No kravstov and no bump to kotkaniemi like others.
Rank Player Position Team League
1 Dahlin, Rasmus LD Vastra Frolunda SweE
2 Svechnikov, Andrei RW/C Barrie OHL
3 Zadina, Filip RW Halifax QMJHL
4 Tkachuk, Brady C Boston U. H.E
5 Wahlstrom, Oliver C USA U18 NTDP
6 Bouchard, Evan RD London OHL
7 Hughes, Quinn LD U. of Michigan Big Ten
8 Dobson, Noah RD Acadie-Bathurst QMJHL
9 Boqvist, Adam LD Brynas IF Jr. SweJE
10 Veleno, Joseph C Drummondville QMJHL
11 Farabee, Joel LW USA U18 NTDP
12 Hayton, Barrett C Sault Ste. Marie OHL
13 Kaut, Martin RW Pardubice CzeE
14 Noel, Serron RW Oshawa OHL
15 Kupari, Rasmus C Karpat Oulu FinE
16 Kotkaniemi, Jesperi C Assat FinE
17 Ginning, Adam RD Linkoping HC SweE
18 Denisenko, Grigori LW Yaroslavl Loko RusJr
19 Smith, Ty LD Spokane WHL
20 Lundestrom, Isac C Lulea HF SweE
21 McIsaac, Jared LD Halifax QMJHL
22 Groulx, Benoit-Olivier C Halifax QMJHL
23 Wilde, Bode RD USA U18 NTDP
24 Alexeyev, Alexander RD Red Deer WHL
25 Bernard-Docker, Jacob RD Okotoks AJHL
26 McLeod, Ryan C Mississauga OHL
27 Thomas, Akil C Niagara OHL
28 Bokk, Dominik LW Vaxjo SweJE
29 Marchenko, Kirill RW Khanty Mansiysk RusJr
30 Berggren, Jonatan RW Skelleftea SweJr
31 Samuelsson, Matthias LD USA U18 NTDP
Goalies
1 Rodrigue, Olivier G Drummondville QMJHL
2 Mandolese, Kevin G Cape Breton QMJH
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, Brink
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
"Cleavage is like the sun. You can look, but dont stare.. Unless you're wearing sunglasses."
No kravstov and no bump to kotkaniemi like others.
16 Team H2H Dynasty
G A Pt PIM SoG PPP H+B FOW DZS
W Svs GAA Sv%
C Scheifele Tavares Dvorack Eller
LW Domi Aho Ritchie Vrana
RW Tarasenko J Williams Laine Sheary
D Klefbom M Rielly Spurgeon Provorov Ellis Dahlin
R White Kase Schmaltz Thomas Anston-Reese Lindell Theodore
G McEhlinney C Anderson
R Kuemper
M Bjork Raddysh Kravtsov Ylonen Soderstorm Gilles Gustavsson Point Khakonen Delia Hill
16 Team H2H Dynasty
G A Pt PIM SoG PPP H+B FOW DZS
W Svs GAA Sv%
C Scheifele Tavares Dvorack Eller
LW Domi Aho Ritchie Vrana
RW Tarasenko J Williams Laine Sheary
D Klefbom M Rielly Spurgeon Provorov Ellis Dahlin
R White Kase Schmaltz Thomas Anston-Reese Lindell Theodore
G McEhlinney C Anderson
R Kuemper
M Bjork Raddysh Kravtsov Ylonen Soderstorm Gilles Gustavsson Point Khakonen Delia Hill
ISS has a tendency to undervalue European prospects. It was very noticeable last year when they didn't have Heiskanen in their top 30 for most of the season. I think they added him for last two months when it was already obvious he was going to be a very high pick. Not sure if it's because they don't have enough scouts in Europe or because their European scouts can't get their voice heard there. Strong preference for prospects who play in North America.
Then again, having Ginning that high goes against what I just said. I have no explanation for that. Taking Ginning that high would be equally good as it was for the Jets to take Logan Stanley in that range.
16 Team H2H Dynasty
G A Pt PIM SoG PPP H+B FOW DZS
W Svs GAA Sv%
C Scheifele Tavares Dvorack Eller
LW Domi Aho Ritchie Vrana
RW Tarasenko J Williams Laine Sheary
D Klefbom M Rielly Spurgeon Provorov Ellis Dahlin
R White Kase Schmaltz Thomas Anston-Reese Lindell Theodore
G McEhlinney C Anderson
R Kuemper
M Bjork Raddysh Kravtsov Ylonen Soderstorm Gilles Gustavsson Point Khakonen Delia Hill
Ty Smith at 19 sticks out to me.
JP, in your opinion, who has the most reliable ranking for European players? I'm trying to up my game on prospects research a bit this summer, and it's tough to find unbiased opinions from this side of the Atlantic. I feel like I'm just so overly immersed in Toronto area media that it's hard for the other voices to not get drowned out, and that just leaves me targeting the same players as everyone else in my pools.
Edit: Outside of DobberProspects articles of course. Definitely love those, it's actually why I'm singling JP out to ask him for more advice! Hah.
Kotkaniemi 16th.
Corey Pronman and Steve Kournianos (TheDraftAnalyst.com) seem to be two guys with reliable rankings of European players. I'm not saying I agree with them 100% but they're good talent evaluators, and based on their Twitter activity, they watch a ton of European hockey.
I would also recommend the website DraftinEU.com for more information about European prospects, and if you're on Twitter, Dennis Schellenberg (European Head Scout at FutureConsiderations) is a good guy to follow.
Most international scouting services undervalue European prospects because most of their scouts are in North America and don't have similar access to games in European leagues, so you're right, it's really difficult to find rankings that properly valuate both North American prospects as well as European prospects.
This also explains in part why so much emphasis gets put on international tournaments. it's the only time prospects can be evaluated together - against one another directly. Rightly or wrongly, WJC & U18's hold as much weight as they do & influence rankings because of this
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