San Jose Sharks top prospect

[Gecklund]

Who is the top prospect?

This is based on what you value in prospects, there is no set scale.

Also tell me any prospects that you feel should be added. I was going to do the top 10 prospects.

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[hockeyball]

As it stands right now our most valuable prospect is Meier. As much as we like Tierney, no one would trade a 1st for him (yet). Roy could be in short order, but at the moment Meier has more value. Mueller just came off a rough season. Goldobin is a big ?

I think Chartier is pretty close to being top-5 at this point.

I'd rank them Meier > Goldobin > Roy > Tierney > Mueller > Chartier > Lablanc > Bergman > Donskoi

 

[Gecklund]

As it stands right now our most valuable prospect is Meier. As much as we like Tierney, no one would trade a 1st for him (yet). Roy could be in short order, but at the moment Meier has more value. Mueller just came off a rough season. Goldobin is a big ?

I think Chartier is pretty close to being top-5 at this point.

I'd rank them Meier > Goldobin > Roy > Tierney > Mueller > Chartier > Lablanc > Bergman > Donskoi

See I would rank them
Mueller/Meier
Meier/Mueller
Goldobin
Tierney
Roy

But we all have different scales we rank prospects on. Like I probably base more on potential than most and don't really worry about NHL readiness as much.

 

[hohosaregood]

I got Tierney first cuz he is NHL ready and he's had a good showing both offensively and defensively at the NHL level when we didn't expect much of either really. Also IMO he's got that "it" factor that great players just have.

 

[Sharksfan83]

It really depends on how you rate players,
Do you rate their ceilings as best prospect?
Do you rate NHL readiness?

For me, I'd rate Tierney high because he's almost there, whereas some people will rate Godolbin high because of his ceiling. Same as the 2015 pair in Meier and Roy, some will rate Meier higher because of the probability of succeeeding to the NHL is very high, whereas others will rate Roy higher because he could potentially become a #1/2 D-Man, not saying Meier can't become a Star either, just probably a lesser chance.

For me I find it hard to seperate our prospects right now, because Burke and DW have done a GREAT job in selecting different kinda prospects,
Mueller is a good Def Dman prospect, Roy is a good Off Dman prospect, Tierney is a great complimentry C prospect, Meier is a safer top 6 Wing prospect with high end skill, whilst Goldobin may turn into nothing, but has that good chance of being a star. But I voted for Meier.

 

[Episkey]

We have a good group of top-5 prospects then a small drop off. But as posted above, it really depends how you value them. Personally, I'm around 60/40 in terms of potential/readiness while also factoring in the likelihood to reach that potential.

I'd rank them Tierney > Meier > Goldobin > Mueller > Roy

As for the rest of the top-10, I'd add Chartier, Bergman, O'Regan, Brodzinski, DeMelo, Kuraly, Donskoi, Rod, Labanc.

 

[SactoShark]

I rated Tierney first because he has a skill set that applies very well to role for which he's competing. He holds it together like the 2nd half of last season, and he's the answer to a long lingering question.

Other guys have a longer and less certain road ahead.

 

[T0uGh C0oki3]

To be honest, I don't consider Tierney to be a prospect anymore.

That being said,
Tierney > Goldobin > Meier = Roy > Mueller >Chartier

 

[Suddenly Zyuzin]

Is Tierney still a prospect? He played 43 games last year and will probably be a regular this year. He's gone from prospect to young NHL ready player.

 

[sr228]

Roy is the Sharks top prospect.

As of now I'd rank the top 5:

Roy
Goldobin
Meier
Tierney
Mueller

My top 10-12 would be filled out with Chartier, Sadowy, Jevpalovs, Lebanc, O'Regan, Bergman, Donskoi.

 

[hohosaregood]

Roy is the Sharks top prospect.

As of now I'd rank the top 5:

Roy
Goldobin
Meier
Tierney
Mueller

My top 10-12 would be filled out with Chartier, Sadowy, Jevpalovs, Lebanc, O'Regan, Bergman, Donskoi.

Out of curiosity, would you have taken Roy over many or any of the defensemen taken ahead of him?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Roy
Tierney
Meier
Goldobin
Mueller

 

[sr228]

Out of curiosity, would you have taken Roy over many or any of the defensemen taken ahead of him?

Absolutely not over Hanifin, Provorov or Werenski.

I can see pretty convincing arguments for Chabot & Juulsen over Roy but I can see arguments for Roy ahead of both of them as well.

All that said I don't think it's a stretch that Roy was the 4th best d-man available in this draft.

 

[hohosaregood]

Absolutely not over Hanifin, Provorov or Werenski.

I can see pretty convincing arguments for Chabot & Juulsen over Roy but I can see arguments for Roy ahead of both of them as well.

All that said I don't think it's a stretch that Roy was the 4th best d-man available in this draft.

Alright, that's cool to know. It's pretty exciting to know that we have a high potential defenseman with some good offensive pop in his game.

 

[Sharksrule04]

As it stands right now our most valuable prospect is Meier. As much as we like Tierney, no one would trade a 1st for him (yet). Roy could be in short order, but at the moment Meier has more value. Mueller just came off a rough season. Goldobin is a big ?

I think Chartier is pretty close to being top-5 at this point.

I'd rank them Meier > Goldobin > Roy > Tierney > Mueller > Chartier > Lablanc > Bergman > Donskoi

I basically agree 100% with this. I voted Meier simply because of the combination of skill, certainty and upside. An argument could be made for Goldobin, but I don't see a realistic argument for any other players being the top prospect.

 

[magic school bus]

Meier. He was picked that high for a reason.

 

[zombie kopitar]

Tierny
Roy
Meier
Goldobin
Mueller



That's a solid top 5!

 

[Timo Time]

Tierney
Roy
Goldobin
Meier
Mueller

 

[magic school bus]

How can anyone have Roy above Meier? Do you think our scouts are complete idiots?

 

[Timo Time]

How can anyone have Roy above Meier? Do you think our scouts are complete idiots?

Considering our forward prospect pool is deeper than our defense, I put more value into Roy.

And as it stands, I would value Goldobin and Meier equally right now.

 

[FeedingFrenzy]

Donskoi is going to surprise most on here.


Meier
Goldy
Chartier
Roy- only D prospect
Jevpalov


Tierney/Mueller are now nhl players so I left them off

 

[sr228]

How can anyone have Roy above Meier? Do you think our scouts are complete idiots?

I don't know about others but I value a potential top pairing d-man more than a potential top 6 W.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Depends. Are you basing your criteria on:


1) Who is most NHL-ready right now?

2) Who has the highest ceiling?

3) Who holds the most value in a trade?

4) Organization need?

 

[RainbowDash]

I picked Goldobin not just because of his ceiling but because of where he fits in organizational need.

That kid can really dish the puck and he'll be a star in the NHL when he makes it.

 

[Episkey]

1) Who is most NHL-ready right now?

Chris Tierney

2) Who has the highest ceiling?

Nikolay Goldobin

3) Who holds the most value in a trade?

Timo Meier

4) Organization need?

Jeremy Roy


Just thought it was funny that there could be four different answers for these questions . But absolutely true, it depends how each individual values a prospect.