Rank these young NHL Forwards/Prospects

[Qubax]

I have ranked the below Forwards on NHL offensive upside.....also taking into account the likelyhood that they reach their upside.

I am asking the HF-prospects community to look it over and let me know what alterations you would make to it....

Remember that the ranking is based on Offensive potential, and likelyhood of realizing it.

So for example while many may think that Tarasenko(10) has more NHL upside then Oshie(6), ...T.J. is already in the NHL, relatively established, and on this side of the pond.

A similar distinction could be made with Pulkkinen(21) being lower then Caron(16), but Caron has had a taste of NHL action and has done well in the AHL. Despite this Pulkkinen(21) is ahead of Ryan O'Reilly(24), because while O'Reilly is in the NHL already, his offensive upside is quite limited in comparison to most of the other players on this list.

Any, and ALL analysis and input would be so appreciated....Thanks!

1. John Tavares 59-23-29-52
2. Matt Duchene 59-21-27-48
3. Jeff Skinner 62-22-24-46
4. Evander Kane 57-17-18-35
5. Tyler Seguin 56-10-11-21
6. TJ Oshie 30-6-17-23
7. Kyle Turris 47-10-9-19
8. Tyler Ennis 60-13-22-35
9. Alexander Burmistrov 52-5-12-17
10. Vladimir Tarasenko 42-9-10-19 KHL
11. Brett Connolly 53-40-23-63 WHL
12. Mikkel Boedker 20-1-8-9
13. Jaden Schwartz 20-12-19-31 WCHA
14. Mikael Granlund 33-7-22-29 SM-liiga
15. Jared Knight 61-24-38-62 OHL
16. Jordan Caron 34-8-12-20 AHL
17. Emerson Etem 55-36-28-64 WHL
18. Christian Thomas 57-47-36-83 OHL
19. Alex Chiasson 30-13-18-31 H-East
20. Anton Rodin 52 7 19 26 SEL
21. Teemu Pulkkinen 51-17-32-49 SM-liiga
22. Curtis Hamilton 54-21-54-75 WHL
23. Anders Lee 36-21-19-40 CCHA
24. Ryan O’Reilly 57-6-11-17
25. Richard Panik 49-26-29-55 OHL
26. Freddie Hamilton 57-30-40-70 OHL
27. Zach Budish 7-2-4-6 WCHA
28. Johan Larsson 41-4-4-8 SEL
29. Ilari Filppula 58-18-32-50 AHL
30. Jason Akeson 61-24-80-104 OHL
31. Andrej Nestrasil 50 16-41-57 QMJHL

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[stamkosisboss]

I'd move Schwartz past Boedker, Duchene ahead of Tavares and Skinner ahead also.

 

[Qubax]

I'd move Schwartz past Boedker, Duchene ahead of Tavares and Skinner ahead also.

Whoa, so you'd have a top 3 of:

1. Duchene
2. Skinner
3. Tavares

farther down you'd have

12. Schwartz
13. Boedker

I wonder if Tavares is getting a little underated....

I may even be able to buy into

1. Skinner
2. Tavares
3. Duchene

but that's pretty crazy if Tavares ends up lower then both of them

 

[YEGJuniorFan]

1.Tavares
2.Duchene

 

[Bjorn Le]

That's A LOT to rank and I haven't heard of a few of those players. I'll leave out the ones I haven't. Not based on how likely to reach potential either.

1. John Tavares
2. Jeff Skinner
3. Matt Duchene
4. Vladimir Tarasenko
5. Tyler Seguin
6. Evander Kane
7. Jaden Schwartz
8. Alexander Burmistrov
9. Brett Connolly
10. Kyle Turris
11. Mikael Granlund
12. Tyler Ennis
13. Ryan O'Reilly
14. Jason Akeson
15. TJ Oshie
16. Mikkel Boedker
17. Emerson Etem
18. Christian Thomas
19. Alex Chiasson
20. Teemu Pulkkinen
21. Jared Knight
22. Richard Panik
23. Curtis Hamilton
24. Johan Larsson
25. Anton Rodin
26. Anders Lee
27. Freddie Hamilton

 

[stamkosisboss]

Whoa, so you'd have a top 3 of:

1. Duchene
2. Skinner
3. Tavares

farther down you'd have

12. Schwartz
13. Boedker

I wonder if Tavares is getting a little underated....

