The Hockey News "Future Watch" 2011

[DuklaNation]

Actually, if you look back five years, what you'll find is a very strong correlation between those rankings and actual results. So much so that it would be quite justified to argue that prospects that make the THN top 75 list is the only group that has a very significant likelihood of becoming good NHL players. Only a small fraction of the top 10 prospects who make the team list but not the top 75 makes it in the NHL, while a considerable majority of the top 75 group does so (and an overwhelming majority of the top 50). Considered as a prediction, it has very, very good results.

And please. For the umpteenth time, the top 75 is compiled from roughly 20 NHL scouts input. It is hence by definition an expression of views in the NHL scouting community. If the result seems like a joke to you, the problem is probably on your side.

Everyone read this post. I have looked back at their rankings for fantasy league purposes and have found that their rankings are actually an excellent predictor of a player's chances in the NHL.

 

[Hooliganx3]

St Louis Blues

1.Tarasenko
2.Schwartz
3.Allen
4.Cole
5.McRae

I think Schwartz and Allen are interchangeable.

 

[Brock Anton]

I'd say the top 10 for Carolina should look something like:

1. C/W Zach Boychuk (1st/2008)
2. C Zac Dalpe (2nd/2008)
3. D Justin Faulk (2nd/2010)
4. D Brian Dumoulin (2nd/2009)
5. W Drayson Bowman (3rd/2007)
6. G Mike Murphy (6th/2008)
7. C Riley Nash (1st/2007) (EDM)
8. D Bobby Sanguinetti (1st/2006) (NYR)
9. W Oskar Osala (4th/2006) (WAS)
10. D Austin Levi (3rd/2010)

HM: D Mark Alt (2nd/2010), G Justin Pogge (3rd/2004) (TOR)

 

[hbk]

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/coyotes/articles/2011/01/28/20110128phoenix-coyotes-farm-system.html

Here's Phoenix's:
1) Boedker
2) Gormley
3) MacLean
4) Visentin
5) Tikhonov
6) Goncharov
7) Summers
8) Stone
9) Brown
10) Domingue

 

[Felkov]

My top 10

1. C/W. Louis Leblanc (1st/2009)
2. D. Jared Tinordi (1st/2010)
3. W. Danny Kristo (2nd/2008)
4. W. Aaron Palushaj (2nd/2007)
5. W. Alexander Avtsin (4th/2009)
6. D. Brendan Nash (FA)
7. W. Brendan Gallagher (5th/2010)
8. C. Michael Bournival (3rd/2009)
9. C. Ben Maxwell (2nd/2006)
10. D. Mac Bennett (3rd/2009)

 

[Defensive Forward]

According to: http://www.thehockeynews.com/articl...diner-no-longer-of-first-round-pedigree.html#

The top five players listed in alphabetical order are Gudbranson, Johansen, Kuznetsov, Schenn, and Tarasenko.

I got my money on Schenn at #1.

 

[Brock Anton]

I don't think Johansen should be top five.

 

[DuklaNation]

I don't think Johansen should be top five.

Hat trick tonight, 30 goals in 48 games. What is there not to like? He'll be in the NHL next season, book it.

 

[Qvist]

According to: http://www.thehockeynews.com/articl...diner-no-longer-of-first-round-pedigree.html#

The top five players listed in alphabetical order are Gudbranson, Johansen, Kuznetsov, Schenn, and Tarasenko.

I got my money on Schenn at #1.

Seems the obvious likelihood yes. Also, it's hard to think of any real obvious alternative candidates for the top 5, even though I was instinctively surprised by Johansen and Gudbranson making that high. I guess that's a measure of how many good young players have graduated to the NHL this year, plus Filatov and Hodgson falling.

 

[Habsfan18]

Seems the obvious likelihood yes. Also, it's hard to think of any real obvious alternative candidates for the top 5, even though I was instinctively surprised by Johansen and Gudbranson making that high. I guess that's a measure of how many good young players have graduated to the NHL this year, plus Filatov and Hodgson falling.

I'm interested to see how far they've fallen on the list considering they were both ranked #1 and #2 respectively just 2 years ago in Future Watch '09.

 

[aqsw]

No Campbell?

Or Lehner??

 

[Habsfan18]

Or Lehner??

I doubt those will be the actual Future Watch goaltender rankings anyways.

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

Alright my last issue was the Kesler one. Am I missing any? It's been awhile.

 

[ThankYouBasedGod]

Alright my last issue was the Kesler one. Am I missing any? It's been awhile.

Yeah, my latest one has Iginla, Alfredsson, and Kaberle on the front, got it a week ago. Kesler issue was the one before that.

 

[ALF AmericanLionsFan]

Yeah, my latest one has Iginla, Alfredsson, and Kaberle on the front, got it a week ago. Kesler issue was the one before that.

Hmmm..just checked site and see Lidstrom on new cover....man this happens way too much. So sick of calling all the time to get issues never mailed to me.

 

[ThankYouBasedGod]

Hmmm..just checked site and see Lidstrom on new cover....man this happens way too much. So sick of calling all the time to get issues never mailed to me.

Yeah I will probably get that one tomorrow, they usually arrive on Wednesdays. Wasn't expecting one this week though because last issue said there wouldn't be a new one until March 7th but the Lidstrom one is March 2nd.

 

[The Norris]

Joe Colborne is ranked #45 in this year's edition (as per John Griggs of THN)

http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/sports/article/781624--grabovski-worth-keeping-around

 

[Habsfan18]

Subscribers in Canada could possibly receive their copies about a week from now.

 

[Habsfan18]

Update:

I've just been informed that copies of Future Watch 2011 have been mailed to subscribers TODAY.

 

[PhilMick]

Update:

I've just been informed that copies of Future Watch 2011 have been mailed to subscribers TODAY.

Cool beans! Have they released the cover yet?

 

[Habsfan18]

Cool beans! Have they released the cover yet?

Not that I'm aware of. I've been looking, so if I do find one I'll post it here.

 

[Habsfan18]

No Future Watch today. Hopefully tomorrow.

 

[CalderSchmalder]

Yeah, didn't get it in the mail today.

 

[gianicle]

Players rated 1st overall in Future Watch (1994 was the first year they did a top 50):

1994: Peter Forsberg
1995: Ed Jovanovski
1996: Bryan Berard
1997: Marc Denis
1998: Marian Hossa
1999: Roberto Luongo
2000: Roberto Luongo
2001: Rostislav Klesla
2002: Tuomo Ruutu
2003: Kari Lehtonen
2004: Kari Lehtonen
2005: Alex Ovechkin
2006: Evgeni Malkin
2007: Erik Johnson
2008: Carey Price
2009: Nikita Filatov
2010: Alex Pietrangelo

Anyone want to take a stab at 2011?

2011 - Tyler Seguin or David Perron ** i know hes not a rookie but hes a big watch

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

maybe brayden schenn? I wouldnt personally put him there but I have a feeling thn might