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Originally Posted by Funkhouser
My tiers are as follows:
(1) likely elite NHLers - Parekh
(2) NHLers, potentially elite - Wolf, Coronato
(3) potentially NHLers, potentially elite in their roles - Pelletier, Brz, Stromgren, Grushnikov, Suniev, Poirier, Soloyov, Klapka
(4) potentially NHLers, potentially elite in their roles, but unproven since drafted - Morin, Mews, Basha, Gridin, Battaglia, Misa, Honzek, Jurmo, Hurtig, Sergeev, Lipinski,
(5) potentially NHL tweeners - Morton, Ciona, Schwindt
This isn't necessarily how I will vote though as some unproven players have more upside potential than future role players.
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I like our prospects and appreciate your enthusiasm, but almost all of these guys are unproven. There have been lots of Robbie Schremps (600 goals, 1300 points) get no more than a cup of coffee in the NHL despite having great showings in junior or even the minors.
I think Parekh has the highest ceiling of the bunch but for all we know he'll turn out to be a one-dimensional, power-play specialist like Bouchard (who I would hardly call elite).
Wolf could be great. But then again he has a kinda similar pedigree to John Gillies. So, goalie-voodoo stuff.
If Coronato was elite, he'd likely already have a full time job in the NHL like Bedard. I think his ceiling is much more likely a regular in the top 6.
The rest listed are even more unproven and statically are more likely to never have a full time NHL role than they are to being elite at anything on the ice.
I hope I'm wrong and you're right, but all this hype and unrealistic expectations will probably only lead to disappointment.