Prospect Info: Official 2023 HFPens Prospects Rankings

[Randy Butternubs]

#1 - Yager - Votes: 56 - 71.8%
#2 - Pickering - Votes: 49 - 86.0%
#3 - Blomqvist - Votes: 33 - 63.5%
#4 - Puustinen - Votes: 43 - 50.6% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#5 - Poulin - Votes: 31 - 63.3%
#6 - Murashov - Votes: 27 - 62.8%
#7 - Broz - Votes: 33 - 68.8%
#8 - Pieniniemi - Votes: 17 - 37.8%
#9 - Belliveau - Votes: 13 - 37.1%
#10 - Tankov - Votes: 15 - 39.5% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#11 - Gauthier - Votes: 11 - 35.5%
#12 - Gruden - Votes: 16 - 43.2%
#13 - Ilyin - Votes: 15 - 65.2%
#14 - Svejkovsky - Votes: 16 - 53.3% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#15 - Jarventie - Votes: 18 - 66.7%
#16 - Collins - Votes: 7 - 24.1%
#17 - Plante - Votes: 7 - 33.3%
#18 - Glover - Votes: 7 - 29.2%
#19 - Andonovski - Votes: 8 - 33.3%
#20 - Foster - Votes: 6 - 25.0%
#21 - Hamaliuk - lost the tie breaker to Foster as he had fewer votes total in polls 18 to 20 which included everyone
#22 - Ansons - had more votes in polls 18 to 20 than whoever below
#23 - Nickl - same reason as #22
#24 - Kangas - I hope you get it now and I don't have to explain
#25 - Yoder - for real
#26 (tied) - Devlin, Frasca, Laatsch, St. Ivany

How does your personal ranking compare to the HFPens list?

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[Ryder71]

Beyond the top three and then the next five or six there seems to be a precipitous drop. Svejkovsky will never play here as a regular, he's awful.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Here is last year's HFPens list:

1. Pickering (34.7%. won run-off vs POJ)
2. Joseph
3. Blomqvist (50%)
4. Poulin (31.8%)
5. O'Connor (38.1%, won run-off vs Puustinen)
6. Puustinen
7. Lindberg (35%, won run-off vs Hallander)
8. Hallander
9. Svejkovsky (54.2)
10. Broz
11. Legare
12. Gauthier
13. Ansons
14. Tankov
15. Andonovski
16. Plante
17. St Ivany
18. Murashov
19. Caulfield/Frasca/Gruden

POJ and DOC graduated. Lindberg and Hallander left for Europe and HFPens doesn't consider them to be prospects no more. Legare and Caulfield were traded.

Murashov and Belliveau had fairly big jumps. Poulin, despite a lost season, only dropped one spot. On the flip side, Tankov missed a season and gained four spots.

 

[Dangles78]

Svejkovsky way too high

Cooper Foster will jump up this list next year.

 

[Ugene Magic]

Just want to say in Yoder's Case he does it for me over, Kangas, because, he Khan.

 

[Gurglesons]

@Randy Butternubs thanks for always doing shit like this.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

Thanks Randy

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Let's hope someone in our top 5 puts it together. We need some cheap young guys to get good enough to be on a roster spot.

Poulin looking at you.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Let's hope someone in our top 5 puts it together. We need some cheap young guys to get good enough to be on a roster spot.

Poulin looking at you.

Maybe Vierling.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Maybe Vierling.

BANNED

 

[SomeDude]

Pens scouts looking at the talent pool they’ve assembled.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

My top 3 are the same but with Blomqvist ahead of Pickering.

And then there's Hallander, who I still consider a prospect, at #4.

Then the other goalies at #5 and #6, Murashov ahead of Gauthier.

Ilyin, Puustinen/Poulin, and Svejkovksy round out the top 10 in that order for me.

1. Yager
2. Blomqvist
3. Pickering
4. Hallander
5. Murashov
6. Gauthier
7. Ilyin
8. (tied) Puustinen / Poulin
10. Svejkovsky

And then it's just kind of a mess after that. Belliveau, Lindberg, and Broz rated slightly higher than others.

I'm sure I'll be asked, but yes, the list above is not the same as my spreadsheet list. I have feelings and thoughts and I'm not a spreadsheet despite what my boss thinks.

 

[Andy99]

My top 3 are the same but with Blomqvist ahead of Pickering.

And then there's Hallander, who I still consider a prospect, at #4.

Then the other goalies at #5 and #6, Murashov ahead of Gauthier.

Ilyin, Puustinen/Poulin, and Svejkovksy round out the top 10 in that order for me.

1. Yager
2. Blomqvist
3. Pickering
4. Hallander
5. Murashov
6. Gauthier
7. Ilyin
8. (tied) Puustinen / Poulin
10. Svejkovsky

And then it's just kind of a mess after that. Belliveau, Lindberg, and Broz rated slightly higher than others.

