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Calgary4LIfe · 07-01-2013, 09:45 PM

Tough to rank prospects. Do you go by their floors? Ceilings? NHL readiness?

Ceilings:
Jankowski
Monahan
Gaudreau
Baertschi
Reinhart

Floors:
Reinhart
Baertschi
Monahan
Jankowski
Gaudreau

NHL readiness:
Baertschi
Reinhart
Monahan
Gaudreau
Jankowski

I mean, not everyone is going to agree with the exact lists, but you get the picture.

For "NHL Readiness", I would rank the prospects this way:

Horak
Baertschi
Reinhart
Bouma
Nemisz
Cundari
Breen
Monahan
Gaudreau
Jankowski

IMO, having played already in the NHL and achieving a relative measure of success places you higher up, regardless of what your floor or ceiling is. I know some posters here don't like Nemisz, but it is too soon to cut bait, and there are loads of contract space. Why throw someone away when he could at least be a solid player for the Heat? He has the hockey IQ I think, and it isn't like he is going to get a big raise.

When you take a look at the prospect cupboard, you really start seeing it taking shape. Outside of Aliu, there doesn't seem to be anyone that has had any stories of character flaws (though in Aliu's case, I don't really think of him in that light - just the 'cloud' that seems to surround him at times). Many have been leaders (though many solid prospects have worn the C or the A, I do think there is a bit more solid leadership experience amongst these prospects than the average. All good solid character guys. You can't really believe everything you hear, but there are often a lot of negative press surrounding certain prospects (like the rumors about Shinkaruk the last few years).

What I really like is how most of them are hard-working, non-stop 2-way players whether they are 'skilled' or not. Gaudreau and Jankowski seem like the two outliers here, but there compete levels are very high. Reinhart, Monahan, Baertschi, Poirier, Klimchuk, Arnold - all guys that seem to have exceedingly high hockey IQ's, and play a complete 200 foot game.

Flames are going to be tough to play against in the future (as they continue to draft players of these types).

07-01-2013, 09:45 PM	#64
Calgary4LIfe Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Exp:	Tough to rank prospects. Do you go by their floors? Ceilings? NHL readiness? Ceilings: Jankowski Monahan Gaudreau Baertschi Reinhart Floors: Reinhart Baertschi Monahan Jankowski Gaudreau NHL readiness: Baertschi Reinhart Monahan Gaudreau Jankowski I mean, not everyone is going to agree with the exact lists, but you get the picture. For "NHL Readiness", I would rank the prospects this way: Horak Baertschi Reinhart Bouma Nemisz Cundari Breen Monahan Gaudreau Jankowski IMO, having played already in the NHL and achieving a relative measure of success places you higher up, regardless of what your floor or ceiling is. I know some posters here don't like Nemisz, but it is too soon to cut bait, and there are loads of contract space. Why throw someone away when he could at least be a solid player for the Heat? He has the hockey IQ I think, and it isn't like he is going to get a big raise. When you take a look at the prospect cupboard, you really start seeing it taking shape. Outside of Aliu, there doesn't seem to be anyone that has had any stories of character flaws (though in Aliu's case, I don't really think of him in that light - just the 'cloud' that seems to surround him at times). Many have been leaders (though many solid prospects have worn the C or the A, I do think there is a bit more solid leadership experience amongst these prospects than the average. All good solid character guys. You can't really believe everything you hear, but there are often a lot of negative press surrounding certain prospects (like the rumors about Shinkaruk the last few years). What I really like is how most of them are hard-working, non-stop 2-way players whether they are 'skilled' or not. Gaudreau and Jankowski seem like the two outliers here, but there compete levels are very high. Reinhart, Monahan, Baertschi, Poirier, Klimchuk, Arnold - all guys that seem to have exceedingly high hockey IQ's, and play a complete 200 foot game. Flames are going to be tough to play against in the future (as they continue to draft players of these types). Last edited by Calgary4LIfe; 07-01-2013 at 10:06 PM.