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RANKING EVERY TEAMS BEST PROSPECT FOR EVERY POSITION

Created by: Cardiac
Team: 2022-23 New Jersey Devils
Initial Creation Date: Aug. 2, 2022
Published: Aug. 3, 2022
Salary Cap Mode: Basic
Description
This is a different way to rank prospects. It is a way to show depth and avoid repeat positions. POSITIONS ARE DETERMINED BY WHAT CAPFRIENDLY HAS AS THEIR MAIN POSITION, NOT WHERE I THINK THEY PLAY. Some pools get kind of screwed over because their top prospects are not included because there is somebody better at the same position.
Examples:
Seattle- wright is imo a top 3 prospect in the league but because beniers is the best prospect in the league, wright does not count towards these rankings.
Dallas- Dallas has 3 top 12 center prospects but because this model only counts for the best, stankoven and bourque don’t count towards these rankings even though both would be the top centers on 2/3rds of the league.
BUF- peterka is a top 25 prospect in the league but because Quinn is also in the system, he isn’t the top RW prospect in the system.

If there is a missed prospect or ranking please don’t grill me; it’s 192 total prospects. Yes some top prospects are missing but when I do my second version of the top 100 prospects they will definitely be there. Scratches are notable prospects who were outshined by another but still great prospects as is.

The rankings below show the strength of a certain prospect relative to other prospects who play the same position mainly. System is like my others, the lowest average score is the better the pool is. The closer a prospects relative rank is, the more balanced a pool is in my opinion. Certain positions are deeper than others obviously. Mctavish is the same rank as Pelletier zellweger, niemela, dostal and kemell and obviously mctavish is the best prospect there by a large margin. The lowest position for a teams best prospect for said position, that is likely a position they will target earlier in the 2023 draft. For example phillys center and RD rankings are low. I would expect them to target a RD early next draft as gauthier will be playing C in college.

The scoring system:
First number is LW, second is C, third is RW, 4th is LD, 5th is RD, 6th is G. The average position will be calculated after each relative position is determined.

RANKINGS BASED ON POOL POSITIONAL EVENNESS X STRENGTH:

1) MIN-4-3-4-8-9-1=5AVG
2) NJD-15-22-1-2-1-13=9AVG
3) ARZ-11-2-5-19-4-14=9.1AVG
4) CBJ-30-5-11-5-2-10=10.5AVG
5) BUF-26-8-2-1-22-5=10.6AVG
6) ANA-19-6-13-6-23-6=12.1AVG
7) MTL- 1-23-12-7-12-19=12.3AVG
8) CHI-3-32-8-9-8-15=12.5AVG
9) NSH-12-16-6-27-13-2=12.6AVG
10) CAR-14-20-23-13-5-8=13.8AVG
11) CAL-6-21-7-22-32-3=15.1AVG
12) SEA-21-1-16-16-14–24=15.3AVG
13) PHI-8-27-10-17-20-11=15.5AVG
14) WPG-18-4-14-26-17-21=16.6AVG
15) OTT-16-31-27-3-7-17=16.8AVG
16) SJS-2-12-20-23-25-20=17AVG
17) LAK-17-14-18-25-3-26=17.1AVG
18) STL-9-15-19-30-28-9=17.5AVG
19) DAL-24-7-26-11–11-30=18.1AVG
20) DET-23-10-28-4-26-4=18.3AVG
21) WSH-5-19-32-14-15-25=18.3AVG
22) EDM-25-11-23-10-30-16=19.1AVG
23) TOR-7-17-31-31-6-23=19.1AVG
24) COL-20-24-15-18-29-12=19.6AVG
25) NYR-13-28-17-24-24-18=20.6AVG
26) NYI-29-9-24-21-16-29=21.3AVG
27) BOS-27-30-3-15-21-32=21.3AVG
28) FLA-22-20-22-32-10-27=22.1AVG
29) VGK-32-13-29-20-19-22=22.5AVG
30) PIT-28-29-30-12-31-7=22.8AVG
31) TBL-10-26-25-28-18-31=23AVG
32) VAN-31-25-9-29-27-28=24.8AVG

Note this does not portray my views on the strength of every pool. Lots of teams have top end talent not included with this metric. Teams like Detroit, Buffalo, and Dallas get the short end of the stick as they have a lot of their talent in repeated positions. These rankings and this metric is used to show how balanced a pool is as well. It can also be used to predict what position a team may draft next as certain positions are weaker than others. If I were to do this before the 2023 draft it would be a better way of determining a teams prospect pool needs. I would not be surprised if teams who are dragged down by one position here, target that position in the next draft.

