dlbalr Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'll move this to the prospects section later on but with there not being much going on now I'm going to put this thread here for a bit. September means that it's time for our annual prospect rankings series. Over the coming weeks, I'll be posting the rankings in a 7-part series. Who do you think the top prospects will/should be? Who do you think the big risers and fallers should/will be? The Rankings: (Last year's ranking in parentheses) 6) F Jiri Sekac, Lev Praha, KHL (N/A) 7) F Artturi Lehkonen, KalPa, SM-Liiga (+4) 8) F Sven Andrighetto, Hamilton, AHL (+11) 9) F Michael McCarron, London, OHL (-5) 10) F Charles Hudon, Baie-Comeau, QMJHL (-3) 11) F Martin Reway, Gatineau, QMJHL (+15) 12) D Greg Pateryn, Hamilton, AHL (+4) 13) D Magnus Nygren, Farjestad, SHL (+2) 14) F Tim Bozon, Kootenay, WHL (-6) 15) D Mac Bennett, Michigan, NCAA (-1) 16) F Jeremy Gregoire, Baie-Comeau, QMJHL (+13) 17) F Christian Thomas, Hamilton, AHL (-8) 18) D Dalton Thrower, Vancouver, WHL (+2) 19) D Darren Dietz, Hamilton, AHL (-7) 20) F Connor Crisp, Sudbury, OHL (+7) 21) D Brett Lernout, Swift Current, WHL (N/A) 22) F Daniel Carr, Union, NCAA (N/A) 23) F Daniel Audette, Sherbrooke, QMJHL (N/A) 24) D Josiah Didier, Denver, NCAA (22) 25) F Patrick Holland, Hamilton, AHL (18) 26) G Mike Condon, Wheeling, ECHL (32) 27) F Mark MacMillan, North Dakota, NCAA (24) 28) D Nikolas Koberstein, Olds, AJHL (N/A) 29) D Morgan Ellis, Hamilton, AHL (17) 30) F Gabriel Dumont, Hamilton, AHL (21) 31) G Hayden Hawkey, Omaha, USHL (N/A) 32) F Jake Evans, St. Michael's, OJHL (N/A) 33) F Jack Nevins, Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL (N/A) 34) F Joonas Nattinen, Hamilton, AHL (29) 35) F Stefan Fournier, Hamilton, AHL (30) 36) D Colin Sullivan, Green Bay, USHL (35) 37) F Maxim Trunev, Vladivostok, KHL (38) Links: 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 31-37 In the near future, I'll be posting the ballot for the fan vote where you'll get to vote on the top-10. We'll then compare those results to those of our writers' top-10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Risers-Sekac, Andrighetto, De La Rose, Tokarski Fallers-McCarron, Leblanc, Thomas, Ellis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Risers-Sekac, Andrighetto, De La Rose, Tokarski Fallers-McCarron, Leblanc, Thomas, Ellis Tokarski's too old for the rankings while Sekac can't rise since he wasn't on there last year. Leblanc fell a far way though, all the way to Anaheim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 since last year I would guess: + Gregoire, Crisp, Andrighetto - McCarron, Holland, Nygren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Why wouldn't Nygren have went to rookie camp? You have to think that hurts his chances of cracking the big squad more than anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Why wouldn't Nygren have went to rookie camp? You have to think that hurts his chances of cracking the big squad more than anything? He's a bit old for rookie camp, really. As much as he has only been in the system for a few years, he's 24 years old. Had he attended, he would have been the second oldest player there (Condon beats him by a couple of months). Once you've played pro for a few years (he has been a pro for 5 years in Sweden), you really don't need to be there - that's why a guy like Pateryn isn't there either. I'm not sure he could have helped his cause really. Let's say he went and stood out amongst a bunch of 18-20 year olds...he should be doing that, he's 4-6 years older than most players there. That's not really going to boost his status in the organization, at least it shouldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 He's a bit old for rookie camp, really. As much as he has only been in the system for a few years, he's 24 years old. Had he attended, he would have been the second oldest player there (Condon beats him by a couple of months). Once you've played pro for a few years (he has been a pro for 5 years in Sweden), you really don't need to be there - that's why a guy like Pateryn isn't there either. I'm not sure he could have helped his cause really. Let's say he went and stood out amongst a bunch of 18-20 year olds...he should be doing that, he's 4-6 years older than most players there. That's not really going to boost his status in the organization, at least it shouldn't. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I was just thinking he was being arrogant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Part two features the two players who dropped the most in the rankings: http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3503 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Part three looks at players 21 through 25. This is a more interesting batch of prospects, a couple of these players could be primed for a big jump with a strong season: http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3504 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted September 26, 2014 Author Share Posted September 26, 2014 Voting for the top-10 is now open. I'll post the results of the reader/fan vote before revealing the results of our writers' top-10. http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 6, 2014 Author Share Posted October 6, 2014 Here are the results of the reader/fan vote: http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3519 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I did not have Beaulieu the #1 prospect. But the kid does have ton of skills, could put it all together and be a super offensive d-man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEWATER77 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 somebody's changed their tune.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRP Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I don't even pretend to be able to rate our prospects, don't have time to watch them, or get to know them very well.I can say however, that I have seen Beaulieu quite a bit, and that if he rids himself of the brain farts now and then, he is going to be a sensational defenseman in today's NHL, and I can understand why he might be #1 on the Habs list, so long as that list is just prospects, and doesn't include Galchenyuk of course.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 All young d-man will have game changing gaffs, but just hope Beaulieu can be more good than bad and his defense improves when given a regular shift. I guess we are about to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 somebody's changed their tune.. I'm not sure if you're referring to me there but this isn't my personal ranking. This is the results from the fan balloting. Also, from here on out in HW's rankings, it will be the result of our writer balloting and not just my rankings as it was from 11-37. (And believe me, there are some differences between where I ranked players and where they will appear in the official rankings, including Beaulieu.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlbalr Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 The top five will be posted later tonight. In the meantime, if you haven't seen it already, here's the first half of the top-10 as voted by HW's writers. http://www.habsworld.net/article.php?id=3524 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEWATER77 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 lehkonen lack of size/physicality may be the reason he can't stay in the lineup. i'd hate to think what happens to him when he comes over to play in smaller north American rinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovett's Magnatones Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 lehkonen lack of size/physicality may be the reason he can't stay in the lineup. i'd hate to think what happens to him when he comes over to play in smaller north American rinks Is he injured yet this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 No, he is doing super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stogey24 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Scherbak off to a good start with 8pts in 4 games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Just Scherbak is playing vs teenagers, while the lil Finn is in low scoring mens league again. But 2PPG is great start and hope he has a huge triple-digit+ year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Price (no relation) Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 While he could stand to put on a few pounds (about 25-30, actually), just keep in mind that the "lil Finn" Lehkonen is an inch taller than Saku Koivu is. I'd love to have another Finn like Saku on the team. He's 19, so give him time to bulk up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEWATER77 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 carey prices equipment bag weighs more than lehkonen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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