THN's Top Prospects list - Per Leauge

[MrMastodonFarm*]

Top 10 Major Junior prospects
Dion Phaneuf, Cgy, D: 5 stars
Jeff Carter, Phi, C: 4 stars
Braydon Coburn, Atl, D: 4 stars
Ryan Getzlaf, Ana, C: 3 stars
Anthony Stewart, Fla, RW: 3 stars
Corey Perry, Ana, RW: 3 stars
Eric Fehr, Wsh, RW: 3 stars
Brent Seabrooke, Chi, D: 3 stars
Cam Barker, Chi, D: 3 stars
Patrick O'Sullivan, Min, C: 3 stars

Top 10 NCAA prospects
Al Montoya, NYR, G: 5 stars
Patrick Eaves, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Drew Stafford, Buf, RW: 4 stars
Blake Wheeler, Phx, RW: 4 stars
Mark Stuart, Bos, D: 3 stars
Jim Slater, Atl, C: 3 stars
Travis Zajac, NJ, C: 3 stars
Hugh Jessiman, NYR, RW: 3 stars
Eric Nystrom, Cgy, LW: 3 stars
Ktis Chucko, Cgy, LW: 3 stars

Top 10 AHL prospects
Kari Lehtonen, Atl, G: 5 stars
Ryan Suter, Nsh, D: 5 stars
Ryan Miller, Buf, G: 4 stars
Zach Parise, NJ, C: 4 stars
Thomas Vanek, Buf, LW: 4 stars
Hannu Toivonen, Bos, G: 4 stars
Ryan Kesler, Van, C: 4 stars
Carlo Colaiacovo, Tor, D: 4 stars
Niklas Kronwall, Det, D: 4 stars
Mikko Koivu, Min, C: 4 stars

Top 10 European prospects
Alexander Ovechkin, Wsh, LW: 5 stars
Evgeni Malkin, Pit, C: 5 stars
Igor Grigorenko, Det, RW: 4 stars
Lauri Tukonen, LA, RW: 4 stars
Lukas Kaspar, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Henrik Lundqvist, NYR, G: 3 stars
Alexander Steen, Tor, C: 3 stars
Sean Bergenheim, NYI, LW: 3 stars
Rostislav Olesz, Fla, C: 3 stars
Alexei Kaigorodov, Ott, C: 3 stars

Order goes from 1-10 of course. Pretty interesting lists.

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[Douggy]

I think putting Montoya on the same level as Lehtonen is a stretch.

 

[Jason MacIsaac]

Carter/Parise in the 5 star range. Olesz should also be a 4, Grigorenko a 3, Kesler and Koivu a 3, Nystrom not there.

 

[Rahan]

Ok, so should someone give a wake up call to everyone in the prospect business and tell them Grigorenko has 0 (zero) points this year, and that even if he once had the potential to be a superstar, he's pretty much done since the accident? I don't know, while I didn't see him play, I'm growing tired of seeing him on top of every list without any justification.

EDIT: Sorry, Grigorenko scored his first goal (and only point) of this season yesterday.

 

[PanthersRule96]

Top 10 Major Junior prospects
Dion Phaneuf, Cgy, D: 5 stars
Jeff Carter, Phi, C: 4 stars
Braydon Coburn, Atl, D: 4 stars
Ryan Getzlaf, Ana, C: 3 stars
Anthony Stewart, Fla, RW: 3 stars
Corey Perry, Ana, RW: 3 stars
Eric Fehr, Wsh, RW: 3 stars
Brent Seabrooke, Chi, D: 3 stars
Cam Barker, Chi, D: 3 stars
Patrick O'Sullivan, Min, C: 3 stars

Top 10 NCAA prospects
Al Montoya, NYR, G: 5 stars
Patrick Eaves, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Drew Stafford, Buf, RW: 4 stars
Blake Wheeler, Phx, RW: 4 stars
Mark Stuart, Bos, D: 3 stars
Jim Slater, Atl, C: 3 stars
Travis Zajac, NJ, C: 3 stars
Hugh Jessiman, NYR, RW: 3 stars
Eric Nystrom, Cgy, LW: 3 stars
Ktis Chucko, Cgy, LW: 3 stars

Top 10 AHL prospects
Kari Lehtonen, Atl, G: 5 stars
Ryan Suter, Nsh, D: 5 stars
Ryan Miller, Buf, G: 4 stars
Zach Parise, NJ, C: 4 stars
Thomas Vanek, Buf, LW: 4 stars
Hannu Toivonen, Bos, G: 4 stars
Ryan Kesler, Van, C: 4 stars
Carlo Colaiacovo, Tor, D: 4 stars
Niklas Kronwall, Det, D: 4 stars
Mikko Koivu, Min, C: 4 stars

Top 10 European prospects
Alexander Ovechkin, Wsh, LW: 5 stars
Evgeni Malkin, Pit, C: 5 stars
Igor Grigorenko, Det, RW: 4 stars
Lauri Tukonen, LA, RW: 4 stars
Lukas Kaspar, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Henrik Lundqvist, NYR, G: 3 stars
Alexander Steen, Tor, C: 3 stars
Sean Bergenheim, NYI, LW: 3 stars
Rostislav Olesz, Fla, C: 3 stars
Alexei Kaigorodov, Ott, C: 3 stars

Order goes from 1-10 of course. Pretty interesting lists.

