VOTE - Ottawa Senators Top Prospects: #1 (2015)

Ev wrote:how many votes until I move onto #2? Is this enough?

NEELY wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

LeCaptain wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:You sound surprised.

very. Don't see any scenario where he should be over Puempel at the moment. And I would put White and Chabot over him personally.

Puempel has shown that he could probably step in and replace Condra's lost production.  Paul has higher upside.  I can easily see how someone would rank him above Puempel in this poll.

As for Paul vs. your boy Colin White, don't forget that this is the guy Murray insisted on when trading Spezza.  And since then he had a great season in the OHL and was asked to play at the WJC.  I'd say he's ranked higher than White and Chabot, for sure.  

Very debatable.

At the same age, Puempel had 35 goals in 51 games, Paul had 37 in 58.
Just by viewing I would say Puempel's offensive hockey sense is way higher.
I think Puempel will have a monster rookie season in Ottawa. But it will depend on Hoffman's contract.

Also Chabot's scouting reports suggests he's a future top pairing Defenseman. That has way more value than a top 6 forward.

That's one report. I've also seen report where he is top 4. It's hard to really know what he will become. Especially thatDman take a little younger and it's been said that he still has a lot of development to do.
So no, I would not go outright and say he's a top pairing Dman just yet.

I was making comparaisons on their projections. Chabot is not a top pairing D, Nick Paul is not a top 6 forward.

Also:
http://www.tsn.ca/thomas-chabot-defence-1.293900
Projection: Number 2 two way defenseman

http://starsandsticks.com/2015/05/30/2015-nhl-draft-profile-thomas-chabot/
Ceiling: Top pairing defenseman

http://prospects.dobbersports.com/Ottawa-Senators-Top-Prospects/thomas-chabot
Projects at 2/3 defenseman

I think there are enough reports out there to suggest he can be at least a number 2.

I disagree about Paul not having the ability to become a top 6 forward.  The offense is there and it's not like he had a bunch of stars around him in North Bay either, he carried that team.