Prospect Info: HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2015 (FINAL RANKINGS)

[McMozesmadness]

So after a few weeks of voting we have our HFOil top 20 prospects!!!

HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2015
1) Connor McDavid - C - Erie Otters - OHL - 100%
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 66%
3) Leon Draisaitl - C - Kelowna Rockets - WHL - 30%*
4) Griffin Reinhart - D - Bridgeport S.Tigers - AHL - 78%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 38%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - OKC Barons - AHL - 49%
7) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulayev - KHL - 49%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Victoria Royals - WHL - 36%
9) Joey LaLeggia - D - University of Denver - NCAA - 36%
10) Kyle Platzer - C/RW - Owen Sound Attack - OHL - 20%
11) Tyler Pitlick - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 23%
12) Brandon Davidson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
13) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - OKC Barons - AHL - 21%
14) Jujhar Khaira - C - OKC Barons - AHL - 18%
15) Dillon Simpson - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 28%
16) Anders Nilsson - G - AK Bars Kazan - KHL - 21%
17) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 26%
18) David Musil - D - OKC Barons - AHL - 29%
19) Caleb Jones - D - US National U18 - USHL - 21%
20) William Lagesson - D - Dubuque F.Saints - USHL - 21%
* Poll #3 was skipped due to obvious results.

For reference here is the 2014 final rankings.

HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2014
1) Leon Draisaitl - C - Prince Albert Raiders - WHL - 56.44%
2) Darnell Nurse - D - Soo Greyhounds - OHL - 94.20%
3) Oscar Klefbom - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 47.20%*
4) Martin Marincin - D - Edmonton Oilers - NHL - 47.20%
5) Bogdan Yakimov - C - Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk - KHL - 47.33%
6) Jujhar Khaira - C - Everett Silvertips - WHL - 29.05%
7) Dillon Simpson - D - UND Fighting Sioux - NCAA - 32.67%
8) Greg Chase - RW - Calgary Hitmen - WHL - 37.90%
9) Mitchell Moroz - LW - Edmonton Oil Kings - WHL - 29.84%
10) Laurent Brossoit - G - Bakersfield Condors - ECHL - 32.08%
11) Martin Gernat - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 29.91%
12) Tyler Pitlick - RW - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 31.48%
13) David Musil - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 30.97%
14) Marco Roy - LW - Blainville-Boisbriand Armada - QMJHL - 51.09%
15) Anton Slepyshev - LW - Salavat Yulaev Ufa - KHL - 67.31%
16) Travis Ewanyk - C - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 17.35%
17) Brandon Davidson - D - Oklahoma City Barons - AHL - 28.57%
18) William Lagesson - D - Frölunda HC - SEL - 27.45%**
19) Jackson Houck - RW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 27.45%
20) Iiro Pakarinen - RW - HIFK Helsinki - Liiga - 25.30%
* Klefbom won in a tie-breaker (52.34%)
** Lagesson won in a tie-breaker (59.70%)

Here is the list of prospects that missed the cut:
BEN BETKER
KEVEN BOUCHARD
EVAN CAMPBELL
MARTIN GERNAT
KALE KESSY
EETU LAURIKAINEN
JOHN MARINO
JOHN MCCARRON
ANDREW MILLER
MITCHELL MOROZ
AIDAN MUIR
ZACHARY NAGELVOORT
JORDAN OESTERLE
ZIYAT PAIGIN
MIROSLAV SVOBODA
TYLER VESEL

So I pose this question. Who is your dark horse from this list?

Also feel free to post your top 20. Or discuss the HFOil rankings.

Thanks again to everyone who voted.

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[thadd]

I'll go with Moroz.

2-3 years from now ... maybe even 4 he'll probably be a decent 3rd liner, but if he's really damn lucky with his development he could find himself being a 2nd liner.

BTW: I live in China and have never watch an Oilkings game but I've watched Moroz play half a dozen AHL games.

