Prospect Mailbag - May Edition

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Welcome one and all to the May Edition of the DobberProspects' Fantasy Mailbag.

Send all your prospect related Q's my way and I'll do my best to shed some light on the some of the most interesting fantasy pieces out there - the youth!

I've got a thread here, in the Keeper League Forwards' forum, as well as on my twitter page @CrazyJoeDavola3

Ready! Set! Ask!

[Bass56]

Hey CJD, thanks for doing this. Before I ask my question, I just wanted to point out that I think that you have duplicate threads here. Hopefully a mod can merge both or delete one.

Ok here's my question:

NJ will most likely select a center (Patrick or Hischier) come draft day. What does that do to McLeod's value as Zacha is already ahead of him and one of the 2 draftees will most likely make the jump this year?

Do you think McLeod gets buried in the depth chart, shifts to the wing, gets moved...? He had a great season and amazing playoffs so I'm not sure what to think going forward.

[Mr. Guru]

How would you rank.....

McAvoy, Kapirzov and Guentzel compared to the 2017 draft class? Points only.

[havanablast21]

Thanks again for doing these.

I need to whittle my keeper farm team from 10 down to 5 guys from the following list. How would you rate the following prospects in an incredibly deep 24team league for keeper value. ?

Cats = G, A, +/-, PIM, SOG, PPP, Hit, Blk, FOW

For the 5 keepers selected, what is the upside (why do they make your list?)

C - Matthew Phillips
LW - Tyler Bertuzzi
LW - Josh Leivo
LW - Riley Tufte
RW - Nikita Soshnikov
RW - Ty Rattie (still farm eligible)
RW - Givani Smith
D - Travis Dermott
D - Xavier Ouellet

Tks fella!

[First Round Pick]

D question for you:

Timing and upside for points-only - who do you rank top-to-bottom from the following D prospects?

Ryan Graves
Will Butcher
Jeremy Lauzon
Vince Dunn
Brendan Guhle
Dante Fabbro
Adam Fox
Filip Hronek
Jacob Larsson
Kale Clague
Kyle Capobianco

Thanks!

[Axeman33]

Jordan Weal seemed to be finding his groove on the top line in Philly this past season. It took him a while, but he seemed to settle in good.

What are your projections for him going forward?

[TornBetween2Pucks]

Short and long-term projections on Skjei, Theodore and Sergachev - I can only protect one. Thanks.

[TornBetween2Pucks]

Just one more - what do you think the future holds for Kyle Connor next year? AHL again or establishes himself as a NHL regular.

[Crazy Joe Davola]

Good stuff, folks! Keep em coming!

[Stencil]

A question not answered a couple of months ago: Nicolas Roy had a really good year. Do you see him fantasy relevant (points only) in the future or does he project to be a 35-40 pts 3rd liner in the NHL?

And another question: N.Scherbak does not seem to meet the expectations. Are you a believer and do you still see some upside to him in the NHL?

Thanks!

[Jager's Mullet]

My question is about Jordan greenway. Minny seems to have an abundance of high end prospects that are gonna be entering the nhl in the next few years. What do you see as Jordan Greenway's upside and what do you think are his chances of achieving them? Presently he is a eligible to be drafted in my prospect draft and was wondering what round would it be acceptable to draft him in comparison to the 2017 entry draft? Thanks

[Fighting_Emu]

Not sure where the other thread went...

I was asking for some early recon on the following draft crop (not this year but next year). Specifically interested in Dahlin, Svechnikov, and Veleno- how do they stack up to the Mathews/Laine draft? Are any of them generational? Are you getting this is a deeper draft in terms of high end talent or more shallow? Any players of note aside from those three you have an inkling might make a meaningful fantasy impact? I know its very early but Ive just committed to a pretty serious re-build and really on the fence if I should be in full on "tank" mode this coming season or not- lol! Thanks for doing these!!

[russtyj]

What do you think of Will Butcher in terms of points upside? When do you think Butcher makes the NHL if at all? Where in a lineup, do you think Butcher could play next season? Thanks

[lucafen4]

Leafs just signed Rosen, Borgman, and made Aaltonen official, rumoured to be close to signing Holm from SEL as well... I'm expecting each to spend next season in the AHL, how close are they to contributing and do any of them project beyond a 4/5dman? Does Aaltonen project into a top 6? floors/ceilings?

[newfcollins]

Are the answers found in this thread or in the prospect ramblings?