Let me know your thoughts on the rankings and anywhere I could have been wrong wether that’s with choosing who represents your team at a certain position or the selected players ranking. AGAIN I BASED THE POSITIONS ON WHERE CAPFRIENDLY HAS THEIR POSITIONS. Any feedback helps for future versions as I want to have the best rankings possible.
Free Agent Signings
RESERVE LISTYEARSCAP HIT
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
2$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
2$950,000
2$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
2$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
1$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
3$950,000
RFAYEARSCAP HIT
1$950,000
1$950,000
1$950,000
CREATEDYEARSCAP HIT
OTHER, NOTABLES
1$1,000,000
Trades
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
NJD
  1. Coronato, Matthew [Reserve List]
  2. Jordan, Cole [Reserve List]
  3. Mackey, Connor
  4. Pelletier, Jakob
  5. Wolf, Dustin
  6. Zary, Connor
Additional Details:
RD is the clear weak spot but Jordan’s skating is so good, I see it translating to the NHL well if he ever makes it. Only two options at RD so it is almost Jordan by default.
CGY
7.
NJD
  1. Drury, Jack
  2. Grudinin, Vladimir [Reserve List]
  3. Gunler, Noel
  4. Kochetkov, Pyotr
  5. Morrow, Scott [Reserve List]
  6. Trikozov, Gleb [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
I am most knowledgeable of the canes system and I am going to give the edge to grudinin and Gunler over guys like fensore seeley koivunen and Blake. Canes fans feel free to argue but these are the 6 I am absolutely the most comfortable with.
CAR
8.
NJD
  1. Commesso, Drew [Reserve List]
  2. Korchinski, Kevin [Reserve List]
  3. Ludwinski, Paul [Reserve List]
  4. Nazar, Frank [Reserve List]
  5. Reichel, Lukas
  6. Rinzel, Sam [Reserve List]
CHI
9.
NJD
  1. Annunen, Justus
  2. Behrens, Sean [Reserve List]
  3. Foudy, Jean-Luc
  4. Meyers, Ben
  5. Olausson, Oskar
  6. Romaine, Chris [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
U26 RD crops are basically makar. The only other U26 guy who isn’t in the NHL other than romaine is an ECHLer. So by default the lettuce man is the top RD.
COL
10.
NJD
  1. Jiricek, David
  2. Johnson, Kent
  3. Malatesta, James [Reserve List]
  4. Marchenko, Kirill
  5. Mateychuk, Denton
  6. Tarasov, Daniil
Additional Details:
Malatesta is another default prospect.
CBJ
11.
NJD
  1. Bichsel, Lian [Reserve List]
  2. Johnston, Wyatt
  3. Kyrou, Christian [Reserve List]
  4. Martino, Ayrton [Reserve List]
  5. Scheel, Adam
  6. Seminoff, Matthew [Reserve List]
DAL
12.
NJD
  1. Berggren, Jonatan
  2. Cossa, Sebastian
  3. Edvinsson, Simon
  4. Mazur, Carter [Reserve List]
  5. Stange, Sam [Reserve List]
  6. Tuomisto, Antti [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
The main weak points in this pool are RW and RD but judging by the fact Detroit has seider and raymond, they will be just fine there. LW is also a weakness but one of their many centers like berggren can move over to wing. Soderblom would be the top RW prospect and he is a mammoth of a man. 6’8” 250lbs and he was the highest goal scoring U21 player in the SHL. Very very very intriguing prospect and I feel he is undercooked massively based on how strong detroits pool is.
DET
13.
14.
15.
16.
NJD
  1. Faber, Brock [Reserve List]
  2. Lambos, Carson
  3. Öhgren, Liam
  4. Rossi, Marco
  5. Wallstedt, Jesper
  6. Yurov, Danila [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
No question the most complete squad. Each one of these players is in my top 100 and that is without Addison and khutsnutdinov who are also both in my top 100. Before even starting the rankings, I bet this will be the group that finishes first in the average position of prospect.
MIN
17.
18.
19.
20.
NJD
  1. Garand, Dylan
  2. Korczak, Ryder
  3. Kravtsov, Vitali
  4. Othmann, Brennan
  5. Robertson, Matthew
  6. Skinner, Hunter
Additional Details:
With the best young d corps graduating recently, they are left with what was 2 years ago, some of their middle of the pack defensive prospects. Jones, miller, Schnieder, and lundkvist all are officially big leaguers so these are in a way the left overs.
NYR
21.
NJD
  1. Boucher, Tyler
  2. Greig, Ridly
  3. Ostapchuk, Zack
  4. Sanderson, Jake
  5. Søgaard, Mads
  6. Thomson, Lassi
Additional Details:
No pinto is not being forgotten, I do not consider him a prospect. Without injury he would have been an NHLer last year so imo he is no longer a prospect. I don’t think Boucher is necessarily a good prospect, but he is the best RW in the sens pool, regardless of draft position.
OTT
22.
23.
NJD
  1. Blomqvist, Joel [Reserve List]
  2. Collins, Nolan [Reserve List]
  3. Légaré, Nathan
  4. Pickering, Owen
  5. Poulin, Samuel
  6. Puustinen, Valtteri
Additional Details:
Two actual RD prospects with some shot of making the NHL. Collins was a 2022 6th round pick and mccleary was a 2021 7th. I give the edge to collins only because he is younger and picked earlier but tbh a huge target in the 2023 draft for the pens will be a RD.
PIT
24.
25.
NJD
  1. Beniers, Matthew
  2. Evans, Ryker
  3. Firkus, Jagger [Reserve List]
  4. Nelson, Ty [Reserve List]
  5. Nyman, Jani [Reserve List]
  6. Vyazovoi, Semyon [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
No wright as beniers is a better prospect imo. Both are top 3 affiliated prospects and the two best centers so the future is bright for the kraken. This past draft was amazing for them and they were some of the best drafters. Francis was the GM behind the slavin, pesce, and aho picks. I trust his drafting and getting Nelson, Nyman, and firkus all on day two, who I thought were all fantastic picks, shows a lot of promise for the young franchise.
SEA
26.
NJD
  1. Bolduc, Zachary
  2. Hofer, Joel
  3. Kessel, Matthew
  4. Lööf, Leo [Reserve List]
  5. Neighbours, Jake
  6. Snuggerud, Jimmy [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
I do not consider perunovich a prospect for the same reason as pinto blues fans.
STL
27.
28.
29.
30.
NJD
  1. Brisson, Brendan
  2. Chayka, Daniil
  3. Demek, Jakub [Reserve List]
  4. Guay, Patrick [Reserve List]
  5. Korczak, Kaedan
  6. Saville, Isaiah
Additional Details:
Guay is the youngest LW in the system. The other options are kruse and rempal so this is another default choice.
VGK
31.
NJD
  1. Alexeyev, Alexander
  2. Clark, Kody
  3. Gibson, Mitchell [Reserve List]
  4. Iorio, Vincent
  5. Lapierre, Hendrix
  6. Miroshnichenko, Ivan [Reserve List]
Additional Details:
Clark is a default option. Other options are rybinski, sutter, and trineyev. From what I have researched Clark is the best of those options.
WSH
32.
33.
34.
35.
NJD
WPG
36.
37.
38.
Buyouts
Recapture Fees
DraftRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7
2023
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2024
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2025
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ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
205$82,500,000$187,525,780$0$26,037,500-$105,025,780
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$950,000$950,000 (Performance Bonus$3,500,000$4M)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Seattle Kraken
$897,500$897,500 (Performance Bonus$925,000$925K)
C
RFA - 2
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$894,167$894,167
LW
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
C
RFA
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Chicago Blackhawks
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
LW, C
RFA - 2
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$894,167$894,167
RW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Winnipeg Jets
