Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2025 - Round 1

[looooob]

Originally Posted by Leeman4Gilmour

The past rankings are interesting to revisit. Mostly pretty good with the top of the list generally turning out to actually be the best prospects. Valimaki was a miss. He ran at #1 for 3 years. And Pospisil was a miss. His best ranking was #15.

2019 is a really interesting year to look at- it's probably the 'nadir' in recent years of prospect rankings (the team had a fairly young graduated core of Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk, Andersson, Mang amongst others) and Vali is certainly a meh #1, but looking at the guys from 2019 that became NHLers of some degree (including yes tweeners) you have


1. Valimaki
2. Dube
3. Kylington
4. Pelletier
7. Phillips (marginal)
9. Pospisil
14 Rucizka
18 Wolf
24 Lomberg
32 Kirkland


so still 10 names even in what was a bad prospect pool overall. 2,3 and 14 got derailed for 3 totally different reasons which is probably atypical. the best prospect of course is # 18


the 4 guys with (can't really say still) as some left and came back are 9,18, 24, 32 and that's basically next years 4th line and our starting goalie!

[FBI]

Are we missing the 2024 list on there?

[bigrangy]

Parekh
Reschny
Kerins
Gridin
Battaglia
Brz
Honzek
Basha
Potter
Mews
Morin
Suniev
Misa
Stockselius

I could be convinced to hot take Reschny over Parekh, I think Reschny is easily the best forward the Flames have drafted since Tkachuk. Parekh should be nasty and he’s really exciting to watch so he still takes the top spot for me.

I’m still super high on Kerins, he’s done everything to be a middle 6 C, and now he’s ready.

Gridin through Misa is entirely interchangeable for me. Every single one of these players SHOULD be a middle sixer or better. Most won’t be but they’re all progressing and projecting really well.

One of Kuznetsov or Solovyov will play at least 100 NHL games and be positive in a bottom 4 role, only problem is I doubt it happens with Calgary.

[Leeman4Gilmour]

Originally Posted by looooob

2019 is a really interesting year to look at- it's probably the 'nadir' in recent years of prospect rankings (the team had a fairly young graduated core of Gaudreau, Monahan, Bennett, Tkachuk, Andersson, Mang amongst others) and Vali is certainly a meh #1, but looking at the guys from 2019 that became NHLers of some degree (including yes tweeners) you have


1. Valimaki
2. Dube
3. Kylington
4. Pelletier
7. Phillips (marginal)
9. Pospisil
14 Rucizka
18 Wolf
24 Lomberg
32 Kirkland


so still 10 names even in what was a bad prospect pool overall. 2,3 and 14 got derailed for 3 totally different reasons which is probably atypical. the best prospect of course is # 18


the 4 guys with (can't really say still) as some left and came back are 9,18, 24, 32 and that's basically next years 4th line and our starting goalie!

I totally missed that and it is pretty cool. Have to give credit to both the drafting and development of the later round picks in this case. Not a lot of players become regular NHL'ers in any role picked in the later rounds. I think this year will be interesting to look at in the future. It does feel really deep and there's bound to be a surprise or two ranked below the top 15.

[TheScorpion]

It's Zayne.

[FBI]

Originally Posted by bigrangy

Parekh
Reschny
Kerins
Gridin
Battaglia
Brz
Honzek
Basha
Potter
Mews
Morin
Suniev
Misa
Stockselius

I could be convinced to hot take Reschny over Parekh, I think Reschny is easily the best forward the Flames have drafted since Tkachuk. Parekh should be nasty and he’s really exciting to watch so he still takes the top spot for me.

I’m still super high on Kerins, he’s done everything to be a middle 6 C, and now he’s ready.

Gridin through Misa is entirely interchangeable for me. Every single one of these players SHOULD be a middle sixer or better. Most won’t be but they’re all progressing and projecting really well.

One of Kuznetsov or Solovyov will play at least 100 NHL games and be positive in a bottom 4 role, only problem is I doubt it happens with Calgary.

I think you might be out on a ledge by yourself for Kerins at #3
I'm cheering for the guy and I really hope he turns the corner on skating this summer but IMO lots of players above him in potential (ie Potter, Gridin, Brz)

[HitterD]

Is this about to be the most lopsided prospect poll in CP history?

[bigrangy]

Originally Posted by FBI

I think you might be out on a ledge by yourself for Kerins at #3
I'm cheering for the guy and I really hope he turns the corner on skating this summer but IMO lots of players above him in potential (ie Potter, Gridin, Brz)

For absolute upside, he wouldn’t be in my top 8, but he’s made it far enough down the development path and still looks good. Younger prospects can look good now but there’s lots of time for them to be derailed.

To be fair though, if Kerins can’t make an NHL impact this year he won’t make my top 10 next year.

Parekh
Reschny
Gridin
Mews
Brz
Honzek
Morin
Suniev

I think these guys all would make a bigger impact than I expect Kerins to make if they hit the top side of their projections.

[FBI]

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...t+ranking+2024
Here is the link to last years rankings

[dammage79]

Could probably start Rd 2 today

[looooob]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Could probably start Rd 2 today

its a long summer