Another prospect rank 'em thread

[HonkyTonkMan]

Please rank the following prospects projection wise (my league is deep stat wise so just in order from best nhler)


Zary
Knies
Luciusz
Bourgault
Peterka

Thanks!

[senryu]

My first instinct is that all of them are pretty much the same with Peterka being the clear #5 for me. I'll say

Zary
Lucius
Bourgault
Knies
Peterka

[Daydream Nation]

I hope you're right Senryu since I own Zary and was hoping for more last season. Not a huge separation between these guys. Off the cuff I would rank them as:
Knies
Bourgault
Zary
Peterka
Lucius

[YzermansLegacy]

For me, if Lucius puts it all together he's a step above the rest (that is a big 'if' though).

Lucius (goal-heavy but think he'll round out the rest)

X.Bourgault (points-only upside + EDM likely needing ELC's)
C.Zary (might have the highest floor but I'm less sold on his ceiling)
M.Knies (should offer some extra peripherals when/if he gets to the show)
J.J.Peterka (do like him as a "player" but less so in fantasy - don't have high expectations for him beating out other BUF wingers... but shooter/goal upside might play if he finds himself in Zona or somewhere else)

Good luck!

[deantime419]

Bourgault
Knies

Zary
Lucius (biggest wild card of the bunch)
Peterka

[snaxwell]

My first instinct is that all of them are pretty much the same with Peterka being the clear #5 for me. I'll say

Zary
Lucius
Bourgault
Knies
Peterka

I find the heavy support for Zary over JJP in this thread quite surprising, tbh.

JJP: 68 points in 70 AHL games (28 goals), 12 points in 10 playoff games (7 goals!!)

Zary: 32 points in 60 AHL games, 2 points in 13 playoff games

Despite the obvious goal and points-scoring discrepancy between the two, JJP is also YOUNGER than Zary and has had two years of experience playing in a men's league before he came to North America where he last had 20 points in 30 DEL games.

Love Zary's game, but he clearly has a lot more to prove at the minor pro level where JJP has basically been tearing it up on the farm team at 19/20 as one of the leagues best rookies with similar points and shot totals to highly-touted prospects like Holtz.

Here's my list:

Peterka (see above)
Bourgault/Knies (both beasts in their own leagues and need to prove it in the pros)
Zary (above)
Lucius (once he figures goal scoring out in the NCAA he'll be higher)

[Bubba55]

I find the heavy support for Zary over JJP in this thread quite surprising, tbh.

JJP: 68 points in 70 AHL games (28 goals), 12 points in 10 playoff games (7 goals!!)

Zary: 32 points in 60 AHL games, 2 points in 13 playoff games

Despite the obvious goal and points-scoring discrepancy between the two, JJP is also YOUNGER than Zary and has had two years of experience playing in a men's league before he came to North America where he last had 20 points in 30 DEL games.

Love Zary's game, but he clearly has a lot more to prove at the minor pro level where JJP has basically been tearing it up on the farm team at 19/20 as one of the leagues best rookies with similar points and shot totals to highly-touted prospects like Holtz.

Here's my list:

Peterka (see above)
Bourgault/Knies (both beasts in their own leagues and need to prove it in the pros)
Zary (above)
Lucius (once he figures goal scoring out in the NCAA he'll be higher)

I think a bit of "SabresPhobia" may be at play here (:

Honestly I see all of these guys pretty much in the same tier. Someone said if Lucius figures it out, look out, well, I won't argue with that, but I will suggest that exactly the same thing could be said for any of these guys and at this point no one knows how this will pan out. About the best we can do is evaluate each player based on what we do know and what potential opportunity they may get in the next year or so. I will add that I put a lot of emphasis on the leagues these guy play in when comparing them. A guy who lights up the CHL impresses me less than a guy who lights up the NCAA to the same degree and a guy who lights up the AHL at a young age catches my attention the most. Your right to be high on Peterka.