LastWordArmy
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A look at the top 10 Vegas Prospects, One Sleeper, and an overall system assessment.
TSP: Top Vegas Golden Knights Prospects - Last Word on Hockey
TSP: Top Vegas Golden Knights Prospects - Last Word on Hockey
Brannstrom’s best asset in the defensive zone is his ability to retrieve loose pucks and start the transition quickly. The best defence is a good offence, and he shows that by quickly starting the transition game. When he does get pinned in his own zone, he can be overpowered by bigger and stronger forwards. He also could stand to work on his positioning and defensive reads.
completely disagree
I'll take your word for it on Demin but Cotter looks to be a potential sleeper pick, and I'm not that high on Coghlan's upside.
You're also forgetting about Hyka and Kolesar, and I'm not sure Matteau has an NHL future at this point.
Hyka is 25 so he doesn't qualify for the series
Kolesar should have been part of the system review
I don't think Matteau has much of a future either, he's not one of the top 10 prospects there. I merely mention him as someone of note in the system. As a former first round pick, he at least gets noted until he's 25 and no longer a prospect. That said, we aren't exactly high on him if he's not part of the top 10 group.
Coghlan was our 8th ranked prospect. The fact is that the Vegas system is not that deep yet, thats part of being an expansion team. The top end prospects.... Glass, Suzuki, Brannstrom are excellent. The next group of Hague, Elvenes, Demin and Morozov are pretty good. Beyond that the depth in the system falls off.
He may be 25 but due to his waiver exempt status Hyka will be one of the first call-ups and stands a decent chance of securing a roster spot down the road.
Cheers.
I won't disagree the prospect pool is thin but most teams won't get massive benefit even if they have seven or eight good prospects they often all don't make it or get traded and don't really benefit the teams that draft them long term.
We also have a young team so I don't think it's a big worry. We also have like 11 picks in the first three rounds the next two drafts.
I think Hague should be in the first tier. He might be an extra year away but has the same chance to be an impact player as those three.
I'll also concur that Cotter is getting underrated here.