Prospect Info: New prospect poll: #1 prospect

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

Figured I would start the new prospect voting thread. I removed some of the NHL players

Here are the results from the Fall edition:
#1 Vladimir Tarasenko, RW, 6'0, 191, 12/13/1991 (92.16%)
#2 Jaden Schwartz, LW, 5'9, 179, 6/25/1992 (92.50%)
#3 Ty Rattie, RW, 6'0, 167, 2/5/1993 (57.38%)
#4 Ian Cole, D, 6'1, 225, 2/21/1989 (75.61%)
#5 Jake Allen, G, 6'2, 195, 8/7/1990 (73.33%)
#6 Jordan Schmaltz, D, 6'2, 170, 10/8/1993 (38.1%)
#7 Jani Hakanpaa, D, 6'5, 218, 3/31/1992 (64.71%)
#8 Cade Fairchild, D, 5'11, 175, 1/15/1989 (61.7%)
#9 Philip McRae, C, 6'2, 200, 3/15/1990 (57.89%)
#10 Sebastian Wannstrom, RW, 6'1, 183, 3/3/1991 (30.95%)
#11 Evgeny Grachev, C/LW, 6'4, 225, 2/21/1990 (38.10%)
(tie) #12 Sam Kurker, RW, 6'2, 198, 4/8/94 (30.00%)
(tie) #12 Jori Lehtera, C, 6'1, 201, 12/23/87 (30.00%)
#14 Joel Edmundson, D, 6'4, 192, 6/28/93 (51.85%)
#15 Dmitrij Jaskin, RW, 6'2, 198, 3/23/93 (40.54%)
#16 Brett Ponich, D, 6'7, 220, 2/22/91 (42.11%)
#17 Yannick Veilleux, LW, 6'2, 190, 2/22/93 (48.48%)
#18 MacKenzie MacEachern, LW, 6'2, 174, 3/9/94 (35.39%)
#19 Ryan Tesink, C/LW, 6'0, 165, 5/21/93 (44.83%)
#20 Teemu Eronen, D, 5'10, 181, 11/22/91 (50.00%)
#21 Sergei Andronov, RW, 6'0, 183, 7/19/89 (44.00%)
#22 Colton Parayko, D, 6'5, 191, 5/12/93 (40.00%)
#23 Jordan Binnington, G, 6'1, 154, 7/11/93 (59.38%)
#24 Cody Beach, RW, 6'5, 184, 8/8/1992 (38.46%)
#25 Anthony Peluso, RW, 6'3, 235, 4/18/89 (25.00%)

I will post results after about a week.

My vote goes to Jaskin.

EDIT: Forgot Edmundson, I'll add him in the next poll.

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[2 Minute Minor]

Don't we usually do this after the season?

There's going to be a lot of bias towards Jaskin at the moment. He's a great prospect, and maybe he does deserve to be #1 (though I voted for Ty Rattie), but I don't think the timing is very good for doing an unbiased poll.

 

[2 Minute Minor]

Also, has Jake Allen played enough games to be removed as a prospect? I can't remember the rules on that, but I thought he may still qualify.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

There was one in the fall, I figured we would do one now considering most juniors are done and a few have graduated to the pros.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

I could have put Allen, but I figured he's in the NHL full time now. Theres only a "rule" really for rookie of the year, not classifying someone as a prospect.

 

[nicholas89alex]

I voted for binnigton because I think while hes the highest risk, its very hard to develop goalies, he also could become a very good starter if this season is any indication, and he can handle big minutes

 

[2 Minute Minor]

I could have put Allen, but I figured he's in the NHL full time now. Theres only a "rule" really for rookie of the year, not classifying someone as a prospect.

No, I'm talking about the "rule" that Hockey's Future employs to define who is a prospect.


http://www.hockeysfuture.com/whatmakesaprospect/

If we're going to do this year to year, its nice to have as much consistency in the definitions as we can. (And yeah, Jake Allen is still a prospect.)

