MRM7
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Who is your teams most under rated prospect? Why?S
Connor Brown, because most on here have no idea who he is, he was drafted in the 6th round by the Leafs and all he's done since playing junior is light the lamp. He will be well known in a few years.
On the leaf boards, no one misses a statistical wizard like Brown. He's leading the OHL right now at a near 3 PPG average. He's a bit of an unknown outside of our fans. But the most genuinely underrated on our board is Percy, IMO. If it weren't for the glut of depth players and need to move someone out instead of leave a spot to promote, he'd be on the Leafs already.
I thought at times he was one of the best D out there in preseason. Nonis really has an ACE up his sleeve for next year with this kid. He's gonna be good soon. Very intelligent play. He reminds me of a slightly grittier Kaberle.
I'm gonna agree with Percy. Our board salivates over stats. Our board also salivates over flashiness. Always craving the Filatovs, the Kabanovs etc in the drafts and flipping out when they aren't picked. Then they wonder why the Leafs lack in certain aspects during a game.
This is also happening with Gauthier, but he isn't as underrated and that is for another thread.
Percy doesn't have the stats or flash, but he looks very sound defensively and seems to have a high iq. Exactly the type of defenceman we are missing. I would rank him #3 on our prospect list behind Rielly and Gauthier but not far from 2nd at all.
Kevin Gravel. No one and I mean NO ONE outside of the Kings board ever talks about him. He's far and away our best defensive prospect. He won't ever put up points in the NHL but I look at him as a guy who will be Drew Doughty or Slava Voynov's D partner for a decade or so. Seriously. The guy has all the tools and smarts to be a great shutdown defender for the Kings. Think Rob Scuderi actually. Very strong defensively, tall but not hugely physical (but can hit), really strong stick work, good shot blocker and PKer. Just remember the name.
Kings actually have a lot of very underrated prospects. A lot of guys that don't get the hype of Toffoli, Pearson, or Vey but can have some bring NHL futures. Gravel just happens to be the best of the bunch.
tampa has to be henri ikonen is just lighting it up 5th round pick this year he is gonna move up drastically on our boards if continues to shine like has so far. 21 points like 9 games.
Next player to enter the Sens Swedish Hype Machine: Mikael Wikstrand
Wikstrand is one of the most hyped propects for the Sens this year, on the Sens board for sure. Ryan Dzingle for the Sens
I came to post this as well. It's criminal how underrated he is. I picture a slightly more physical Rob Scuderi, like there's a hint of Willie Mitchell in him. he'll never drop the gloves much, but he can take you into the boards and clear the crease better than Scuderi. I'd be pretty surprised if his game didn't translate to the pro level very well.
Since cns stole my thunder, I'll add Nick Shore to the list. Should be a Jarrett Stoll clone, maybe not as good in the draw but will post 20-20-40 numbers and be solid at both ends of the ice like Stoll used to do (still is better than the Kings board gives him credit for though). Shore will be a very effective 3rd line forward capable of shutting down the opposition and potting some points as well.
HM: Nic Dowd, Joel Lowry, Michael Mersch, Paul Ladue, Colin Miller, Nikolai Prokhorkin (surprised you didn't go for him actually cns) and Patrick Bartosak.
I think Derek Grant is the most underrated prospect for the Sens. Big centre with a solid all-around game, I think he'll become a very good third line centre on the team within a year or two.
Kevin Gravel. No one and I mean NO ONE outside of the Kings board ever talks about him. He's far and away our best defensive prospect. He won't ever put up points in the NHL but I look at him as a guy who will be Drew Doughty or Slava Voynov's D partner for a decade or so. Seriously. The guy has all the tools and smarts to be a great shutdown defender for the Kings. Think Rob Scuderi actually. Very strong defensively, tall but not hugely physical (but can hit), really strong stick work, good shot blocker and PKer. Just remember the name.
Kings actually have a lot of very underrated prospects. A lot of guys that don't get the hype of Toffoli, Pearson, or Vey but can have some bring NHL futures. Gravel just happens to be the best of the bunch.
As always, for the Sens the answer is Mark Stone. All he has done since being drafted is produce - has the resume of a 1st round pick:
245 points in two WHL seasons after being drafted
7 goals, 10 points at the World Juniors (best on team)
41 points in 57GP in his first AHL season (best on team)
All the guy does is produce. Only thing stopping him from being regarded as a top prospect is draft position (which is ridiculous) and his skating ability, which has greatly improved since being drafted, to the point where it can be considered average by pro standards. Look for him to break out huge when a spot opens up for him on the big club.
Agreed. He'll develop into a great bottom 6 center that's a beast on the penalty kill.