Top 20 Oilers Prospects (Poll #19)

[ConnorMcMullet]

1. RD Evan Bouchard - 95%
2. LD Philip Broberg - 65%
3. LD Dimitri Samorukov - 49%
4. LW Tyler Benson - 65%
5. LD Caleb Jones - 50%
6. RW Kailer Yamamoto - 53%
7. RW Raphael Lavoie - 46%
8. C Ryan McLeod - 40%
9. C Cooper Marody - 42%
10. RD Ethan Bear - 45%
11. LD William Lagesson - 44%
12. RW Kirill Maksimov - 43%
13. RD Joel Persson - 68%
14. G Shane Starrett - 32%
15. G Ilya Konovalov - 33%
16. G Olivier Rodrigue - 32%
17. LW/RW Joseph Gambardella - 31%
18. G Stuart Skinner - 41%
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[McFlyingV]

Kesselring (not listed) would be my pick here with the highest upside. I think of the D listed Kemp, Marino, and Berglund all have similar 3rd pairing upside. I think of that group Kemp is the safest bet to become a shutdown 3rd pairing D at the NHL level because of his strong defensive game, size, and strong skating. Marino is also a good skater and better puck mover, but not nearly as strong defensively as Kemp. Berglund is hard to judge, but I'm a little disappointed that his offence hasn't come yet in the SHL.

Aside from that McPhee is hard to judge. 2 seasons ago it looked like his offence was coming around and it looked like he could be a bottom 6 guy, but then had a really rough year last year along with Rasanen. Safin is a guy who if healthy, should be a solid prospect, but he needs to get healthy this summer and rediscover his game next year for me to even give him a second thought. Day has AHLer written all over him imo. Not dynamic enough to play the same game in the NHL.

I was tempted to vote Wells here because he has some really good technical tools, decent size, and had a pretty solid first year of pro. He's also shown when he's hot he can get on a roll like he did in 16-17 for the Petes in the playoffs. At the end of the day though I'm going with Kemp here because at this stage you're looking at players who likely won't be NHLers, and imo he has the highest floor.

 

[MessierII]

Kemp for me. Pretty good shot at being a #6 D man.

 

[Reginald Dunlop]

Kesselring (not listed) would be my pick here with the highest upside. I think of the D listed Kemp, Marino, and Berglund all have similar 3rd pairing upside. I think of that group Kemp is the safest bet to become a shutdown 3rd pairing D at the NHL level because of his strong defensive game, size, and strong skating. Marino is also a good skater and better puck mover, but not nearly as strong defensively as Kemp. Berglund is hard to judge, but I'm a little disappointed that his offence hasn't come yet in the SHL.

Aside from that McPhee is hard to judge. 2 seasons ago it looked like his offence was coming around and it looked like he could be a bottom 6 guy, but then had a really rough year last year along with Rasanen. Safin is a guy who if healthy, should be a solid prospect, but he needs to get healthy this summer and rediscover his game next year for me to even give him a second thought. Day has AHLer written all over him imo. Not dynamic enough to play the same game in the NHL.

I was tempted to vote Wells here because he has some really good technical tools, decent size, and had a pretty solid first year of pro. He's also shown when he's hot he can get on a roll like he did in 16-17 for the Petes in the playoffs. At the end of the day though I'm going with Kemp here because at this stage you're looking at players who likely won't be NHLers, and imo he has the highest floor.

Agree on Kesselring with the highest upside here.

 

[McFlyingV]

Agree on Kesselring with the highest upside here.

A lot to like there. 6'6 D who can skate, and has some nice offensive tools. He's still a bit of a project and will need some time to grow into his body, but he could be a good one.

 

[Dan Kelly]

Berglund.

 

[PKSpecialist]

Wells....again

 

[voxel]

Ostap Safin has really fallen off. He was on my top-10 a few years ago... but those injuries have derailed his career.

Voting Logan Day because he needs a bit more love. He might be just another AHLers but I think he can make it like Oesterle, Hunt, Davidson. Love his skating and offensive instincts.

Who know if Kemp can even survive in the pros... doesn't seem to have any offensive upside. Same with the other D prospects.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Gotta go with Wells here who has shown pretty well in his brief time as a rookie in the pro leagues.

 

[McDNicks17]

Where's the Skyler Brind'Amour option?

Dude is going to light up the AHL in 2032 for sure.

 

[joestevens29]

Selling my vote for 5 likes

 

[snipes]

Logan Day

 

[smokersarejokers]

I voted Logan Day because of his success at the AHL level.

I would vote Kesselring over guys like Rasanen and McPhee.

Even Ostap Safin. It's really sad to see what happened to him last year with injuries.