 

[2 Minute Minor]

I guess we're extending the half-assed rule to our prospect polls now.

My vote would be to delay the traditional off-season prospect rankings to...the off-season. Its usually used to fill the dead time from the playoffs to the draft. Right now, there is a playoff lead-in going on, and no shortage of topics for conversation.

Of course, its just an unenforceable board tradition. We could to a prospect ranking every week if we want.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

If you don't want to vote, then dont vote..I can make a poll if I want to.

 

[SneakerPimp82]

If you don't want to vote, then dont vote..I can make a poll if I want to.

dude, it's not a personal affront. calm down. it's just that, with a playoff push in full force, and the playoffs directly after that, it'd make sense to hold off on making prospect polls.

but like you said, you can do whatever you want.

 

[PocketNines]

If the poll is being conducted on HF boards as to "prospects" then Tarasenko and Schwartz are still prospects, as is Allen.

One reason we typically wait til the offseason is it gets boring then! Right now there's plenty to talk about.

 

[Daley Tarasenkshow]

Whats the harm of doing one now? Like I said, I just wanted to get everyones opinions on players not in the NHL, not an official ranking.

But hey, I guess opinion counts. I'll just do it in the offseason.

 

[bleedblue1223]

Whats the harm of doing one now? Like I said, I just wanted to get everyones opinions on players not in the NHL, not an official ranking.

But hey, I guess opinion counts. I'll just do it in the offseason.

People could just post their top 10. A series of polls takes time and that's why we do it in the summer because there is nothing else to talk about.

 

[Hooliganx3]

This seems like a poll setup to hype up someones new favorite player to be honest. Since 3 "prospects" by HF standards are not even options.

 

[PocketNines]

Whats the harm of doing one now? Like I said, I just wanted to get everyones opinions on players not in the NHL, not an official ranking.

But hey, I guess opinion counts. I'll just do it in the offseason.

Yeah not long back in the prospects thread I posted my prospect rankings, and I wouldn't mind seeing others. I wasn't objecting to any more than 91, 9, 34 not being included. Cole finally graduated.

You'll get more healthy debate in the offseason. I put Jaskin only behind 91 and 9 fwiw.

 

[Hooliganx3]

Yeah not long back in the prospects thread I posted my prospect rankings, and I wouldn't mind seeing others. I wasn't objecting to any more than 91, 9, 34 not being included. Cole finally graduated.

You'll get more healthy debate in the offseason. I put Jaskin only behind 91 and 9 fwiw.

For me is Allen is still a prospect I have a hard time not picking him due to the positive impact he has already had. Other then that I have Rattie and Jaskin pretty close. I really have a hard time picking one even though I do think Jaskin is the safer pick due to having NHL size.

 

[Robb_K]

Also, has Jake Allen played enough games to be removed as a prospect? I can't remember the rules on that, but I thought he may still qualify.

Accrding to the normal rules, even Tarasenko and Schwartz are still prospects (65 NHL games), in addition to Allen.

 

[PerryTurnbullfan]

Whats the harm of doing one now? Like I said, I just wanted to get everyones opinions on players not in the NHL, not an official ranking.

But hey, I guess opinion counts. I'll just do it in the offseason.

It's all good... I see no harm in it. All the junior and college seasons are over. A little change of pace.

In your poll, I'm going to have to go with Jaskin as a frontrunner, while strongly considering Rattie's and Binnington's repeat performances and also the packages Edmundson and Hakanpaa bring. Jaskin's size and skill along with the dominant performance to back it up puts him ahead of the pack in my opinion. I see him as a legit top six guy down the road that could put the Blues over the top.

 

[2 Minute Minor]

Accrding to the normal rules, even Tarasenko and Schwartz are still prospects (65 NHL games), in addition to Allen.

Yeah, the shortened season is going to create a bit of havoc with that definition for prospects this season.

 

[Robb_K]

I voted for Jaskin. Allen is certainly still a prospect (even at the end of this season). Rattie is less ready at this point in time than Jaskin, and Jaskin has a better all-around game.