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Forum: Armchair-GM2 hours ago
Thread: Timo and Karel
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>poeticentropy</b></div><div>Yeah, it's not in the article itself, but look down in the article's comments section where the author Peng responds to direct questions.

Nimrod
19 hours ago
Hi Sheng, would you view Nemic as an A-prospect? I would want Hughes more than Nemic but given who Luke’s brother is on that team I don’t think they’re going to give him up. https://sanjosehockeynow.com/san-jose-sharks-timo-meier-trade-return/

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Sheng Peng
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Reply to Nimrod
18 hours ago
I asked an NHL source about where Nemec falls, he’s an A-B tweener right now

david barnard
Reply to Sheng Peng
17 hours ago
what’s your source consider Shakir Mukhamadallin?

Sheng Peng
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Reply to david barnard
14 hours ago
He’s a B, along with Holtz. FWIW I actually asked three different NHL sources, about my Grade-A and B evaluations</div></div>

Fair enough, I see the comments now, thanks.

And to that I'd only question the logic of why Holtz and Othmann are considered to be on the same level. Maybe him and/or his source are just weirdly high on Othmann, but who knows.
Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago
Thread: Timo and Karel
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>poeticentropy</b></div><div>I dunno if Holtz actually is or not but according to the reporter's sources they considered Muk and Holtz B not A, which has context to the reported ask of 1st+ 1 A or 2 B. I am just saying that if people are citing this article for a source of what SJ wants, they need to include what the writer says their source values for those prospects and not interject their own ranking. This ACGM is posting the ask from that article which is why I'm responding with this info</div></div>

I don't see Muk or Holtz mentioned at all. Just that Luke Hughes is "a definite Grade-A." (no sh*t)

He mentions Brennan Othmann as a Grade-B, who is an under performing 20 year old in the OHL with 1st round pedigree. And if that's the case, you guys can go ahead and swap Holtz for Stillman.

But I don't think how the "Grade-A" or "Grade-B" tags are evaluated in the article are based on the source, I think they're just based on how Peng evaluates them. And they're done rather poorly, like as if they were done by somebody who just reports on the Sharks.
Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 1:59 p.m.
Thread: Prospect rankings
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>I believe Gritsyuk said earlier this season that he talks to Devils regularly and would like to sign after this year. Also said he was willing to play in AHL. There was an interview conducted in Russian that was bouncing around.</div></div>

"“Little bit different there,” MacKinnon said. “Was rookie of the year last year in the KHL, smaller, skilled player. The thinking right now is that it can really benefit him, as a scoring forward, to continue to mature over there. Maybe spend another year or two. And we’ve seen that with guys like Kirill Kaprizov and Andrei Kuzmenkov. For that type of player, sometimes it’s better for them to mature, then step right into your NHL roster. Probably not coming over right away.”"

From Dan MacKinnon.

https://www.nj.com/devils/2023/01/devils-assistant-gm-reveals-plan-for-prospects-luke-hughes-shakir-mukhamadullin-more.html?outputType=amp
Forum: Armchair-GMSun. at 11:35 a.m.
Thread: Prospect rankings
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Elias26</b></div><div>good stuff

When it comes to Holtz I think his skating has become adequate, besides his great shot he also has underrated playmaking ability but
he just looks absolutely lost when he is in his own zone and cant seem to win a boardbattle in the offensive zone.
Thats why I would not agree on him having good hockey IQ, because thats what seems to me is what is keeping him out of the lineup..</div></div>

Holtz just looks really uncomfortable in Ruff's system. When Ruff talks about his "speed", I think he's more referring to him slowing down play with his slow decision making and such, rather than his literal foot speed. He seems about as fast as guys like Haula and Tatar who Ruff loves, but they play well in his system.

As for the prospect rankings, I'd put Clarke in B and move Gritsyuk down to B. Gritsyuk may be one of the better forwards in the pool, but him likely re-signing in the KHL for another season or two probably makes him a bit of a long-shot to play NHL games.

Casey is a real boom-or-bust for me. 5'9" defencemen that plays like a Rover is a fun player to watch and was definitely worth the pick at #46, but it's going to be a hard game to make work in the NHL. Also, that game he played as the 1C was against a bunch of highschoolers in an exhibition game, not really anything relevant.