Prospect Ranking 2016 - Kick Off (Starts Friday July 8th)

[RandyMarsh]

Will be interesting to see how Pollock fairs in dev camp relative to other forwards like Poirier and Shink.

[Vulcan]

I've got
1. Tkachuk - last time on prospects list
2. Gillies - still great upside
3. Anderrsson - solid season
4. Jankowski - makes my top five for first time
5. Shinkaruk - looks ready
6. Kylington - good AHL season, good progress
7. Wotherspoon - NHL ready but maybe no room
8. Kulak - nearly ready
9. Hathaway - could make the Flames
10. Mangiapane - scoring little rat

[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

#1 vote could be interesting this year.

Not sure how it could be. Tkachuk is up there with Monahan/Bennett in terms of calibre and nobody else in the system comes close. Should be a landslide.

[Bingo]

2015 Prospect Rankings Summary

Refresher from last summer, interesting to see the changes year to year.

Also the final poll on the "maginot" line from last summer (point where actual prospects become suspects in a long list of players)

Last year's cut off point by vote was 14.9, I had it at 17.

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher

Not sure how it could be. Tkachuk is up there with Monahan/Bennett in terms of calibre and nobody else in the system comes close. Should be a landslide.

I've been busy with summer plans and family for the last week, so it's all been from a distance for me.

Keeps donning on me that Calgary got Tkachuk out of that draft. I was really steeling myself for the Nylander/Juolevi picks.

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Bingo

2015 Prospect Rankings Summary

Refresher from last summer, interesting to see the changes year to year.

Also the final poll on the "maginot" line from last summer (point where actual prospects become suspects in a long list of players)

Last year's cut off point by vote was 14.9, I had it at 17.

That link brings up an old Brandon Prust thread

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist

That link brings up an old Brandon Prust thread

Odd ... not fore me.

straight to the prospect story from last summer

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by Bingo

Odd ... not fore me.

straight to the prospect story from last summer

Weird. Fine in Web Browser, Tapatalk links me to a thread about Prust likely going back to junior and a poster totally nailed what Prust was going to be after watching him in London

[cral12]

Hoping Brayden Burke gets added to this list
(IF he signs, during/after dev camp)

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by RandyMarsh

Will be interesting to see how Pollock fairs in dev camp relative to other forwards like Poirier and Shink.

I was just thinking the same, he seems to be the forgotten man since the trade. 20 year old 6'3" centre, we only really have junior stats on him though. Will be nice to see how he fits in at the next level.

[StrykerSteve]

1. Tkachuk
2. Gillies
3. Andersson
4. Jankowski
5. Wotherspoon
6. Mangiapane
7. Shinkaruk
8. Kylington
9. Hickey
10. Fox

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by Bingo

From the past I've learned better to get the list agreed upon before we start voting.

So here is my starting point ...

Let the debate about age, status as a prospect versus an established player, and omissions begin!

Forwards

Andrew Mangiapane
Austin Carroll
Brett Pollock
Daniel Pribyl
Dillon Dube
Eetu Tuulola
Emile Poirier
Freddie Hamilton
Garnet Hathaway
Hunter Shinkaruk
Hunter Smith
Linus Lindstrom
Mark Jankowski
Matthew Phillips
Matthew Tkachuk
Mitchell Mattson
Morgan Klimchuk
Pavel Karnaukhov
Tim Harrison

Defensemen

Adam Fox
Adam Ollas Mattsson
Brandon Hickey
Brett Kulak
Keegan Kanzig
Kenney Morrison
Oliver Kylington
Rasmus Andersson
Riley Bruce
Rushan Rafikov
Ryan Culkin
Stepan Falkovsky
Tyler Wotherspoon

Goaltenders

David Rittich
Jon Gillies
Mason McDonald
Nick Schneider
Tyler Parsons

Still a fairly attractive list of prospects, despite Monahan, Bennett & Gaudreau graduating recently.

