Craig's List 2014 Prospects

[MissTeeks]

"Drafting Nick Ritchie"has become the new "Is Gaudreau going to sign". Only one more week to wait!

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Caged Great

I dislike Ritchie, but if that was how it shook out, I'd be more than okay with that.

Me too. I'm not a fan of him as our pick, but if they move out parts to get another high pick and take him, I can live with that risk.

[Day Tripper]

Originally Posted by nik-

I'll be so disappointed if we had to go through this year to end up with this guy. In my mind he's got "CHL peak" all over him.

Three great choices at center, don't draft for size at number 4.

What I don't understand is how Treliving/Conroy have said things like, "I think everybody has the same top 5 guys, but probably in 30 different orders." And yet they have Ritchie in their top 5, and there's no way all 30 teams have Ritchie in their top 5. There are probably very few who do.

Originally Posted by dissentowner

I would like the Flames to move Hudler and maybe one of those 2nds for pick #5. Draft Bennett or Reinhart at 4 and Ritchie at 5.

No way would the Flames get the 5th overall pick for Hudler and a 2nd. Maybe Baertschi, Hudler, and the 34th pick would do it?

[Rick M.]

If we acquired the 5th pick as an extra pick, I'd much rather we take Ehlers, our game breaker, than Ritchie.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by AC

Spoiler!

0.90 PKane
0.87 Seguin
0.84 Draisaitl
0.82 Hall
0.79 Bennett
0.77 Tavares
0.77 Strome
0.77 Gagner
0.77 Ritchie
0.75 Stamkos
0.74 Yakupov
074 EStaal
0.72 SReinhart
0.67 Dal Colle (and had identical rate in playoffs, which is impressive)
0.66 BRyan
0.64 Bailey

0.60 and under: Duchene, Monahan, Kadri, Skinner, Couture, Virtanen

That settles it. Draisaitl it is.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Day Tripper

No way would the Flames get the 5th overall pick for Hudler and a 2nd. Maybe Baertschi, Hudler, and the 34th pick would do it?

Then they can keep it. Adding Sven would be a huge overpayment.

[dissentowner]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

If we acquired the 5th pick as an extra pick, I'd much rather we take Ehlers, our game breaker, than Ritchie.

No way Ehlers will be a better player than Ritchie.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

If we acquired the 5th pick as an extra pick, I'd much rather we take Ehlers, our game breaker, than Ritchie.

I'd personally rather see us take Ehlers over Richie too. Zero chance it happens though since we have such a hard on for size now.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by nik-

I'd personally rather see us take Ehlers over Richie too. Zero chance it happens though since we have such a hard on for size now.

Maybe we can draft him and then put him on the rack.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by Rick M.

Maybe we can draft him and then put him on the rack.

You want to torture a newly drafted prospect?

That's messed up.

[saXon]

Originally Posted by nik-

You want to torture a newly drafted prospect?

That's messed up.

Or maybe he means feed him some more milk to grow bigger and stronger.

[nik-]

Wheaties

[TheDebaser]

In the interview with Bennett's coach that was up on the fan the other day, he was saying that Ritchie's production went way up when his team acquired a talented center to play with him. Had he played the whole season with a talented center, his ppg could have been even higher.

[mile]

If we are ignoring the size factor, what exactly has Ehlers done to show that he is more skilled than Ritchie? From what I've read, Ritchie has very good skill as well. Isn't it possible that Ritchie might be ranked higher than Ehlers because he is a better skilled player(or close enough that his size gives him the edge)? Being big doesn't necessarily equate to being less skilled and less of a game breaker.

[nik-]

Originally Posted by mile

If we are ignoring the size factor, what exactly has Ehlers done to show that he is more skilled than Ritchie? From what I've read, Ritchie has very good skill as well. Isn't it possible that Ritchie might be ranked higher than Ehlers because he is a better skilled player(or close enough that his size gives him the edge)? Being big doesn't necessarily equate to being less skilled and less of a game breaker.

I don't know if anyone would say that Ritchie is more purely skilled than Ehlers.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by TheDebaser

In the interview with Bennett's coach that was up on the fan the other day, he was saying that Ritchie's production went way up when his team acquired a talented center to play with him. Had he played the whole season with a talented center, his ppg could have been even higher.

That would be a red flag for me, Top 10 draft picks should make other players better..sounds a bit dimensional.

[Vulcan]

Great even strength stats by Ritchie but not so great on the PP.

[Rick M.]

Originally Posted by nik-

You want to torture a newly drafted prospect?

That's messed up.

No, to make him taller so the bigger-is-always-better school will be satisfied.

[AC]

Originally Posted by T@T

That would be a red flag for me, Top 10 draft picks should make other players better..sounds a bit dimensional.

I'm willing to bet his new linemate probably benefited as well, its usually not a 1 way street in that regard.

Some quotes I found while searching for Ritchie reviews:

"His hands in close are fantastic, but he's also a great playmaker who sees the ice and can make his linemates better."

"Offensively, scouts describe his shot as anywhere from "excellent" to "erratic," but the consensus opinion on Ritchie is that he is a player that makes his teammates better and can drive offensive for his line mates while not always for himself."

[JiriHrdina]

His new linemate was a guy he played with before including lacrosse. Instant chemistry