm choosing based on names that I like instead of knowledge.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Opted for Morrison here. Henry probably next and then Zhruavlyov, Annunen, and Saigeon to round out my Top 20.


For today anyway.

 

[UncleRisto]

Fatso's going to do it!

 

[S E P H]

OMG, Weiss again and he's losing!!!!

 

[tigervixxxen]

It's Morrison's turn now. I worry a lot that he's going to walk in UFA after his senior season, but if he does stay he has the best chance to be an NHLer out of anybody left. Add Lievermann still.

I cannot imagine he will have any sort of demand to be able to pull the UFA stunt. Even if he blows up and has some amazing season the Avs are the only team who can burn a year of his contract and give him NHL games if need be.

Henry still.

Add Miner

 

[CobraAcesS]

Isn't Annunen pretty much the only one left with realistic NHL upside?

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Isn't Annunen pretty much the only one left with realistic NHL upside?

Ehhh. If we're saying Annunen has "realistic" upside than Ithink a number of guys still have that upside.


To me Henry, Morrison, Zhuravlyov... they all have the same kind of upside as what Annunen does. I'm not placing bets on any of them that's for sure.

 

[McMetal]

I cannot imagine he will have any sort of demand to be able to pull the UFA stunt. Even if he blows up and has some amazing season the Avs are the only team who can burn a year of his contract and give him NHL games if need be.

I don't know, we didn't think Butcher would have a whole lot of options as a college UFA. You never know with those guys and most teams won't pass up a chance to add a mostly-developed young player to their system for the price of an ELC. Given his draft pedigree I don't doubt he would have multiple teams lined up to offer him a contract even if they plan to stash him in the AHL for more development time.

 

[Patagonia]

I cannot imagine he will have any sort of demand to be able to pull the UFA stunt. Even if he blows up and has some amazing season the Avs are the only team who can burn a year of his contract and give him NHL games if need be.

Henry still.

Add Miner

In theory, this makes sense about burning the year.

However, the AVs deepening depth will be harder for him to ever reach the NHL.

Landy-Mack-Rants
Bura-Kadri-Compher
Newhook-Jost-Kaut
Kamenev-Bowers-Donskoi

Call ups: Greer, O’Connor, Ranta, Lewis, Henry, Saigeon,

No chance he signs unless a trade agreement to burn a year.

 

[tigervixxxen]

I don't know, we didn't think Butcher would have a whole lot of options as a college UFA. You never know with those guys and most teams won't pass up a chance to add a mostly-developed young player to their system for the price of an ELC. Given his draft pedigree I don't doubt he would have multiple teams lined up to offer him a contract even if they plan to stash him in the AHL for more development time.

Butcher got that leverage when he won the Hobey Baker. Maybe some other team would give Morrison an ELC but waiting until Aug 15 to sign just to go to someone else’s AHL seems like a needless risk.

 

[RockyMtnRedhawk]

Beaucage, add Miner

 

[Chiarelli]

Fat daddy - cuz he played well recently and recency bias is huge with this lot

Huge jumped for O’Conner btw good on him

 

[Congo Jack]

Henry again. Add Miner

 

[Tweaky]

Annunen, add Miner

 

[Pokecheque]

If you don’t vote Henry, you’re wrong.

Add Marek Hejduk

 

[Tweaky]

Add Marek Hejduk

Why is he 8" taller and 49lbs heavier than his twin brother? Seriously, 5'9" 146lbs compared to 5'1" 97lbs. I get non-identical twins, but really?

 

[UncleRisto]

Why is he 8" taller and 49lbs heavier than his twin brother? Seriously, 5'9" 146lbs compared to 5'1" 97lbs. I get non-identical twins, but really?

Good god, 97 lbs!

 

[Tweaky]

To be fair, that is about what I weighed at 15 too. Wrestled the weight class below that as a freshman (and got bumped up to 97s at times depending on the match). Turned 15 as a sophomore, so would not have been much more than that. Graduated at 130lbs, shipped to Parris Island at 135lbs (and gained 30lbs while there). Been gaining ever since...fair chance I am the heaviest person on this sub-forum now.