My Special Purpose
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- Apr 8, 2008
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It's actually really hard to keep track of -- and rank -- our prospects these days, especially all the Finns.
Lenny Killinen is clearly a top 15 prospect after watching him play two games in the lead-up to the U20 Showcase, but I don't think any of us could have possibly known that. He's probably better than Patrik Puistola, if we're being totally honest. Then there's Tuukka Tieksola, who could be the best of the three, but who knows.
Also watching these games, we're probably too high on Antoni Honka for now. He's got a long way to go just to get to the level of "prospect," IMO. Right now, he qualifies more as a "lottery ticket."
As far as my list goes, I'm doing OK, but I already feel that I've missed some guys. My list would look very different if I did it today. I'm also higher on Eetu Luostarinen and Pyotr Kochetkov than the rest of us and lower on Alex Nedeljkovic.
Lenny Killinen is clearly a top 15 prospect after watching him play two games in the lead-up to the U20 Showcase, but I don't think any of us could have possibly known that. He's probably better than Patrik Puistola, if we're being totally honest. Then there's Tuukka Tieksola, who could be the best of the three, but who knows.
Also watching these games, we're probably too high on Antoni Honka for now. He's got a long way to go just to get to the level of "prospect," IMO. Right now, he qualifies more as a "lottery ticket."
As far as my list goes, I'm doing OK, but I already feel that I've missed some guys. My list would look very different if I did it today. I'm also higher on Eetu Luostarinen and Pyotr Kochetkov than the rest of us and lower on Alex Nedeljkovic.