Summer 2013 Flames Prospect Rank Poll Round 1

[Calgary4LIfe]

I selected Baertschi, but only because my methodology was based on 50% ceiling, and 50% probability of making it there.

I would say Baertschi is in the top 4 (with Monahan, Jankowski and Gaudreau) - perhaps top 5 if you include Gillies - of high-ceiling prospects. I ranked him 1st over-all since he is the most 'proven' of them, seeing as he is the only one that has played at the NHL level.

If I were asked to rank based on absolute ceiling, I would go something like:
Jankowski - big center with loads of skill
Gaudreau - probably even better skilled than Jankowski, but doesn't have the size advantage to dominate like Jankowski could
Monahan - Huge talent with size and intangibles
Baertschi - slick and hard-working.
Gillies - hard to rank a goalie, so just putting him arbitrarily at 5th.

IF Jankowski reaches his ceiling, I think he will be the most important piece the Flames have moving forward.

I think most of us have a pretty good idea of who will rank 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Will be interesting to see what the masses here rank the prospects beyond that.

[Vulcan]

I think it's probably going to go Monahan, Baertschi, Gaudreau and should be followed by Gillies and Jankowski. After these five it's going to get interesting.

[JurassicTunga12]

This is the list over at the Flames board on HF so far:

1. Sven Baertschi
2. Sean Monahan
3. Johnny Gaudreau
4. Mark Jankowski
5. Jon Gillies
6. Corban Knight
7. Tyler Wotherspoon
8. Max Reinhart
9. Emile Poirier
10. Morgan Klimchuk
11. Patrick Sieloff
12. Markus Granlund
13. Ken Agostino
14. Bill Arnold
15. Laurent Brossoit
16. Mark Cundari
17. Ben Hanowski
18. Chris Breen
19. Lance Bouma

[albertGQ]

Originally Posted by CaptainYooh

Exactly. Why bother with the first three then? It's practically a consensus.

You don't know how this poll works

[Bingo]

Originally Posted by Fire

I think Bingo plans on having more polls with the previous winners getting removed.

Hell ya!

30 days, 30 polls (get you all through August)

in the end we will have a top 30 and a new season a week away

[StrykerSteve]

Gaudreau

Watching him play amongst the other prospects, he takes control and dictates the pace of the play. No one else but Gaudreau seem to be capable of this and it is hella fun to watch.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Gaudreau

Watching him play amongst the other prospects, he takes control and dictates the pace of the play. No one else but Gaudreau seem to be capable of this and it is hella fun to watch.

that is the one thing I love about gaudreau, he makes players around him better. Last year when he was with jankowski, that line was probably the best line. This year he was paired with Monahan and they seemed to create a scoring chance almost every shift.

[the_only_turek_fan]

This is Sean Monahan's team.

[getbak]

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Sean Monahan

[SebC]

Picked Gaudreau, but after thinking about it more I maybe should've picked Monahan.