I may even be able to buy into

1. Skinner
2. Tavares
3. Duchene

but that's pretty crazy if Tavares ends up lower then both of them

I'm not trying to underrate Tavares but I think the other two are a very special brand of talent when It comes to offensive abilities, Tavares will put up some solid numbers to become a top 10-20 scorer, but I believe the other two could get a step ahead. That being said, the top 5 is separated from the rest of the group by a mile and a half.

 

[HalbertGil*]

This is a list of the players for people whom wish to create lists of their own.

Alex Chiasson
Alexander Burmistrov
Anders Lee
Andrej Nestrasil
Anton Rodin
Brett Connolly
Christian Thomas
Curtis Hamilton
Emerson Etem
Evander Kane
Freddie Hamilton
Ilari Filppula
Jaden Schwartz
Jared Knight
Jason Akeson
Jeff Skinner
Johan Larsson
John Tavares
Jordan Caron
Kyle Turris
Matt Duchene
Mikael Granlund
Mikkel Boedker
Richard Panik
Ryan O’Reilly
TJ Oshie
Teemu Pulkkinen
Tyler Ennis
Tyler Seguin
Vladimir Tarasenko
Zach Budish

 

[Qubax]

Thanks Bile, that's really handy....

By using the list alphabetically you take away the bias of looking at the list as it is originally presented..

 

[Qubax]

I'm not trying to underrate Tavares but I think the other two are a very special brand of talent when It comes to offensive abilities, Tavares will put up some solid numbers to become a top 10-20 scorer, but I believe the other two could get a step ahead. That being said, the top 5 is separated from the rest of the group by a mile and a half.

I believe the top 3 are on their own level, not Top 5 so much...

I think players 4 through 10 make up a second tier...then I think their is a drop off from their....nothing against Connolly, Granlund, Schwartz and a few others listed after 10, but I see a clear Top 3, and then a strong secondary grouping 4-10

4. Evander Kane 57-17-18-35
5. Tyler Seguin 56-10-11-21
6. TJ Oshie 30-6-17-23
7. Kyle Turris 47-10-9-19
8. Tyler Ennis 60-13-22-35
9. Alexander Burmistrov 52-5-12-17
10. Vladimir Tarasenko 42-9-10-19 KHL

 

[Cudo]

Taylor Hall (Give him a year or 2, I see a stamkos type of progression in near future)
John Tavares (Speed is the only thing missing from game, elite hockey IQ)
Matt Duchene (has the tools to put up great numbers)
Brett Connolly (Healthy & on the wing with Lecavalier and 1day Stamkos, nough said)
Tyler Seguin (give him decent minutes in Boston and lookout)
Jeff Skinner
Vladimir Tarasenko
Evander Kane
Mikkel Boedker
Mikael Granlund
Emerson Etem
Jaden Schwartz
Kyle Turris
TJ Oshie
Tyler Ennis
Alexander Burmistrov
Teemu Pulkkinen
Richard Panik
Anders Lee
Jordan Caron
Curtis Hamilton
Zach Budish
Christian Thomas
Ryan O’Reilly
Jared Knight
Jason Akeson

I know very little about these guys so I won't put them in the rankings:
Alex Chiasson
Andrej Nestrasil
Anton Rodin
Ilari Filppula
Freddie Hamilton
Johan Larsson

And yes, everyone will say SKINNER IS TOO LOW! OMG OMG! But I just can't see him putting up huge numbers year in and year out in the future. I'm sure i'll be proven wrong, but until then....

 

[Sony Eriksson*]

No Jamie Benn?

 

[Volt]

Where is Rundblad

 

[The Waffler]

Where is Rundblad

lol this.

 

[thrillhous]

No Jamie Benn?

It should be abundantly clear to you that the list does not include certain players and that for the purpose of this ranking thread those players are not to be considered. Like Taylor Hall. Benn is another.