Olesz should be 4 stars and ahead of Bergenheim, Grigorenko, Kaspar, prolly Steen, and Tukonen.

Alexander Ovechkin, Wsh, LW: 5 stars
Evgeni Malkin, Pit, C: 5 stars
Rostislav Olesz, Fla, C: 4 stars
Lauri Tukonen, LA, RW: 3.5 stars
Lukas Kaspar, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Henrik Lundqvist, NYR, G: 3 stars
Alexei Kaigorodov, Ott, C: 3.5 stars
Alexander Steen, Tor, C: 3 stars
Sean Bergenheim, NYI, LW: 3 stars
Igor Grigorenko, Det, RW: 3 stars

Olesz has heated up in the last month and has been one of Sparta's best players as the youngest player on the roster on the best team in the leauge.

 

[Chaos]

Top 10 European prospects[/B]
Alexander Ovechkin, Wsh, LW: 5 stars
Evgeni Malkin, Pit, C: 5 stars
Igor Grigorenko, Det, RW: 4 stars
Lauri Tukonen, LA, RW: 4 stars
Lukas Kaspar, Ott, RW: 4 stars
Henrik Lundqvist, NYR, G: 3 stars
Alexander Steen, Tor, C: 3 stars
Sean Bergenheim, NYI, LW: 3 stars
Rostislav Olesz, Fla, C: 3 stars
Alexei Kaigorodov, Ott, C: 3 stars

And the overratedness continues for Igor "0 points this year" Grigorenko

 

[Vlad The Impaler]

Carter/Parise in the 5 star range. Olesz should also be a 4, Grigorenko a 3, Kesler and Koivu a 3, Nystrom not there.

Agree with you on Carter/Parise, disagree on Olesz, agree on Grigorenko, agree on Kesler and disagree on Koivu.

To me, the surprise was seeing Wheeler and Stafford with 4 stars. Wheeler I don't know much about so I am intrigued. I don't feel Stafford deserves it, however.

I'm not surprised by Suter's 5 stars but God, this guy is the most overrated defenseman since Komisarek. The misguided Suter lovefest continues...

 

[DFF]

Kaspar and Wheeler are a 4 but Getzlaf, Stewart, Fehr, O'sullivan and Barker are 3's?


This list is garbage....

 

[TML]

Eaves, Stafford, and Wheeler ahead of O'Sullivan, Seabrooke, Barker, Fehr, Perry, and Stewart? Montoya a 5?

Awful list.

 

[leafaholix*]

Where the **** is Jan Steber?

 

[Oiltalk]

Kaspar and Wheeler are a 4 but Getzlaf, Stewart, Fehr, O'sullivan and Barker are 3's?


This list is garbage....

Amen

 

[X-SHARKIE]

This list sucks

 

[leafaholix*]

This list sucks

I agree.

Where the **** is Kai Hospelt?

 

[Chaos]

Where the **** is Jan Steber?

Unless I missed the sarcasm(entirely possible), there are far more deserving major junior guys who should be there over a guy who has 15 points in the QMJHL, IMO.

 

[leafaholix*]

There are far more deserving major junior guys who should be there over a guy who has 15 points in the QMJHL, IMO.

You are wrong.

Jan Steber = God.

 

[X-SHARKIE]

Question to those who have received their hockey news already...I for one have not.

Do they do team by team breakdown?

And do scouts have any say in these lists?

I can't justify Lukas Kaspar being ahead of Olesz and Michalek my self, or Montoya a 5! Or Parise below Suter with a 4.

I'm confused.

 

[Cush]

Top 10 Major Junior prospects
Lukas Kaspar, Ott, RW: 4 stars.

Isn't Kaspar SJ property?

 

[leafaholix*]

Isn't Kaspar SJ property?

Yeah, plays in Ottawa... that's the mistake.

 

[BuppY]

Carter should be higher

 

[BrettNYR]

Which Hockey News is this in? Not the December 21st edition, right?

 

[bruins_19]

from what Ive seen of Coburn this year he should be a 3 or even a 2

 

[Gags1288]

I'm very surprised that Mike Richards isn't on that list. I would have thought he'd have been rated over at least a few of those guys. As for Carter, I don't think he's a five star guy, but maybe a 4.5 guy. He's obviously better than any of the other 4 star guys, imo, but not as highly touted as the 5 star superstar prospects.

 

[leafaholix*]

from what Ive seen of Coburn this year he should be a 3 or even a 2

I agree, the bit I've seen from him is far from impressive.

May take some heat for it, but I would be shocked if he ever cracked the top 4 in the NHL for an extended period of time.

 

[Roughneck]

Which Hockey News is this in? Not the December 21st edition, right?

Its the Dec. 28th edition I believe.

 

[FearTheFlyers]

Anthony Stewart, Fla, RW: 3 stars
Corey Perry, Ana, RW: 3 stars
Eric Fehr, Wsh, RW: 3 stars
Brent Seabrooke, Chi, D: 3 stars
Cam Barker, Chi, D: 3 stars
Patrick O'Sullivan, Min, C: 3 stars


All ahead of Richards?