Your Top 20 Sens Prospects - POST draft

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:

NEELY wrote:Exactly. He won't go back to Sweden and tear it up, no chance. Also, if he is in NA they can always send him down to Bingo if they think he needs to improve in some area's before he is ready.

To my understanding he has 1 year left on his contract in Sweden. If they sign him by the 15th and he doesn't make the team he has to go back to Sweden to fulfill his contract so no AHL.

If he doesn't make the team, yes. If he makes it and then gets sent down later, I think that's the most liekly scenario. It will also give The Sens total control over his development which I believe they want. Another reason why he probably makes the team.

NEELY wrote:I think you have to put guys in who are almost assured to get a shot in Ottawa. Taking Boroweiski out of anyones top 20 is wrong. The guy will play in The NHL at some point.

jawal wrote:

NEELY wrote:I think you have to put guys in who are almost assured to get a shot in Ottawa. Taking Boroweiski out of anyones top 20 is wrong. The guy will play in The NHL at some point.

I don't know enough about prospects to rank but in the interview on the radio yesterday with Pierre Doiron, he mentioned that we have d propects that will play in NHL . The names he said were Cowen, Rundblad, Weircioch and Boroweicki. He did not say when just that they will play in NHL. Obviously Cowen and Rundblad will be soon.

NEELY wrote:

jawal wrote:

NEELY wrote:I think you have to put guys in who are almost assured to get a shot in Ottawa. Taking Boroweiski out of anyones top 20 is wrong. The guy will play in The NHL at some point.

I don't know enough about prospects to rank but in the interview on the radio yesterday with Pierre Doiron, he mentioned that we have d propects that will play in NHL . The names he said were Cowen, Rundblad, Weircioch and Boroweicki. He did not say when just that they will play in NHL. Obviously Cowen and Rundblad will be soon.

Exactly.

Boroweicki is an awesome example of how great Ottawa scouts are and just how good players from Ottawa are. They picked him right out of the CJHL in Smith Falls. They had a power house team and he was a rock on that blueline at 17 years old. People say and think he was drafted out of college, he wasn't. If they would have waited a year for him he would have been picked up with a 3rd or a 4th rounder being as good as he was at Clarkson.

Big Ev wrote:2 years for Zibanejad? I'm thinking he makes it right away.

stempniaksen wrote:

Big Ev wrote:2 years for Zibanejad? I'm thinking he makes it right away.

I have no doubt the kid is NHL ready on the defensive side of the game but I would like him to refine his offence before coming over so that we don't have Mike Fisher 2.0 on our hands.

That and the fact we are already forcing young talent into the lineup with Butler, Filatov, Greening, Smith, Cowen and Runbland means we could use someone with a little bit more experience up the middle.

I definitely have the old-school mindset of being extra cautious with prospects and giving them plenty of time to develop outside of the NHL.

stempniaksen wrote:I think it really depends on the team in the SEL though. Teams like Frolunda, Djugardens and wherever Runbland came from (having a mind blank) have proven to be great for young players development while a team like HV71 has been garbage at it.

I'm not gonna pretend to know anything about Djugardens depth chart, but they definitely have a track record of success. I think it would definitely be worth investigating what their plans are for him before making a concrete decision.

stempniaksen wrote:1. Jared Cowen (Most all-around potential of any of our dmen) - Next year
2. David Runbland (Very special talent, I anticipate will hit a minor snag in NA) - Next year
3. Robin Lehner (Most important Sens prospect, bar none) - 2 years
4. Mika Zibanejad (Top F prospect, looks like a real nice/safe complimentary piece) - 2 years
5. Patrick Wiercioch (Hit a snag this year, still more top end potential than F's) - 2 years
6. Matt Puempel (Huge scoring potential, on-ice game screams Heatley except that he doesn't seem like a douche) - 3 years
7. Stefan Noesen (I don't see the same upside as Puempel, but talent is there) - 3 years
8. Andre Petersson (One of our only F prospect with top line potential, bust factor) - 2/3 years
9. Bobby Butler (Can score, but can he do the little things right?) - Next year
10. Jakob Silverberg (Future 2nd/3rd liner, good progression) - 2 years
11. Shane Prince (Great future as a playmaking winger) - 3/4 years
12. Erik Condra (Same position as Silf, but has some pro experience) - 2 years
13. Stephane Da Costa (I haven't been impressed so far, but there's no denying talent) - Next year
14. Jim O'Brien (Bottom-six seems crowded, but he's another candidate) - 2 years
15. Kaspar Daugavins (Same situation as O'Brien, has shown scoring touch) - 2 years
16. Markus Sorensen (An unknown, Forsberg track record speaks for itself though) - 3/4 years
17. Loui Caporusso (Has declined in numbers, but raw talent is there) - 3 years
18. Mark Stone (Tearing up the WHL, could be a sleeper) - 3 years
19. Derek Grant (Huge dark horse this year, has great puck skills) - 2 years
20. Erik Gryba (I'm lower on him than most, still #5/#6 potential - 2 years
HM. Chris Wideman (Same as Gryba, but puckmover) - 3/4 years

NEELY wrote:Exactly. He won't go back to Sweden and tear it up, no chance. Also, if he is in NA they can always send him down to Bingo if they think he needs to improve in some area's before he is ready.

sandysensfan wrote:

NEELY wrote:Exactly. He won't go back to Sweden and tear it up, no chance. Also, if he is in NA they can always send him down to Bingo if they think he needs to improve in some area's before he is ready.

He has a contract in the SEL... so if he doesn't make the NHL... I assume he HAS to go back to Sweden... don't know if he would qualify to go to Bingo next season.... if not, it will be the year after.

stempniaksen wrote:

Big Ev wrote:2 years for Zibanejad? I'm thinking he makes it right away.

I have no doubt the kid is NHL ready on the defensive side of the game but I would like him to refine his offence before coming over so that we don't have Mike Fisher 2.0 on our hands.

That and the fact we are already forcing young talent into the lineup with Butler, Filatov, Greening, Smith, Cowen and Runbland means we could use someone with a little bit more experience up the middle.

I definitely have the old-school mindset of being extra cautious with prospects and giving them plenty of time to develop outside of the NHL.

Big Ev wrote:

stempniaksen wrote:

Big Ev wrote:2 years for Zibanejad? I'm thinking he makes it right away.

I have no doubt the kid is NHL ready on the defensive side of the game but I would like him to refine his offence before coming over so that we don't have Mike Fisher 2.0 on our hands.

That and the fact we are already forcing young talent into the lineup with Butler, Filatov, Greening, Smith, Cowen and Runbland means we could use someone with a little bit more experience up the middle.

I definitely have the old-school mindset of being extra cautious with prospects and giving them plenty of time to develop outside of the NHL.

I just don't see a difference in refining offense here as opposed to refining it in Sweden. If anything his game is suited for NA ice anyway.