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LW, C
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$925,000$925K)
LW, C
RFA - 2
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Calgary Flames
$863,333$863,333
LW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$2,500,000$2M)
C, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Nashville Predators
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$925,000$925,000
LW
UFA - 2
Logo of the Dallas Stars
$894,167$894,167
C
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
LW, C
RFA
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$950,000$950,000
C
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
RFA
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$835,833$835,833 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
LW, RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the New York Islanders
$836,667$836,667 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
C
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
$925,000$925,000
RW, LW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
RW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$853,333$853,333
LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$500,000$500K)
LW, C
RFA - 2
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
RW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Nashville Predators
$894,167$894,167
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$916,667$916,667
C, LW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
RFA - 4
Logo of the New York Rangers
$894,167$894,167
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Vegas Golden Knights
$925,000$925,000
C, LW, RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$863,333$863,333
RW
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
LW, RW, C
RFA
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$894,167$894,167 (Performance Bonus$1,550,000$2M)
C
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$863,333$863,333
LW
RFA - 2
Logo of the St. Louis Blues
$894,167$894,167
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$894,167$894,167
RW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$863,333$863,333
C, LW
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
C
RFA
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$795,000$795,000 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
LW, RW
RFA - 1
$950,000$950,000
LW, RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the New York Rangers
$875,000$875,000
LW, RW
RFA - 1
$950,000$950,000
LW, C
RFA
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
$925,000$925,000
C
RFA - 2
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$820,000$820,000
RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$847,500$847,500
LW, RW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$50,000$50K)
C
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
RFA
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$912,500$912,500 (Performance Bonus$212,500$212K)
LW, C
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$847,500$847,500 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the San Jose Sharks
$835,833$835,833 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
RW
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
LW, RW
RFA
Logo of the Calgary Flames
$863,333$863,333
LW, C
RFA - 3
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
$862,500$862,500 (Performance Bonus$12,500$12K)
RW, LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
LW, RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA - 1
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$859,167$859,167
C
RFA - 4
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$870,000$870,000
RW, C
RFA - 1
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Colorado Avalanche
$847,500$847,500 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the New York Islanders
$863,333$863,333
RW
RFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Vancouver Canucks
$883,750$883,750 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
RW
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$859,167$859,167 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
LW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Tampa Bay Lightning
$897,500$897,500 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
C
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Philadelphia Flyers
$863,333$863,333
RW
RFA - 3
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$894,167$894,167
RW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$842,500$842,500 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
RW, LW
RFA - 1
Logo of the New York Rangers
$859,167$859,167 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
C
RFA - 3
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$863,333$863,333
C, LW
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
RW, C
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA - 4
Logo of the Boston Bruins
$925,000$925,000
C
RFA - 3
Logo of the Pittsburgh Penguins
$789,167$789,167 (Performance Bonus$132,500$132K)
RW
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
LW
RFA
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$847,500$847,500
C
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
RW
RFA
$950,000$950,000
LW, C
RFA
$950,000$950,000
C
RFA
Logo of the Washington Capitals
$808,333$808,333
RW
UFA - 1
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Buffalo Sabres
$916,667$916,667 (Performance Bonus$925,000$925K)
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA - 4
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
G
RFA - 3
Logo of the New Jersey Devils
$950,000$950,000
LD/RD
RFA - 3
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA - 4
Logo of the Nashville Predators
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$850,000$850K)
G
RFA - 3
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$925,000$925K)
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Los Angeles Kings
$894,167$894,167
RD
RFA - 4
Logo of the Calgary Flames
$813,333$813,333
G
RFA - 2
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
$925,000$925,000
LD
RFA - 4
Logo of the Arizona Coyotes
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$630,000$630K)
RD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Detroit Red Wings
$894,167$894,167
G
RFA - 4
Logo of the Columbus Blue Jackets
$950,000$950,000
LD
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA
$950,000$950,000
G
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$866,667$866,667
LD
RFA - 4
Logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs
$856,667$856,667
RD
RFA - 3
Logo of the Anaheim Ducks
$822,500$822,500
G
RFA - 1
Logo of the Montreal Canadiens
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$420,000$420K)
LD/RD
RFA - 3
Logo of the Ottawa Senators
$863,333$863,333 (Performance Bonus$425,000$425K)
RD
RFA - 2
$950,000$950,000
G
RFA
Logo of the Minnesota Wild
$894,167$894,167
LD
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA
Logo of the Carolina Hurricanes
$842,500$842,500 (Performance Bonus$82,500$82K)
G
UFA - 1
$950,000$950,000
LD
RFA - 4
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA - 3
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Aug. 4, 2022 at 12:09 p.m.
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A lot of effort went into this. So first of all, props are due to you.
For the Bruins, most of your prospects are off. LW: Merkulov is higher than Jellvik; C: I'd argue Harrison over Beecher; RD: Mast is well above Gallagher; G: Bussi is ahead of Keyser.
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Quoting: Wadejos123
A ton of work went into this. Kudos