Tkachuk should land the prize as top dog, but Andersson & Mangiapane are actually exceptionally good prospects who should be considered right up there.

I'm very interested to see where Jankowski & Kylington are ranked, as their ceilings are much higher than most, but they are far from dead certainties to play in the NHL.

Gillies is still top goalie prospect, but this is a HUGE year for him. Lots to prove after missing most of last season. I've always rated Mason McDonald highly, and I like Parsson's pedigree a lot. We actually have 3 potential number 1 goalies there.

[Da_Chief]

Going to do positional rankings, based on potential + reaching it.

Forwards
1. Matthew Tkachuk
2. Hunter Shinkaruk
3. Mark Jankowski
4. Andrew Mangiapane
5. Daniel Pribyl
6. Linus Lindstrom
7. Emile Poirier
8. Dillon Dube
9. Brett Pollock
10. Matthew Phillips

11. Mitchell Mattson
12. Tim Harrison
13. Eetu Tuulola
14. Garnet Hathaway
15. Austin Carroll
16. Morgan Klimchuk
17. Freddie Hamilton
18. Hunter Smith
19. Pavel Karnaukhov

Defensemen
1. Rasmus Andersson
2. Brett Kulak
3. Brandon Hickey
4. Oliver Kylington
5. Adam Fox
6. Tyler Wotherspoon
7. Ryan Culkin
8. Adam Ollas Mattsson
9. Stepan Falkovsky
10. Riley Bruce
11. Kenney Morrison
12. Keegan Kanzig
13. Rushan Rafikov

Goaltenders
1. Jon Gillies
2. Nick Schneider
3. Tyler Parsons
4. Mason McDonald
5. David Rittich

*Newly added recent guys based on readings and not based on youtube clip/game watching.

[1qqaaz]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

1. Tkachuk
2. Gillies
3. Andersson
4. Jankowski
5. Wotherspoon
6. Mangiapane
7. Shinkaruk
8. Kylington
9. Hickey
10. Fox

I think this is perfect. Completely agree.

The top 10 looks pretty good compared to recent years. It's nice having a mix of D, forwards, and even a goalie. I'm sure one of more of our recent picks will jump into the top 10 next year. Also nice seeing Jankowski move up.

[Strange Brew]

Prospects always look promising this time of year. In hindsight, you can look at previous years and see the relative strength of that particular year but it will never look as good as the current crop.
IMO the fun in this exercise is comparing the current year prospects and see who moves up or down year to year.

[Cantrader]

So you guys think Tkachuck will make it this year? On the radio, his dad thinks he needs but seasoning but he said his son is very determined to make the team this year

[FBI]

5,8,14,18 gone from top 20.

[FlameZilla]

Originally Posted by Cantrader

So you guys think Tkachuck will make it this year? On the radio, his dad thinks he needs but seasoning but he said his son is very determined to make the team this year

Couldn't comment on the but seasoning, but if he outplays everyone for a spot on the roster I don't see why he couldn't learn things on the fly with the NHL club.

He'll probably be competing with Shinkaruk, Poirier, Jankowski, Klimchuk & Mangiapane for a roster spot. If he outplays all those guys then he deserves to stick with the Flames. If he doesn't then I don't see much harm in him going back to London. He's only had one year in the OHL, right? Despite dominating the league as a rookie he probably still has a few things he could learn there should he end up not making the final cut.

[TheScorpion]

Originally Posted by Cantrader

So you guys think Tkachuck will make it this year? On the radio, his dad thinks he needs but seasoning but he said his son is very determined to make the team this year

What seasoning? Is... that like the stuff you put on Onion Rings at A&W?

[Enoch Root]

I agree that after camp would be better.

Tkachuk
Gillies
Kylington
Andersson
Jankowski
Shinkaruk
Poirier
Mangiapane
Pribyl
Wotherspoon
Kulak
Hickey

Still a pretty deep and solid list