Keller vs. other prospects?

[knoble]

I had started an earlier thread involving trading down in picks, bypassing Patrick and Hischier and taking Clayton Keller at #3. In all the responses I recieved in that thread, everyone was extremely high on Keller.

I was just wondering how some of the other notable prospects stack up against Keller. Guys like Dylan Strome, Jacob Chychrun, Tyler Jost, Alexander Nylander, Joel Eriksson Ek, Pierre-Luc Dubois, etc.

How would you rank them, and who will have some or any impact in the NHL next year?

[Jouko-Pouko]

Keller
Strome
Dubois
Eriksson Ek
A.Nylander
Jost
Chychrun

That would be my ranking.

I think Nylander might need one more year of development before he's ready for the NHL. It's always possible Dubois gets sent back to junior and Strome/Jost/Eriksson Ek get some AHL time but I think it's more likely they play the season in the NHL - maybe like 60-80% likely of that happening for each of them.

If Strome plays in the NHL, I would expect him to put up points - they would probably send him down if he wasn't. Others may score something like 40 points if they play full season which is good from a rookie but not always fantasy-worthy in some leagues. Keller is the best bet for instant production (~50 points would be my guess).

Chychrun is definitely playing in the NHL but I don't see big points coming from him, so expect similar results as you saw from him in his rookie season. ~25 points would be a really good season for him IMO.

[Axeman33]

I agree with J-K's list but I'd flip DStrome and Keller. I still think Strome is one of the best prospects out there, a hair above Keller.

[chuckcouples]

Keller
Jost
Strome
Eriksson Ek
Dubois
Chychrun
Nylander

This is the way I would rank them with a weighting on who will help the most in this upcoming season. I think Jost will be the best player of this bunch this year and likely over the next decade but Keller should put up more points.