Tryamkin's Offseason Top 100 NHL Affiliated Prospects Ranking

[Mrb1p]

Thats a great list man. Obviously a few things I would change (Thomas is too high to me.), but thats really, really good of a list.

 

[Mrb1p]

Try--thanks for posting. Your hard work is appreciated. Really close calls--for instance I can see arguments for all 11-24 being slightly higher of lower. From a potential v. likelihood comparison it is a group that has interesting contrasts.

As a Carolina fan, I hope others can see why we are excited. Two in top seven (yeah, Buffalo has us beat), three in top 50, six on list.

Yeah, Carolina has some really, really freaking good prospects. Sadly, it won't be long until these are NHLers. Necas and Svechnikov are going to be fire in the NHL. Adding a 1C and a franchise winger in two years, thats rebuilding. I wish the Habs get Kakko so we get something similar .

 

[FlyTimmo]

Not too many disagreements from me. I thought your rankings of Nylander and Yamamoto were generous.

 

[Critical13]

Pretty good list, all in all. I think Tkachuk and Hronek could be higher, Dobson lower. A few nitpicky things but the tiers are correct.

 

[Pavels Dog]

Berggren, Veleno and especially Svechnikov above Hronek is kinda ridiculous from a Wings perspective. Can’t comment too much about ranks relative to other teams prospects but Svechnikov should probably not be top 100 and Hronek much higher.

 

[MasterMatt25]

Great list! Just a quick question, would you be able to make a list of 10-20 honorable mentions?

 

[Walt22]

Quick question. How could a player like Phillipe Myers be ranked 40 spots higher than a player like Sami Niku, who is the same age and same position and played in the same league....and just won AHL defenceman if the year? Also...no Mason Appleton who just won AHL rookie of the year and was 4th in scoring, doesn't make the list? Is this mostly based on draft position?

 

[HoseEmDown]

Thanks for the list.

As a Tampa fan I have a question about Stephens, you have him ranked above Cirelli on this list and Mathiue Joseph or Alex Volkov two other good AHL rookies last year. What do you see in him over those guys? I like his floor and think he's got a good bottom 6 future I just see less upside in him than those guys.

 

[Tatanka]

Nice list. I think Denisenko is going to surprise alot of folks. I think highly of him.

 

[Lays]

Wahlstrom so low below guys like Merkley, Nylander, Katchouk when you had him ranked #5 in the draft??

Pionk should be much higher though. I like the draft rankings but don’t really agree with this list too much. To each his own though

 

[Tripod]

Quick question. How could a player like Phillipe Myers be ranked 40 spots higher than a player like Sami Niku, who is the same age and same position and played in the same league....and just won AHL defenceman if the year? Also...no Mason Appleton who just won AHL rookie of the year and was 4th in scoring, doesn't make the list? Is this mostly based on draft position?

Considering Myers was undrafted, it doesn't seem based on draft position.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Nice list as usual, was just looking at your March list the other day. Curious as to why Mascherin fell from 63 to off the list. Seems like he had a very good playoffs. Just curious.

 

[Tryamkin]

Great list! Just a quick question, would you be able to make a list of 10-20 honorable mentions?

For sure, these were the players in my shortlist of HM's

RW Vitali Abramov
C Mason Appleton
C Liam Foudy
C Alexis Saarela
D Yegor Rykov
D Libor Hajek
D Lucas Johansen
D Vladislav Gavrikov
C Alexander Texier
C Janne Kuokkonen
LW Adam Mascherin
LW Julien Gauthier
D Sebastian Aho
LW Michael Dal Colle
LW Jordan Greenway
C Joshua Norris
D Jakub Zboril
LW Maxime Comtois
D Alexander Alexeyev
D Rasmus Sandin
D Bode Wilde
D Calen Addison
D Caleb Jones
D Dylan Samberg
C German Rubstov
LW Tyler Benson
LW Jason Robertson
C Jaret Anderson-Dolan
LW Alex Volkov
LW Carl Grundstrom
C/RW Akil Thomas
D Nicholas Meloche
RW Mathieu Joseph
D Villi Saarijarvi
LW Trent Frederic
C Jeremy Bracco

 

[Tryamkin]

Quick question. How could a player like Phillipe Myers be ranked 40 spots higher than a player like Sami Niku, who is the same age and same position and played in the same league....and just won AHL defenceman if the year? Also...no Mason Appleton who just won AHL rookie of the year and was 4th in scoring, doesn't make the list? Is this mostly based on draft position?

