Bluesnatic27
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The Blues 2020 - 2021 Top-20 Prospect List:
1) Klim Kostin - 61.3%
2) Scott Perunovich - 50%
3) Zachary Bolduc - 45.9%
4) Jake Neighbours - 63.8%
5) Simon Robertsson - 35.8%
6) Nikita Alexandrov - 62.1%
7) Joel Hofer - 72.1%
8) Colten Ellis - 33.3%
9) Matt Kessel - 48.8%
10) Alexei Toropchenko - 27.3%
11) Tyler Tucker - 43.6%
Tyler Tucker is the #11 prospect. I think I've said it every year by this point but the guy continues to improve in the face of adversity. From where he started out, the guy has improved in almost every conceivable way. His skating went from putrid to about average I'd say. His offensive reads have come alive. His ability to limit space has taken a dramatic turn. He just improves and I personally love being so wrong about him. But saying that, he definitely bit off more than he's used to chewing last year. Quite a few have stated he looked overmatched as the AHL season went on and had many weaknesses to his game exposed. It was a far cry from the years before that where he became a highly sought after commodity in junior. But that shouldn't come off as disappointment. It's always challenging for players to go from junior/college leagues to the pros except for the few truly gifted. So Tucker's challenges shouldn't be from lack of talent but more lack of experience. That doesn't mean he's a sure-fire NHLer, but development is hardly ever linear, so next year should give a better indicator on where he can go. I think he has the ability to become an NHL defenseman (maybe even a bottom-6 forward given how the Blues have used him over the past year and a bit). He probably won't become that high scoring player he was in junior, but if he gets in, a bottom-4 defenseman capable of 10 - 20 points a year certainly seems right to me. But he's been proving me incorrect for years, so he'll become that top-10 defenseman that will ground all in his dust a la Pronger now.
I want to apologize for the lateness of this poll. I usually am more prompt to get these up as soon as the old poll closes, but I was on vacation and my laptop screen decided to cease functioning as soon as the poll closed. I could have done it on my phone but typing a post on that thing is already hard enough, so I decided against it.
Anyway, let's get to #12!
1) Klim Kostin - 61.3%
2) Scott Perunovich - 50%
3) Zachary Bolduc - 45.9%
4) Jake Neighbours - 63.8%
5) Simon Robertsson - 35.8%
6) Nikita Alexandrov - 62.1%
7) Joel Hofer - 72.1%
8) Colten Ellis - 33.3%
9) Matt Kessel - 48.8%
10) Alexei Toropchenko - 27.3%
11) Tyler Tucker - 43.6%
Tyler Tucker is the #11 prospect. I think I've said it every year by this point but the guy continues to improve in the face of adversity. From where he started out, the guy has improved in almost every conceivable way. His skating went from putrid to about average I'd say. His offensive reads have come alive. His ability to limit space has taken a dramatic turn. He just improves and I personally love being so wrong about him. But saying that, he definitely bit off more than he's used to chewing last year. Quite a few have stated he looked overmatched as the AHL season went on and had many weaknesses to his game exposed. It was a far cry from the years before that where he became a highly sought after commodity in junior. But that shouldn't come off as disappointment. It's always challenging for players to go from junior/college leagues to the pros except for the few truly gifted. So Tucker's challenges shouldn't be from lack of talent but more lack of experience. That doesn't mean he's a sure-fire NHLer, but development is hardly ever linear, so next year should give a better indicator on where he can go. I think he has the ability to become an NHL defenseman (maybe even a bottom-6 forward given how the Blues have used him over the past year and a bit). He probably won't become that high scoring player he was in junior, but if he gets in, a bottom-4 defenseman capable of 10 - 20 points a year certainly seems right to me. But he's been proving me incorrect for years, so he'll become that top-10 defenseman that will ground all in his dust a la Pronger now.
I want to apologize for the lateness of this poll. I usually am more prompt to get these up as soon as the old poll closes, but I was on vacation and my laptop screen decided to cease functioning as soon as the poll closed. I could have done it on my phone but typing a post on that thing is already hard enough, so I decided against it.
Anyway, let's get to #12!
