Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2024 - Round 5

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[GreenLantern2814]

This is an easy Honzek for me.

If he stays healthy, he’s a top-6 forward.

[Kipper_3434]

Originally Posted by cral12

I like this approach, with a (quickly done) few minor adjustments, additions, and placement of prospects...

Blue Chip (No doubt NHLer with high likelihood of being a star player)

• Parekh

A level (High likelihood of NHL career, possibility of being a star player)
Wolf

• Coronato
• Gridin
• Honzek
• Brzustewicz

A- Level (high likelihood of NHL career and possibility of being a star player)

• Basha
• Morin
• Stromgren

B+ level (high likelihood of NHL career but low possibility of being a star player)

• Pelletier
• Grushnikov
• Battaglia
• Mews
• Poirier
• Suniev
• Misa

B- level (possibility of NHL career but low possibility of being a star player)

• Kuznetsov
• Solovyov
• Zarubin
• Jurmo
• Hurtig
• Sergeev
• Yegorov
• Bell
• Lipinski
• Schwindt

C level (intriguing, but need to see more to pass judgement)

• Hoskin
• Jamieson
• Laing
• Klapka
• Morton
• Ignatjew

Not sure Klapka should be C tier. He had a very good season developement wise.

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Grindin' for Gridin.

[Enoch Root]

with all of the people calling Honzek a bust and a disappointment around here, I expected him to slip a bit. Also expected Poirier to slip.

Voting Morin, as I think he (and Honzek) have lots of upside.

[TheScorpion]

Basha.

[Enoch Root]

^ meant Pelletier, not Poirier

[HitterD]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

with all of the people calling Honzek a bust and a disappointment around here, I expected him to slip a bit. Also expected Poirier to slip.

Voting Morin, as I think he (and Honzek) have lots of upside.

Yeah i think its an interesting pairing as both Honzek and Morin had dissapointing production (and GP) drops from their draft year, yet Honzek seems to be the one that a lot of folks are more concerned won't bounce back. At least that's what i thought from a number of comments i've seen as well.

Yet, based on this pole Honzek seems to have the confidence of the majority of CP that he's a top 5 prospect in an improved system. Perhaps its just a vocal minority that have lost confidence in Honzek.

Either way, I agree with you that both Honzek and Morin have significant upside still and I feel some have been quick to downplay their potential based on last season

[Reggie Dunlop]

Honzek over Gridin for now.

[Nelson]

Honzek’s 23-24 was disappointing to me. He was 4th on his junior team in points per game, less than 1.0 PPG, down significantly from 22-23. Also, he has a November, 2004 birthday, so he is on the older side for his draft year.

I’m hoping that the injury in the first 2 months of 23-24 means he simply wasn’t ready for the season and that he has a bounce back as a rookie in the AHL.

[1qqaaz]

Basha's point totals far superior to Honzek's despite being a lot younger. Basha progressed. Honzek regressed. Basha is healthy. Honezek is injury prone.
Both were ranked around 20-30 in their draft year.

Honzek had the worst regression for any Flames 1st round prospect in over 20 years. Statistically speaking, this kind of regression is extremely concerning for players in their D+1 year.

Lipinski outplayed Honzek as a 4th round pick. He's more all around.

Gridin has a much better NHLe than Honzek did or does. He has the best point totals out of any remaining prospect IMO. But I have more questions about his play than I do Basha.

[Wastedyouth]

Pelletier being massively underrated.

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Yeah, I have Honzek ahead right now, but I think I could easily be swayed to move Gridin and Basha ahead of Honzek at the moment.

[cral12]

Originally Posted by Kipper_3434

Not sure Klapka should be C tier. He had a very good season developement wise.

Fairplay on Klapka for Da Wolfman.
As noted, threw it together in rapid fire - probably deserving of the B- class.
Thanks!

[Mattman]

Was just looking back through the years and it shocked me to see Pelletier has been in these since 2019. This will be his 6th prospect poll.

I fear this may be his make it or break it season.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Could have went with a number of players here. I am high on Suniev.

[FBI]

Honzek just doesn't excite me right now.. Surprised he is so high.. I really hope I'm wrong though and he bounces back in a big way this year.

[Jay Random]

I agree, Honzek needs to bounce back. He has all kinds of potential, but his development has been badly set back and he needs to make up for lost time.

I went with Gridin because he seems to have a real knack for making smart plays. If he doesn't pan out as a scorer, he has the tools and IQ to be a very good checker. And he appears highly motivated to make the NHL in whatever role he can. I think that gives him a higher floor than some of the other prospects with comparable ceilings.

[Roof-Daddy]

Hopefully Honzek goes full 2023/24 Stromgren in 2023/25

[IceBergYYC]

Originally Posted by VilleN

Crazy that Koumontzis is still on this list - I feel like we drafted him forever ago - 2018 it turns out. I predict he will finish last on this list... when is the cut off where a player no longer makes this list?

Koumontzis is infinite and vast.