Really I guess it just comes down to my own hunch/opinion. Niku should be higher on the list, and Myers a bit lower, but I feel that Myers has a higher potential and will translate easier to the NHL. Appleton was in my HM's, a good player with great production. I don't just factor in stats, I also look at "bust factor", NHL readiness, etc.

 

[Tryamkin]

Thanks for the list.

As a Tampa fan I have a question about Stephens, you have him ranked above Cirelli on this list and Mathiue Joseph or Alex Volkov two other good AHL rookies last year. What do you see in him over those guys? I like his floor and think he's got a good bottom 6 future I just see less upside in him than those guys.

Just personal preference / potential I guess. I think Cirelli and Stephens will do a little better in the NHL than the other two, however all 4 have been great and Tampa has a fantastic core of prospects to back up the current wave.

 

[Tryamkin]

Nice list as usual, was just looking at your March list the other day. Curious as to why Mascherin fell from 63 to off the list. Seems like he had a very good playoffs. Just curious.

Thanks! I had to add in the 2018 draftees, so most players dropped, not all because of something they did. I think it was partly that and partly a small overvaluing by myself.

 

[AveryStar4Eva]

Thanks! I had to add in the 2018 draftees, so most players dropped, not all because of something they did. I think it was partly that and partly a small overvaluing by myself.

Far enough figured that it had something to do with the new draftees. Excited to add him to the Stars none the less!

 

[DollardStLaurent]

For sure, these were the players in my shortlist of HM's

RW Vitali Abramov
C Mason Appleton
C Liam Foudy
C Alexis Saarela
D Yegor Rykov
D Libor Hajek
D Lucas Johansen
D Vladislav Gavrikov
C Alexander Texier
C Janne Kuokkonen
LW Adam Mascherin
LW Julien Gauthier
D Sebastian Aho
LW Michael Dal Colle
LW Jordan Greenway
C Joshua Norris
D Jakub Zboril
LW Maxime Comtois
D Alexander Alexeyev
D Rasmus Sandin
D Bode Wilde
D Calen Addison
D Caleb Jones
D Dylan Samberg
C German Rubstov
LW Tyler Benson
LW Jason Robertson
C Jaret Anderson-Dolan
LW Alex Volkov
LW Carl Grundstrom
C/RW Akil Thomas
D Nicholas Meloche
RW Mathieu Joseph
D Villi Saarijarvi
LW Trent Frederic
C Jeremy Bracco

 

[DollardStLaurent]

And still no Ian Mitchell? My goodness.

 

[MarAlain MongYeo]

For sure, these were the players in my shortlist of HM's

RW Vitali Abramov
C Mason Appleton
C Liam Foudy
C Alexis Saarela
D Yegor Rykov
D Libor Hajek
D Lucas Johansen
D Vladislav Gavrikov
C Alexander Texier
C Janne Kuokkonen
LW Adam Mascherin
LW Julien Gauthier
D Sebastian Aho
LW Michael Dal Colle
LW Jordan Greenway
C Joshua Norris
D Jakub Zboril
LW Maxime Comtois
D Alexander Alexeyev
D Rasmus Sandin
D Bode Wilde
D Calen Addison
D Caleb Jones
D Dylan Samberg
C German Rubstov
LW Tyler Benson
LW Jason Robertson
C Jaret Anderson-Dolan
LW Alex Volkov
LW Carl Grundstrom
C/RW Akil Thomas
D Nicholas Meloche
RW Mathieu Joseph
D Villi Saarijarvi
LW Trent Frederic
C Jeremy Bracco

Hate to be the nitpicking homer here, but Wade Allison to this point is a much better prospect than German Rubtsov

 

[Tryamkin]

And still no Ian Mitchell? My goodness.

Being honest here, I can’t say I watch too much NCAA in comparison to CHL and European leagues, I’m sure you can see a slight undervaluing in my rankings from that area. Same goes for Wade Allison.

 

[InfinityIggy]

Wahlstrom being so low raised my eyebrow. Otherwise looks like a pretty good list.

 

[Moskau]

I don't think Danny O'Regan's own parents would consider him a top 100 prospect.

 

[LarKing]

I don't think Danny O'Regan's own parents would consider him a top 100 prospect.

Yikes. His parents need to believe in him more. Today’s parents are pretty terrible though

 

[MDCSL]

No rasmus andersson?