 

[voxel]

Wow, Andrew Miller gets no love. Older, yes.... but like Acrobello... seems like an NHLer.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I'm going to go way off the board with my dark horses and say Tyler Vesel and Ben Betker. Really like what they've done since being drafted.

 

[BarDownBobo]

Laurikainen quite easily for me. Two solid years in the WHL followed by a great year in Finland. Wouldn't surprise me if he comes in and forces Fleming to do a pretty even split between him and LB in Bakersfield next year.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

Wow, Andrew Miller gets no love. Older, yes.... but like Acrobello... seems like an NHLer.

A handful of games as a 26 year old doesn't warrant much excitement.

 

[lakai17]

Ethan Bear and Caleb Jones in this draft was sick. I am high on Bear.

 

[McMozesmadness]

Here's my top 20.

1) Connor McDavid
2) Darnell Nurse
3) Leon Draisaitl
4) Griffin Reinhart
5) Jujhar Khaira
6) Laurent Brossoit
7) Bogdan Yakimov
8) Kyle Platzer
9) Dillon Simpson
10) Anton Slepyshev
11) Greg Chase
12) Kale Kessy
13) Joey LaLeggia
14) Caleb Jones
15) Tyler Pitlick
16) Evan Campbell
17) Mitch Moroz
18) Ethan Bear
19) Brandon Davidson
20) John Marino

 

[McMozesmadness]

I'd also give an honourable mention to the Jones twins. They're technically not Oilers prospects but I think they have some serious ability.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I'd also give an honourable mention to the Jones twins. They're technically not Oilers prospects but I think they have some serious ability.

It's too bad they're so small. They'd be ideal 4th liners if they were 6'2.

 

[McGlassbangers]

My top 20:

1. Connor McDavid
2. Darnell Nurse
3. Leon Draisaitl
4. Griffin Reinhart
5. Bogdan Yakimov
6. Laurent Brossoit
7. Anton Slepyshev
8. Joey LaLeggia
9. Greg Chase
10. Kyle Platzer
11. Ethan Bear
12. Caleb Jones
13. Jujhar Khaira
14. Ziyat Paigin
15. Iiro Pakarinen
16. Tyler Pitlick
17. Brandon Davidson
18. Dillon Simpson
19. Anders Nilsson
20. David Musil

 

[ChaoticOrange]

How did Travis Ewanyk win a poll?

No disrespect to the guy, but how did he go 3rd round?

 

[KMart27]

Doesn't John McCarron become a free agent in a couple weeks if he doesn't get signed?

 

[Samus44]

A handful of games as a 26 year old doesn't warrant much excitement.

He looked competent in the NHL and he was also one of the leading scorers in the AHL in his second pro season. I thought he was a write off after year 1 but he had the kind of season that puts a guy back on track, he's one of the major dark horses in camp and could win a spot if he shows well. Miller could be a second liner, not saying he's a great bet but his resume doesn't preclude the idea of it happening from being rational.

 

[Jumptheshark]

6) Laurent Brossoit - G - OKC Barons - AHL - 49% will be the one that breaks most of your hearts

 

[Samus44]

6) Laurent Brossoit - G - OKC Barons - AHL - 49% will be the one that breaks most of your hearts

Are you an expert?



From what i gather you don't know anything special, predicting a prospect to bust is the easy guess. I have no idea why you seem to regard your opinion as an authority on the matter, if you have something interesting or pertinent to offer the discussion please mention it as of now you just seem to be flogging a prospect for no real reason. Is saying why you think this way too much to ask for, if you're so confident he'll bust then why? You seem to want to frame yourself as some kind of expert with inside info. but you always seem to fail at both accounts, have you ever actually called any move, do you actually know anything about goalies where you can just disregard Brossoit's solid career numbers? I just find it odd that you make all these bold claims and never back them up.

 

[belair]

From what I've read, John Marino should take some big steps forward this year and next. Also Paigin should be a guy to watch in the KHL. Having a big guy like him to step right in a few years down the line would be awesome for a late 7th if the stars align.

One thing of note is that we overrate the hell out of Yakimov.