As a hawks fan I'm not sure I agree with having Nazar below Kemmell, Yurov, and Lysell. Also think Comesso is definetly a little low on this list. He's won of the best goalie prospects in the world right now. Rinzel is probably a little too high honestly and there's no reason Korckinski is below Matechyuk. But all that is just me nitpicking about my own teams prospects. Overall great work


I do agree I have commesso lower and he has a solid argument to be as high as tarasov territory. My reasoning for having him so low is just because I am higher on other goalies from other leagues. Normally you don’t really see NCAA goalies translate well to the NHL unless they win a richter and win it young. That’s part of why Levi is so high now. He won a richter at the same age as hellebuyck and demko. If commesso wins one next year, he would be as high as if not higher than Levi. Goalies come from all over but imo the NCAA is one of the weaker producers for star talent than other leagues. Rinzel may be high in your opinion but in mine, the only lower spots I can see him as is below faber. I may be higher on him than others. With korchinski being the same class as mateychuk, it boils down to where I had them pegged as prospects rather than their draft location. I saw korchinski as a major reach and I saw him as the worst pick in the top 10. Imo I believe nazar could have been picked at 7 and they could have gotten a better guy 13. From what I have seen, mateychuk is the better player and it’s why I have him at 5. Finally with nazar, it boils down to other players being better. Lysell was one of my favorite prospects from 2021 and pre draft I had him top 5 and since the draft, he hasn’t really displayed anything to warrant knocking him down to the 21st best prospect from his draft. I still believe he a top 10 2021 draft pick. My current rankings for 2021 players are:

