Top Shelf Prospects: Edmonton Oilers Edition

[LastWordArmy]

A look at the top 10 Oilers prospects, plus one sleeper. Includes a ranking and scouting report on the eleven players listed.

Edmonton Oilers Prospects - TSP: Last Word on Hockey

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[McDNicks17]

Describing Benson, Yamamoto, Marody and Bear as great to tremendous skaters is a little interesting.

 

[bucks_oil]

Nice work... adjusted some preconceived notions I had about some of these guys.

I was surprised not to see Persson given many are expecting him to make the jump and beat out Bouchard/Bear for the final RD spot.

 

[The Nuge]

Nice work... adjusted some preconceived notions I had about some of these guys.

I was surprised not to see Persson given many are expecting him to make the jump and beat out Bouchard/Bear for the final RD spot.

Makes sense. We had him at 13, and you’d have to be REALLY high on him to bump anyone out of the top 10

 

[CycloneSweep]

Nice work... adjusted some preconceived notions I had about some of these guys.

I was surprised not to see Persson given many are expecting him to make the jump and beat out Bouchard/Bear for the final RD spot.

Persson is older and more NHL ready. Doesn't mean he is the better prospect.

 

[bucks_oil]

Persson is older and more NHL ready. Doesn't mean he is the better prospect.

It used to be around these parts that a prospect was a prospect until they hit the 42 game mark... and were graded on both potential x likelihood of hitting it (remember 7.5C).

Anyway, I'm being facetious, but it's nice that we have such high opinions of the other guys that a guy expected to make it out of camp can't crack our top 10. It's a bit too "forward looking" for me from a practical perspective, but ok.

 

[The Nuge]

It used to be around these parts that a prospect was a prospect until they hit the 42 game mark... and were graded on both potential x likelihood of hitting it (remember 7.5C).

Anyway, I'm being facetious, but it's nice that we have such high opinions of the other guys that a guy expected to make it out of camp can't crack our top 10. It's a bit too "forward looking" for me from a practical perspective, but ok.

That’s the thing though, if you use the old rankings, Persson’s like a 6.0B, and the worst player in our top 10 is like a 7.0C.

 

[CycloneSweep]

It used to be around these parts that a prospect was a prospect until they hit the 42 game mark... and were graded on both potential x likelihood of hitting it (remember 7.5C).

Anyway, I'm being facetious, but it's nice that we have such high opinions of the other guys that a guy expected to make it out of camp can't crack our top 10. It's a bit too "forward looking" for me from a practical perspective, but ok.

Well like, Jones is going to crack the NHL roster, Broberg isn't, Broberg is the better prospect

 

[dem]

Describing Benson, Yamamoto, Marody and Bear as great to tremendous skaters is a little interesting.

Makes me question whether there was any actual viewing going on

 

[780il]

Describing Benson, Yamamoto, Marody and Bear as great to tremendous skaters is a little interesting.

Everything seems fine but this is definitely a little sus.

 

[LTIR]

Looks more like "a top Oiler prospect and 10 sleepers" list to me.

Longshots start at prospect #2 on the list

 

[Bank Shot]

Describing Benson, Yamamoto, Marody and Bear as great to tremendous skaters is a little interesting.

No kidding.

"Benson is a strong skater and plays a very gritty and physical game. He has very good speed and quick acceleration. He has a great first step,"

I don't know how you watch Benson play and come away with an impression like that.
Benson himself has talked about it being an area where he needs to improve.

The good news is that he can absolutely get his skating to a level where it is good enough.

I remember Brodziak looking like an absolute slug the first time I saw him in an Oilers camp. He got his skating up to a decent NHL level over time.

 

[McHaNugYakEbNurDra]

You lost me at “preseason”

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Edmonton Oilers Defenceman Evan Bouchard (75) is pictured prior to the National Hockey League preseason game between the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers on October 13, 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. (Photo by Joshua Sarner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

 

[Tobias Kahun]

For the most part it was well written.

"The Oilers drafted Broberg with the 7th overall pick in this year’s NHL draft"