Prospect Info: HFCF Prospect Poll: #7

[Lunatik]

We did this last summer, lets do it again.

I am going to start with some guidelines.

To be considered a prospect in these polls they must be under 26 (as of July 1st, 2015) and have fewer than 80 games of NHL experience (including playoffs).

I will set polls to expire in 48 hours. After 48 hours a winner shall be declared unless the winner has less than a 10 vote lead. At which point there will be a 24 poll that pits anyone within 10 votes of first against the leader. There will not be multiple runoff-polls so a win by 1 in a run-off poll will be final. After a winner is declared the next poll will be put up at my earliest convenience.

The current plan is vote on all 37 eligible prospects, but if participation dissipates it may stop sooner.

List of eligible prospects:
Agostino, Ken
Andersson, Rasmus
Arnold, Bill
Bennett, Sam
Bruce, Rily
Carroll, Austin
Culkin, Ryan
DeBlouw, Matt
Elson, Turner
Ferland, Micheal
Gillies, Jon
Gilmour, John
Granlund, Markus
Grant, Derek
Harrison, Tim
Hathaway, Garnet
Hickey, Brandon
Jankowski, Mark
Jooris, Josh
Kanzig, Keegan
Karnaukhov, Pavel
Klimchuk, Morgan
Kulak, Brett
Kylington, Oliver
Mangiapane, Andrew
McDonald, Mason
Morrison, Kenney
Ollas-Mattsson, Adam
Ortio, Joni
Poirier, Emile
Rafikov, Rushan
Shore, Drew
Sieloff, Patrick
Smith, Hunter
Van Brabant, Bryce
Wolf, David
Wotherspoon, Tyler

Rankings:
1. Sam Bennett http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1927891
2. Emile Poirier http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1928091
3. Jon Gillies http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1929015
4. Mark Jankowski (tiebreaker) http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1930105
5. Morgan Klimchuk (tiebreaker) http://hfboards.mandatory.com/sh....php?t=1931223
6. Kylington, Oliver http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1932451

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[Lunatik]

voted Hickey

 

[Unkki]

Ortio over and over again.

 

[Taranis]

I voted Hickey, assume a portion of those that went with Kylington last round will make this easy.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Hickey for the 2nd time.

 

[Lunatik]

Hickey for the 2nd time.

your daddy must have done something right

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Ferland
Hickey
Ortio
Granlund

Those guys are head and shoulders above the rest at this point.

Andersson, Arnold and Culkin would be in my next group.

I also wonder what everyone thinks of Rafikov? On pure talent he's one of our top prospects IMO.

 

[Taranis]

I also wonder what everyone thinks of Rafikov? On pure talent he's one of our top prospects IMO.

I think the problem is at this point he doesn't exactly feel like an organizational prospect. I know he has the skill from the various tournaments in the past year or two but I need to see some kind of a sign of intent.

 

[Lunatik]

I think the problem is at this point he doesn't exactly feel like an organizational prospect. I know he has the skill from the various tournaments in the past year or two but I need to see some kind of a sign of intent.

Exactly. Every season season we hear "he wants to come over" and then every summer he can't attend Prospects Camp due to "Visa issues", at this point either the kid is a felon who can't get a visa or he has no intention of coming over IMO

 

[herashak]

Hickey aka the flames top d prospect

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Voted Andersson. Won't be upset if Hickey wins though. I just think Andersson has a much higher offensive ceiling. But Hickey is a more polished all around dman.

 

[Lunatik]

Voted Andersson. Won't be upset if Hickey wins though. I just think Andersson has a much higher offensive ceiling. But Hickey is a more polished all around dman.

I'ed argue Hickey's offensive potential is just as high as Andersson's. He is probably the closest we have to being a Brodie clone. He is an elite skating puck moving defenseman.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I'ed argue Hickey's offensive potential is just as high as Andersson's. He is probably the closest we have to being a Brodie clone. He is an elite skating puck moving defenseman.

For sure, personally I'm going to take and wait and see approach with Hickey until he actually puts up some top numbers. I think he easily has the tools, if he records 35-40 points next year I'll likely be calling him our top prospect. I'm really high on Hickey, as of today though I'm just slightly higher on Rasmus.

 

[Taranis]

If Hickey played in the CHL this wouldn't be a conversation.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I have it as Andersson, then Hickey, but as I said I have zero issues someone flip flopping them. I think once Andersson works on his fitness, he's going to be a heck of a dman for us, as I expect Hickey to be. Really to me it's like splitting hairs.

 

[Mobiandi]

For a second, I thought I saw 10 votes for Wotherspoon

 

[Skobel24]

I went with Granlund. Hickey is next, followed by Ortio, then maybe finally Ferland.

 

[Gritty]

Hickey. Best defensive prospect in our system

 

[Anglesmith]

Hickey wins. On to the next one.

The mods will take this over in 100 TG's absence.