Prospect Info: Rangers Prospect Poll: #12

[Beacon]

After days upon days of voting, Michael St. Croix beat Cristoval Nieves by a single vote in the tie-breaker round. This vote was cast with literally minutes to go. It's not fair to make one a second-tier prospect and the other a project, they deserve to be in the same category. Therefore, our second-tier will go to #11.

Cam Talbot and Peter Ceresnak added to the next poll because they were the two with the most votes.

Please write who you want added to the poll, and give a reason for it. This makes the discussion here more lively.


TOP PROSPECTS

1. LW Chris Kreider
2. LW Carl Hagelin
3. C J.T. Miller
4. D Dylan McIlrath
5. D Brady Skjei


SECOND TIER

6. RW Jesper Fast
7. C Oscar Lindberg
8. LW Marek Hrivik
9. RW Christian Thomas
10. C Michael St. Croix
11. C Cristoval Nieves


Michael St. Croix
Center
Born Apr 10 1993 -- Winnipeg, MAN
Height 5.11 -- Weight 180 -- Shoots R

2011-12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 72 45 60 105
2012-13 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 44 21 28 49


Cristoval Nieves
Forward
Born Jan 23 1994 -- Baldwinsville, NY
Height 6.02 -- Weight 185

2011-12 Indiana Ice USHL 13 2 8 10 2
2012-13 U. of Michigan CCHA 22 3 11 14 8

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[Beacon]

This one is easy: Kyle Jean. He's a top-6 player with size and good skating ability in the AHL. I like him, could become another Anisimov.

Add McColgan because he's getting over a point per game this season for the first time.

 

[E-Train]

Noreau. Add McColgan

 

[UAGoalieGuy]

Went with Fogarty. I think he has a lot of potential to be a good 3rd liner in a few years.

Add McColgan

 

[Zil]

Went with potential and voted Andersson. Add Spelling.

 

[HatTrick Swayze]

Jean, add Spelling.

 

[The Gloaming]

Went with Jean. Add McColgan.

 

[silverfish]

Jean. Add McColgan.

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Jean. Add Spelling.

 

[Kreider Typical]

voted jean.

 

[JimmyG89]

Add McColgan. PPG player in CHL.

 

[nyr2k2]

Jean, add Spelling.

 

[Dalagaze]

Add McColgan

 

[darko]

Jean, add McColgan

 

[darko]

Also why are we deciding tiers as per numbers. 6-10 doesnt neccesarily have to be 2nd tier. IMO Fast belongs in the same tier as Brady Skjei.

 

[Beacon]

I'm surprised Yoggi isn't getting any votes at this stage. He's not a great prospect and I always felt he was overrated when we kept ranking him in the top-10 as recently as this summer when he came in at #9, but the guys we are voting to place in the poll are going to be at the bottom of our top-20, and he surely should be there. I say he has a better shot at an NHL career than Ceresnak, and a similar shot to Foggy.

 

[Joey Bones]

Tough between Talbot and Jean, but went Talbot because he is doing sooo well with this horrendous defense in CT. Add McColgan.

 

[Joey Bones]

I'm surprised Yoggi isn't getting any votes at this stage. He's not a great prospect and I always felt he was overrated when we kept ranking him in the top-10 as recently as this summer when he came in at #9, but the guys we are voting to place in the poll are going to be at the bottom of our top-20, and he surely should be there. I say he has a better shot at an NHL career than Ceresnak, and a similar shot to Foggy.

Does Ceresnak legitimately have a chance at getting a ELC?

 

[Boruto]

Jean. Smart guy.

 

[Beacon]

Does Ceresnak legitimately have a chance at getting a ELC?

Even if he does, he'll likely start in the ECHL next season, whereas Yoggi is an AHLer. He was sent down to the ECHL because he couldn't handle the super-charged AHL that had some NHLers and a lot of borderliner NHLers who would normally go back and forth. But as soon as the lockout was over, he was called back up. Yoggi is a more legitimate prospect than Ceresnak.

 

[BBKers]

Add Mashinter

 

[eco's bones]

Jean. Yogan.

 

[bernmeister]

After days upon days of voting, Michael St. Croix beat Cristoval Nieves by a single vote in the tie-breaker round. This vote was cast with literally minutes to go. It's not fair to make one a second-tier prospect and the other a project, they deserve to be in the same category. Therefore, our second-tier will go to #11.

Cam Talbot and Peter Ceresnak added to the next poll because they were the two with the most votes.

Please write who you want added to the poll, and give a reason for it. This makes the discussion here more lively.


TOP PROSPECTS

1. LW Chris Kreider
2. LW Carl Hagelin
3. C J.T. Miller
4. D Dylan McIlrath
5. D Brady Skjei


SECOND TIER

6. RW Jesper Fast
7. C Oscar Lindberg
8. LW Marek Hrivik
9. RW Christian Thomas
10. C Michael St. Croix
11. C Cristoval Nieves


Michael St. Croix
Center
Born Apr 10 1993 -- Winnipeg, MAN
Height 5.11 -- Weight 180 -- Shoots R

2011-12 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 72 45 60 105
2012-13 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 44 21 28 49


Cristoval Nieves
Forward
Born Jan 23 1994 -- Baldwinsville, NY
Height 6.02 -- Weight 185

2011-12 Indiana Ice USHL 13 2 8 10 2
2012-13 U. of Michigan CCHA 22 3 11 14 8

Judicious decision.
IMO we are still closer to prospects than projects, though with the next pick we are going from a second tier to a third tier.
A few more and we get into project territory.

 

[bernmeister]

This one is easy: Kyle Jean. He's a top-6 player with size and good skating ability in the AHL. I like him, could become another Anisimov.

Add McColgan because he's getting over a point per game this season for the first time.

hope you're right about another AA

Jean add McColgan

 

[Brooklyn Rangers Fan]

Crap. Great Point about Yogan, Beacon. Can't believe I forgot him - and I've been one if his biggest advocates sin e he was drafted. Change my add from Spelling to Yogan.