I'm sure I'll be asked, but yes, the list above is not the same as my spreadsheet list. I have feelings and thoughts and I'm not a spreadsheet despite what my boss thinks.

I wouldn’t have included Hallander, but my top 5 would have included those three goalies lol, followed by Poulin then Puustinen..after that, I can’t really distinguish any of the rest lol, no idea

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

No goalies- skaters only

1a-Yager
1b- Pickering
Huge gap
3. Hallander
4. Broz
5. Poulin
6. Collins
7. Puus
8. Ilyin
9. Foster
10. Gruden

 

[neelynugs]

#1 - Yager - Votes: 56 - 71.8%
#2 - Pickering - Votes: 49 - 86.0%
#3 - Blomqvist - Votes: 33 - 63.5%
#4 - Puustinen - Votes: 43 - 50.6% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#5 - Poulin - Votes: 31 - 63.3%
#6 - Murashov - Votes: 27 - 62.8%
#7 - Broz - Votes: 33 - 68.8%
#8 - Pieniniemi - Votes: 17 - 37.8%
#9 - Belliveau - Votes: 13 - 37.1%
#10 - Tankov - Votes: 15 - 39.5% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#11 - Gauthier - Votes: 11 - 35.5%
#12 - Gruden - Votes: 16 - 43.2%
#13 - Ilyin - Votes: 15 - 65.2%
#14 - Svejkovsky - Votes: 16 - 53.3% *** I asked people to change their vote to avoid a runoff poll
#15 - Jarventie - Votes: 18 - 66.7%
#16 - Collins - Votes: 7 - 24.1%
#17 - Plante - Votes: 7 - 33.3%
#18 - Glover - Votes: 7 - 29.2%
#19 - Andonovski - Votes: 8 - 33.3%
#20 - Foster - Votes: 6 - 25.0%
#21 - Hamaliuk - lost the tie breaker to Foster as he had fewer votes total in polls 18 to 20 which included everyone
#22 - Ansons - had more votes in polls 18 to 20 than whoever below
#23 - Nickl - same reason as #22
#24 - Kangas - I hope you get it now and I don't have to explain
#25 - Yoder - for real
#26 (tied) - Devlin, Frasca, Laatsch, St. Ivany

How does your personal ranking compare to the HFPens list?

we're doing some prospect updates on the main board. how does your personal top 10 list look right now?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

we're doing some prospect updates on the main board. how does your personal top 10 list look right now?

What's the definition of "prospect"?

 

[neelynugs]

What's the definition of "prospect"?

whatever you consider a prospect. i'd personally leave someone like spencer knight out of that since he's played a considerable amount of time in the NHL. but everyone has their own standards for prospects, so no black and white rules for this.

puustinen, i'd probably consider a prospect still.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

whatever you consider a prospect. i'd personally leave someone like spencer knight out of that since he's played a considerable amount of time in the NHL. but everyone has their own standards for prospects, so no black and white rules for this.

puustinen, i'd probably consider a prospect still.

1. Murashov
2. Yager
3. Blomqvist
4. Pickering
5. Puustinen
6. Ilyin
7. Poulin
8. Gauthier
9. Plante
10. Hallander

if Hallander doesn't count:

10. Foster

 

[Darren McCord]

1. Murashov
2. Yager
3. Blomqvist
4. Pickering
5. Puustinen
6. Ilyin
7. Poulin
8. Gauthier
9. Plante
10. Hallander

if Hallander doesn't count:

10. Foster

I think Pieniniemi should be in top 10 no?

 

[Randy Butternubs]

I think Pieniniemi should be in top 10 no?

He could be #10 depending on how I feel on a given day.

 

[Peat]

I'd have to stop and think about who our top 10 prospects are right now but I am hesitant on grading Pieniniemi because it's pretty much impossible to tell whether he's got adequate puck movement since he's in Finland and young D don't score for crap.

 

[SEALBound]

I think Pieniniemi should be in top 10 no?

I'd go with this. I'd even stick him at #9. Plante is such a question mark to me. Tangas could be there instead. Course...it's the Penguins prospect system and talking #10. Not like it matters much.

Ilyin way up which is a nice surprise.

 

[KareemTrustfund]

https://x.com/wbspenguins/status/1745173746145443973?s=46&t=DYyc_qvtk-r_0CmokIBMpQ

Blomqvist is an all-star in his first pro season. Following in the footsteps of Matt Murray and Jarry (I think) before him.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Yeah hopefully between him and Murashov one of them pans out. #s Looking good so far.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Yeah hopefully between him and Murashov one of them pans out. #s Looking good so far.

It'll be Gauthier.

But hopefully all 3.