2013 Ottawa Senators Top Prospect #3

Ottawa Senators Top Prospects:

1.JG Pageau - 46%
2.Curtis Lazar - 54%
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Puempel over Ceci. i realize he's got to prove he can play pro but it's because where his ceiling is that i believe he's slated so high.

Where is DaCosta? He's my vote

Ceci or Puempel

The fact we gave up on Noesen (or rather gave him away) automatically makes Puempel more valuable to the team.  I would have said Stone before but Puempel has impressed the sens where they are talking about him more (let's not forget they traded to get him)

#4 for me has to be Ceci. Actually it should be 1) Lazar 2) Puemps 3) Ceci, but somebody made Pageau a prospect again  

TBH, I'm not sure how I'd rank the prospects. I've been voting, but I'm never sure about my vote. IMO, Pageau (if we still consider him a prospect) is higher because he's ready, but Puempel, Ceci, Lazar, Prince, Stone, and Hoffman are all very high on the list. I don't know enough about any of them (the group has combined for 8 games of NHL experience) to rate them accurately. I have those 6 (I'm eliminating Pageau) as the top prospects, but they're all pretty much the same in my books right now. All have undeniable talent; no one knows how that'll transfer to the NHL. I think they'll all eventually be performers on the team, but I have no idea in what capacity they'll perform.

My two cents.

LeKing wrote:Where is DaCosta? He's my vote

Fine...I'll add him.

I'm not sure why, but I'm not at all sold on Puempel. This year, I want to be proven wrong when he scores a bunch in the A.

I've basically been ranking them based on the importance level to the team. i ranked Lehner as number 1 prospect couple years back and I think most would tend to agree he was the most important prospect at the time.

I think with Michalek going into UFA, and questions on long term future of Ryan/Spezza, our need is offense from the wings. But others will say we need a right handed dman, and that's fair too I guess. So go by position, and then who has more upside.

I don't understand any of you. I've voted Ceci in all three polls. I already said that I treated Pageau as a graduate. As for Lazar, I get it that we traded Noesen because we got Lazar, but I don't think any one expected Noesen -- this year -- to do anything more than get some games as a callup. I would expect even less from Lazar. He's got another year in Junior before he gets anything more than some pre-season games, perhaps. Meanwhile I expect Ceci to get some games this year and make a serious push for full time next season.

wprager wrote:I don't understand any of you.  I've voted Ceci in all three polls.  I already said that I treated Pageau as a graduate.  As for Lazar, I get it that we traded Noesen because we got Lazar, but I don't think any one expected Noesen -- this year -- to do anything more than get some games as a callup.  I would expect even less from Lazar.  He's got another year in Junior before he gets anything more than some pre-season games, perhaps.  Meanwhile I expect Ceci to get some games this year and make a serious push for full time next season.

This is not a poll about NHL readiness.

wprager wrote:I don't understand any of you.  I've voted Ceci in all three polls.  I already said that I treated Pageau as a graduate.  As for Lazar, I get it that we traded Noesen because we got Lazar, but I don't think any one expected Noesen -- this year -- to do anything more than get some games as a callup.  I would expect even less from Lazar.  He's got another year in Junior before he gets anything more than some pre-season games, perhaps.  Meanwhile I expect Ceci to get some games this year and make a serious push for full time next season.

I voted first for Pageau - because, you can't graduate a guy who played 9 regular season games, then 10 playoff games. He's still 100% a prospect - and for all we know, he could come out flat next season and be sent back to the AHL.

As for Ceci, I have him next, but to me Prince has an enormous upside and I think this is a kid who can bang on the door to the NHL and perhaps get a couple of long call ups next season.

I voted Lazar 2nd, but really, he could have gone first.  Having the Edmonton play by play guy saying he's one of the best players he's seen in that uniform is a pretty big compliment.  Having the GM of the Oil Kings, Bob Green, saying he's the best player he's ever had, goes a long, long way as well:



http://blogs.edmontonjournal.com/2013/06/30/edmonton-oil-kings-forward-curtis-lazar-goes-to-ottawa-senators/

Lazar is the real deal.  He has character, he hits, he drives the net, he's a leader and he scores.  He probably should have been my number one, but I love Pageau's hands and hockey sense.

CZar is awesome

Puemps

Da Costa is brutal

LeKing wrote:

wprager wrote:I don't understand any of you.  I've voted Ceci in all three polls.  I already said that I treated Pageau as a graduate.  As for Lazar, I get it that we traded Noesen because we got Lazar, but I don't think any one expected Noesen -- this year -- to do anything more than get some games as a callup.  I would expect even less from Lazar.  He's got another year in Junior before he gets anything more than some pre-season games, perhaps.  Meanwhile I expect Ceci to get some games this year and make a serious push for full time next season.

This is not a poll about NHL readiness.

Sorry, I've got too many things in my life to get excited about a player I won't see for another 2-3 years. Look what happened to Noesen. Gone, just like that.

And it's not just NHL readiness but also team need. We desperately need that RHS D-man and Ceci not only does that, but he's very gifted offensively. And we all know that defense can be taught moreso than offense.