Beniers
Power
Hughes
Eklund
Wallstedt
Edvinsson
Clarke
Johnson
Mctavish
Lysell

I still have lysell pegged as a top 10 prospect from that class. Kemell and yurov being over nazar boils down to their pre draft rankings as opposed to the actual position they were selected at. Yurov was the 6th best prospect in my rankings. Not where I thought he would be drafted but rather how good of a prospect I believe he is. Kemell is in the same situation but with him I was more surprised he fell to 17. Kemell was my 7th ranked prospect and nazar was my 8th. Even though nazar was selected 4 spots ahead of kemell and 11 ahead of yurov, I think they are better prospects and both fell. Looking back all 3 are very good value picks with the hawks getting my 8 and 13, the preds getting my 7 at 17, and the wild getting my 6 at 24. Only time will tell there but I believe where a player is drafted doesn’t determine their value as a prospect. Tyler Boucher was selected 10th in 2021 and he is the 27th here for RWs. The further people are from their draft year, the less their draft position matters in terms of value.
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Aug. 4, 2022 at 1:09 p.m.
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Miroschnichenko is really good but likely won’t see the NHL / AHL for 3 years. I believe he signed a 3 year extension in Russia. Persson imo had a really solid rookie camp and looked much better than Miroschnichenko. I think he’s extremely underrated and a steal where we drafted him. Big fan. Miroschnichenko Ceiling is higher but imo PERSSON will be NHL ready sooner


