Button: top 50 NHL prospects

[mdubz]

http://www.tsn.ca/tsn-hockey-s-top-3...pects-1.183391

Max Domi did more than earn top forward honours at the World Junior Hockey Championship, he earned the No. 1 ranking on TSN Hockey's list of the top NHL-affiliated prospects.
The Arizona Coyotes' 12th overall pick in 2013 heads a list of the best prospects in the world whose rights are owned by NHL teams. Domi is a highly-skilled player with a burning competitive fire to match. The London Knights' superstar was a huge factor in ending Canada's five-year gold drought.
Two Sams – Reinhart and Bennett - round out the top three NHL-affiliated prospects. Buffalo's Reinhart was also instrumental in Canada's championship after playing 9 games in the NHL prior to being returned to Kootenay of the WHL. His brilliance may be subtle but it is valuable to winning. Calgary's Bennett had shoulder surgery after an injury in Calgary training camp but watching him during a brief NHL pre-season appearance leaves no doubt about his enormous potential.

Top 20:

1. Max Domi
2. Sam Reinhart
3. Sam Bennett
4. Andrei Vasilevsky
5. Nikolaj Ehlers
6. Leon Draisaitl
7. Christian Dvorak
8. Teuvo Teravainen
9. Josh Morrissey
10. Travis Sanheim
11. Anthony Mantha
12. Darnell Nurse
13. Michael Dal Colle
14. Sam Morin
15. Dylan Larkin
16. William Nylander
17. Nic Petan
18. Julius Honka
19. S. Gostibehere
20. Oliver Bjorkstrand

[JohnnySkittles]

Dvorak? Who?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Loved the tournament Max Domi had... but no.. no Craig, no.

[devo22]

lol Brossoit is Edmontons 3rd best prospect according to Button.

Edmonton is no good.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Domi? Button is on crack.

[neo45]

Dvorak at 7

You got stones Mr. Button. I'll give you that

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

Dvorak? Who?

72 points in 37 games with London. Might be a steal for the Coyotes in the 2nd round.

[FBI]

Looking at that list, was struck by how much Mantha dropped off.. Wasn't he the second coming last year? now 0.5 PPG AHL.. Even Baertschi is quite a bit better than that.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by FBI

Looking at that list, was struck by how much Mantha dropped off.. Wasn't he the second coming last year? now 0.5 PPG AHL.. Even Baertschi is quite a bit better than that.

Broken leg in training Camp no? Hasn't played in a long time or just got back to playing very recently.

[Blarg]

Interesting that Brossoit is listed as the 3rd best prospect in the oilers system

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Blarg

Interesting that Brossoit is listed as the 3rd best prospect in the oilers system

He's having an outstanding year

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Domi? Huh?

He had a very good WJC, but let's not get carried away. I'd take Reinhart over him 10 times out of 10, and it's not even close.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

He's having an outstanding year

Yeah he's had a nice run of late. Shame the Oilers will destroy his career.

[Erick Estrada]

This is what annoys me about the WJC. It's like everyone forgets the overall body of work of these kids for a two week tournament where teams are whipped together and spit out.

[N-E-B]

Domi, like Eberle before him, is still riding the world juniors hype train.

I'd take Bennett 10/10 over Domi.

[RyZ]

Originally Posted by dammage79

72 points in 37 games with London. Might be a steal for the Coyotes in the 2nd round.

Sure, but he has the 3rd highest points-per-game average on the team. I don't think he's the "straw that stirs the drink" on the London offense. He doesn't have that point total if he's playing on a different team that doesnt have 2 2+ ppg forwards ahead of him.

Also of note: Pronman has Fiala at #6 and Button doesnt have him in the top 20. Pronman gets too much of a boner for small Euros that do well over seas without playing the NA game yet.

[Enoch Root]

I agree more with Button's list than Pronman's, but yeah... Domi at #1 gets off to a pretty brutal start.

And Button seems to love all things London Knights.

[codynw]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

Domi, like Eberle before him, is still riding the world juniors hype train.

I'd take Bennett 10/10 over Domi.

You make it seem like Eberle is a bust. He had a 76 point season.

[dammage79]

Originally Posted by RyZ

Sure, but he has the 3rd highest points-per-game average on the team. I don't think he's the "straw that stirs the drink" on the London offense. He doesn't have that point total if he's playing on a different team that doesnt have 2 2+ ppg forwards ahead of him.

Also of note: Pronman has Fiala at #6 and Button doesnt have him in the top 20. Pronman gets too much of a boner for small Euros that do well over seas without playing the NA game yet.

Probably not, but he's good enough to boost his totals and theirs too. He'll make for a nice addition to a stud line. Still a good steal in the 2nd round.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

I agree more with Button's list than Pronman's, but yeah... Domi at #1 gets off to a pretty brutal start.

And Button seems to love all things London Knights.

As a Knights season ticket holder I can easily say Domi is not a better prospect than Bennett. No way.