Calgarypuck Prospect Ranking 2019 - Round 29

[Bingo]

Summer time, and time for ...

Calgarypuck's 6th Annual Prospect Ranking Poll Series

Here are the last 5 years for a quick glance ...
Prospect Rankings
2013 - Results
2014 - Results
2015 - Results
2016 - Results
2017 - Results
2018 - Results

As per usual the vote is up to you. Some see it as most likely to play, some see it as highest ceiling, others see it as a mix of both.

Happy voting!

Results

1. Juuso Valimaki - 92.6% (Round 1)
2. Dillon Dube - 54.5% (Round 2)
3. Oliver Kylington - 78.3% (Round 3)
4. Jakob Pelletier - 58.0% (Round 4)
5. Matias Emilio Pettersen - 50.0% (Round 5)
6. Tyler Parsons - 50.0% (Round 6)
7. Matthew Phillips - 55.6% (Round 7)
8. Illya Nikolaev - 33.6% (Round 8)
9. Martin Pospisil - 35.8% (Round 9)
10. Dmitry Zavgorodniy - 29.9% (Round 10)
11. Filip Sveningsson - 23.7% (Round 11)
12. Alexander Yelesin - 54% RO (Run Off)/Round 12)
13. Demetrios Koumontzis (Run Off)/Round 12)
14. Adam Ruzicka - 54% RO (Run Off)/Round 14)
15. Jon Gillies (Run Off)/Round 14)
16. Artyom Zagidulin - 59% RO (Run Off)/Round 16)
17. Glen Gawdin (Run Off)/Round 17)
18. Dustin Wolf - 59% RO (Run Off)/Round 18)
19. Eetu Tuulola (Run Off)/Round 19)
20. Milos Roman - 31.8% (Round 20)
21. Lucas Feuk - 31.8% (Round 21)
22. Carl-Johan Lerby - 27.4% (Round 22)
23. Josh Nodler - 27.4% (Round 23)
24. Ryan Lomberg - 38.9% (Round 24)
25. Luke Philp - 61% RO (Run Off)/Round 25)
26. Linus Lindstrom - 61% RO (Run Off)/Round 26)
27. Nick Schneider - 37.5% (Round 27)
28. Rinat Valiev - 59.8% (Round 28)

[agulati]

Voted for Foo, once again.

[TheScorpion]

Nielsen is last on my list.

Going with Kirkland here.

[Zoller]

Nielsen had a good season with the Marlies in his rookie season 14G 25A. He was the highest scoring D-man on the team that year.

He could bounce back. Plus he actually has a contract

Mitchell Mattson and Pavel Karnaukhov should be last

[Funkhouser]

McKenna and then I'm out
I don't think anyone else has even a slight chance (but I know nothing)

[mikephoen]

Went with Kirkland. He has the power of Costco behind him.

[Moneyhands23]

All most done

[Calgary4LIfe]

Foo will be UFA by the time his KHL contract is up, so he goes to the bottom for me.
McKenna can be signed by any team in the NHL at any point, so he isn't even Flames property, so to the bottom of the heap he goes for me as well, though he does have upside.
Mattson hasn't progressed even though he has abundant tools - not sure what his story is, but he is at the bottom for me too (would be last if not for the above issues).


So that leaves Karnaukhov, Nielsen and Kirkland...


Karnaukhov hasn't shown much on the stats sheet since going to the KHL, though his VHL numbers look really good.

Nielsen has steadily declined from being a PPG defencemen in the WHL in his draft + 1 year, to a 39 points in 76 games rookie in the AHL, to flatlining.

Kirkland's numbers look underwhelming to me, and he doesn't seem to be much of a physical player out there judging by his PIM stat line, so I am not sure he can be counted on as a role player.


Karnaukhov it is for me. His VHL numbers at least look really promising, and that's enough to get my vote.

[N26]

Originally Posted by TheScorpion

Nielsen is last on my list.

Going with Kirkland here.

Don't see how anyone can be behind Mattson.

Nielsen is a good-pedigree-but-lost-his-way guy (injuries? drugs? rink rhondas? not very bright? fortnite?...idk why) who might find his way back to being a prospect.

Mattson doesn't seem to have ever had any real pedigree. Two years of good stats in Minnesota high school hockey when you're 6'4 and 190 and your peers are full-time USHLers isn't enough for me.

He fooled those guys at ISS though who thought he was the 61st best draft prospect that year.

[agulati]

I understand why McKenna is getting the votes he is getting. One of the younger ones in the group, but not being Flames property drops him to the bottom of the ranking for me.