I see where you’re coming from. My counter argument is that tarasenko and kuznetsov were in similar situations. Objective top prospects but because they’re Russian and likely aren’t coming to the NHL for a few years leads them to falling. I believe the ceiling and floor is higher for miroschnichenko but it will be a few years till he actually displays his talent in North America. While I agree persson is likely to show earlier, but I believe 5 years down the road, miroschnichenko passed him by a large margin.
Aug. 4, 2022 at 1:27 p.m.
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Quoting: gretzkyghosts
great job.
First, I see you corrected your previous post and added Levi to the GK list.
Second, you also ranked Kemell highly. When KA stepped up to the microphone for his 16th pick I was certain he would say Joakim Kemell.
When Nashville selected him next, the announcers said he was a slam dunk.
I guess I have to trust Jeramiah Crowe knows more than the Hockey Pundits who all ranked Kemell among the top 10.
Third, you correctly pointed out that the Sabres do not have ANY RHD in the pipeline.
Finally, I rarely agree with LOVE but he is correct, it is more likely that Peterka will play LW.
I read your answer to him but the fact remains, most hockey writers rank the Sabre prospect pool much higher than fifth.
I suspect the flaw in this ranking is having strong prospects playing the same position, Quinn/Peterka, Savoie/Krebs, Power/Samuelsson and Levi/Portillo.
Just in case there is a question about Samuelsson's ceiling just a quick comparison of key stats with Romanov who was just traded for the 12th OA:
........................hit/60..blk/60..%PK TOI..OZ% PTS/60
Samuelsson......7.1.....4.3.........52.2........40%.....0.7
Romanov..........8.5.....5.4.........49.2........43.3.....0.5
I would not say Samuelsson is worth the 12 OA but that is a very strong comparison with some one who was.
So the Sabre's score is severely down graded because they have multiple strong prospects at center, RW, LHD and GK and extremely weak prospects at LW and RHD.

Let me close you did a great job not once but twice, I would imagine the first one required a great deal of research and the second one even more.


I do agree peterka at LW is something that bolsters the pool a lot. I do agree this does not reflect my actual rankings but rather a cross between evenness and strength of a pool. It is also used to calculate weak spots in pools as well. A solid example is chicago. They’re a 4 top 10 relative prospects and 5 top half ones but because their center depth is so low, they get bumped down. If chicago had a top half center, they would be top 5 in this metric. If I were to do a pool ranking, I would have to do the top 10 prospects for every pool and ranked in a large team. If that were to be done, I believe Buffalo is top 3 and has a strong argument for second. They would have 6 top 70 skater prospects and 2 or 3 top 10 goalie prospects. That may be the next one I do but it would entail 320 prospects and ranking goalies among skaters which is relatively difficult to do as they’re so unpredictable. In the end, buffalo has one of the best futures in the NHL and especially considering how dahlin, krebs, salomansson, cozens are still U23, the future is so bright in buffalo.
Aug. 4, 2022 at 1:29 p.m.
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Quoting: Funksoljah
Couple of things to note with the Sabres prospects.

Jack Quinn - He was shifted to left wing and seems to prefer his off hand side now.
Kisakov - Eliminated because of Quinn being on the left side now.
JJ Peterka - Added as the best RW prospect as he was playing RW with Quinn on the left most of last season.
Savoie - No argument, best Center prospect.
Power - No argument, best LD prospect.
Levi - No argument, best goalie prospect.
Komarov - No argument, best RD prospect.

So it would be - Quinn, Savoie, Peterka, Power, Komarov, and Levi.

Overall a very good list, appreciate the effort put into it.


Thank you! Appreciate the kind words. If you want to see an analysis on the sabres pool see the most recent comment before this in the thread.
Aug. 4, 2022 at 2:35 p.m.
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I do agree I have commesso lower and he has a solid argument to be as high as tarasov territory. My reasoning for having him so low is just because I am higher on other goalies from other leagues. Normally you don’t really see NCAA goalies translate well to the NHL unless they win a richter and win it young. That’s part of why Levi is so high now. He won a richter at the same age as hellebuyck and demko. If commesso wins one next year, he would be as high as if not higher than Levi. Goalies come from all over but imo the NCAA is one of the weaker producers for star talent than other leagues. Rinzel may be high in your opinion but in mine, the only lower spots I can see him as is below faber. I may be higher on him than others. With korchinski being the same class as mateychuk, it boils down to where I had them pegged as prospects rather than their draft location. I saw korchinski as a major reach and I saw him as the worst pick in the top 10. Imo I believe nazar could have been picked at 7 and they could have gotten a better guy 13. From what I have seen, mateychuk is the better player and it’s why I have him at 5. Finally with nazar, it boils down to other players being better. Lysell was one of my favorite prospects from 2021 and pre draft I had him top 5 and since the draft, he hasn’t really displayed anything to warrant knocking him down to the 21st best prospect from his draft. I still believe he a top 10 2021 draft pick. My current rankings for 2021 players are:

