Prospect Info: San Jose Sharks #8 Prospect

[Lebanezer]

1. Will Smith 82.1%
2. William Eklund 95.7%
3. Quentin Musty 32.1%
4. Shakir Mukhamadullin 54.2%
5. Filip Bystedt 76.5%
6. Henry Thrun 55.3%
7. Thomas Bordeleau 37.7%

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[Patty Ice]

1. Will Smith 82.1%
2. William Eklund 95.7%
3. Quentin Musty 32.1%
4. Shakir Mukhamadullin 54.2%
5. Filip Bystedt 76.5%
6. Henry Thrun 55.3%
7. Thomas Bordeleau 37.7%

This is how I view the Sharks top 10. Same names, mostly same ranking:

1. Will Smith
2. William Eklund
3. Filip Bystedt
4. Quentin Musty
5. Shakir Mukhamadullin
6. Daniil Gushchin
7. Thomas Bordeleau
8. Mattias Hävelid
9. Henry Thrun
10. Cam Lund

HM: Luca Cagnoni, Kasper Halttunen, Tristen Robins

 

[gaucholoco3]

Here is my top 10.

1. Smith
2. Eklund
3. Musty
4. Mukhamadullin
5. Bystedt
6. Lund
7. Havelid
8. Gushchin
9. Halttunen
10. Thurn

I probably should more Thurn up to 6 or 7 but I value ceiling a lot more than NHL readiness. Getting a 3rd pairing or bottom 6 winger does not change the trajectory of the franchise at least at this stage. When competing for a cup those qualities are much more important in prospects.

 

[Sendhelplease]

I went with Guschin here. I think he has 2nd line potential if everything goes right and I was seriously impressed by his shot. He is close to being ready and so I think that puts him ahead of everyone else on the list. I still think Bordeleau is ahead of him because he could potentially be a 2nd line center and that has to be valued above second line winger but they are close.

 

[Hodge]

Here is my top 10.

1. Smith
2. Eklund
3. Musty
4. Mukhamadullin
5. Bystedt
6. Lund
7. Havelid
8. Gushchin
9. Halttunen
10. Thurn

I probably should more Thurn up to 6 or 7 but I value ceiling a lot more than NHL readiness. Getting a 3rd pairing or bottom 6 winger does not change the trajectory of the franchise at least at this stage. When competing for a cup those qualities are much more important in prospects.

8/10 brought in by Grier in 12 months on the job. Amazing what can be accomplished when you hire experienced professionals to run your scouting department instead of unqualified family members.

 

[timorous me]

I really like Guschin but I have to go with Lund ahead of him because of Lund's combination of upside and broader range of successful possible outcomes.

 

[DG93]

Lund

 

[Jargon]

8/10 brought in by Grier in 12 months on the job. Amazing what can be accomplished when you hire experienced professionals to run your scouting department instead of unqualified family members.

To be a little fair, Grier had a fairly high 1st that he traded up for more swings and two 1sts, one very high, in a stacked draft. So, while I do agree with you that his scouting department appears to be doing far better (though so far the only evidence we have is Bystedt — we have no real idea how the other guys will do yet), DW Jr. had fairly low draft picks with which to work. If Eklund, Bordeleau, Guschin all work out, that’s actually not terrible.

But I will say that I’ve been more impressed with not only Grier’s staff’s scouting (again, Bystedt as a prime example), but their ability to find a few diamonds in the rough from other teams and aggressively go out and get them.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

To be a little fair, Grier had a fairly high 1st that he traded up for more swings and two 1sts, one very high, in a stacked draft. So, while I do agree with you that his scouting department appears to be doing far better (though so far the only evidence we have is Bystedt — we have no real idea how the other guys will do yet), DW Jr. had fairly low draft picks with which to work. If Eklund, Bordeleau, Guschin all work out, that’s actually not terrible.

But I will say that I’ve been more impressed with not only Grier’s staff’s scouting (again, Bystedt as a prime example), but their ability to find a few diamonds in the rough from other teams and aggressively go out and get them.

Been hearing the buzz words "league-wide player scouting" lately. Best used to describe the Avs who went out and identified guys like Toews, Girard, Burakovsky, Nichushkin, Kuemper and it won them a Cup. It's not all about prospect scouting, there is a pool of very good players in the league, you just gotta find them and put them in the right situation and unlock their full potential. That's why I have hope for Zadina.