Who's our 17th best prospect?

[Henkka]

Sulak got 2 voted more than Setkov, but I'll take them both out. Just to get faster progress.

1. RW - Filip Zadina, 93.2%
2. C/LW - Michael Rasmussen, 63.0%
3. RD - Filip Hronek, 64.9%
4. LD - Dennis Cholowski, 60.0%
5. C - Joe Veleno, 47.7%
6. W - Jonatan Berggren, 60%
7. W - Evgeny Svechnikov, 76.4%
8. LD - Jared McIsaac, 40.2%
9. RD - Gustav Lindström, 43.9%
10. RD - Vili Saarijärvi 25%
11. LD - Joe Hicketts 25.3%
12. G - Filip Larsson 23%
13. RD - Alec Regula 29%
14. W - Givani Smith 25%
15. LD - Libor Sulak, 22.5%
16. LD - Malte Setkov, 19.7%

Adds are Kivenmäki and Holway.

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[Pavels Dog]

Definitely think Turgeon should be ahead of the others here, only remaining guy who you can say for sure will get NHL time.

 

[Henkka]

Definitely think Turgeon should be ahead of the others here, only remaining guy who you can say for sure will get NHL time.

I think his ceiling dropped a bit on the moment he got these blood cot issues.

4th line center at maximum, but could see him have the Emmerton-faith.

When you have Larkin for the next decade, when you have Nielsen for 4 years, , even if you trade Glendening, then you have Helm for 3 years, and you have Veleno coming and 2019 1st selection with 80% proability being a Center...

.. that's why don't see future or nowadays room for Turgeon.

Larkin
2019 1st pick
Nielsen
Helm/Glendening
Veleno
Turgeon

Current guys will block him and the future guys will overtake him. If we get him traded for a low-round pick, fine.

 

[Martinez]

KK
Add... umm..Eliasson. I guess

 

[Winger98]

I think his ceiling dropped a bit on the moment he got these blood cot issues.

4th line center at maximum, but could see him have the Emmerton-faith.

When you have Larkin for the next decade, when you have Nielsen for 4 years, , even if you trade Glendening, then you have Helm for 3 years, and you have Veleno coming and 2019 1st selection with 80% proability being a Center...

.. that's why don't see future or nowadays room for Turgeon.

Larkin
2019 1st pick
Nielsen
Helm/Glendening
Veleno
Turgeon

Current guys will block him and the future guys will overtake him. If we get him traded for a low-round pick, fine.

I don't really see Helm as a center, and I wouldn't be counting that 19 pick before it's made (weren't we supposed to pick a D this year?). More to the point, it's not a big deal for a center to slide over to wing. If Turgeon can hack it as a 4th line center, I don't think he'll have a huge issue being a 4th line wing, if not for us then for another team.

That said, I also wouldn't be surprised to see Pope, Pearson, or Holmstrom overtake him this year.

Add Holmstrom, btw.

 

[RabidBadger]

Went with Kasper this round. This will be a "show me" year for him at BU with the departure of a lot of upper classmen. If he steps up, which I think he will, his stock will go way up. I like his edgy game and look forward to watching his progress this year.

 

[SCD]

If Zetterberg does not play this year, the team will be quit thin at center. That will give Turgeon a chance to play this year.

From a health standpoint, now that he has under gone surgery, the problem should be resolved.

 

[A Few Good Males]

Saw Kivenmaki at the prospects game - the way he moves reminds me a lot of... Pavel... Datsyuk...

Super excited about him. Very skilled and shifty.

 

[newfy]

Look at Popes numbers in the NCAA. Theres talk about him making the team this year in the media.