Beniers
Power
Hughes
Eklund
Wallstedt
Edvinsson
Clarke
Johnson
Mctavish
Lysell

I still have lysell pegged as a top 10 prospect from that class. Kemell and yurov being over nazar boils down to their pre draft rankings as opposed to the actual position they were selected at. Yurov was the 6th best prospect in my rankings. Not where I thought he would be drafted but rather how good of a prospect I believe he is. Kemell is in the same situation but with him I was more surprised he fell to 17. Kemell was my 7th ranked prospect and nazar was my 8th. Even though nazar was selected 4 spots ahead of kemell and 11 ahead of yurov, I think they are better prospects and both fell. Looking back all 3 are very good value picks with the hawks getting my 8 and 13, the preds getting my 7 at 17, and the wild getting my 6 at 24. Only time will tell there but I believe where a player is drafted doesn’t determine their value as a prospect. Tyler Boucher was selected 10th in 2021 and he is the 27th here for RWs. The further people are from their draft year, the less their draft position matters in terms of value.


Appreciate the thorough response. I really wish we could have seen more of Commesso with team USA because he was a brick wall those first two games. And now he's playing for USA this time around. I'm super high on him not just because he's a hawks prospect. I would probably have him ranked 5th or 6th on my goalie prospect list behind wallstedt, cossa, askarov, and pytor for sure. Him, wolf, dostal, and levi would all be a toss up in that next tier for me. All those guys I mentioned are further along in their development than Comesso is. We knew when we drafted him that he was probably 4 years away from this NHL. This year at BU will be a big one for him.
Aug. 4, 2022 at 4:46 p.m.
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I see where you’re coming from. My counter argument is that tarasenko and kuznetsov were in similar situations. Objective top prospects but because they’re Russian and likely aren’t coming to the NHL for a few years leads them to falling. I believe the ceiling and floor is higher for miroschnichenko but it will be a few years till he actually displays his talent in North America. While I agree persson is likely to show earlier, but I believe 5 years down the road, miroschnichenko passed him by a large margin.


I wouldn’t be surprised if miroschnichenko Ends up being the better player but as of today IMO if I had to pick one to be on my roster PERSSON looked better and we don’t have to deal w the Russian Bs (not that I mind but it could become an issue). PERSSON Has games in the SHL already which imo is the 2nd best league in the world. His numbers aren’t great as far as scoring but that’s a very defense heavy league. Miro had 1 KHL game vs 10 SHL. I’ll be interested to see PERSSON develop. Hopefully they both are amazing lol
Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if miroschnichenko Ends up being the better player but as of today IMO if I had to pick one to be on my roster PERSSON looked better and we don’t have to deal w the Russian Bs (not that I mind but it could become an issue). PERSSON Has games in the SHL already which imo is the 2nd best league in the world. His numbers aren’t great as far as scoring but that’s a very defense heavy league. Miro had 1 KHL game vs 10 SHL. I’ll be interested to see PERSSON develop. Hopefully they both are amazing lol


The SHL take is sure a hot one. I would personally rank the professional leagues like this

NHL
KHL
AHL
SHL
LIIGA
VHL
ALLSVENSKEN
MESTIS

That just some of the pro leagues I am familiar with but there are so many others all over Europe so it’s kind of difficult to rank. The DEL definitely has a place in those leagues but in my opinion, those are the 8 best leagues for men. The VHL is just two steps behind the SHL imo and miroschnichenko was over PPG in the VHL. Everybody has an opinion on foreign leagues so I would say it’s just a difference in ours. I know a lot more about miroschnichenko than I do persson but I don’t doubt both will be good players in the NHL one day.
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