Kings #4 prospect
 

Results:

1st: Andrei Loktionov 39.66% (runner up: Viatcheslav Voinov 31.03%)
2nd: Viatcheslav Voinov 79.63% (runner up: Tyler Toffoli 12.96%)
3rd: Tyler Toffoli 53.57% (runner up: Derek Forbort 16.07%)

Please reply with who you would like to see added to the poll.

Forbort add Nolan.

Nicolas Deslauriers, add King.

Derek Forbort

Forbort

I'm not very high on Forbort at all. I like both Jones and Kozun better, maybe even Holloway too.

Hmmmm...
 

I voted Forbort but alot of that has to do with hoped for potential I think he can reach in time.
Of your three choices I feel Jonesy could be very very special but sadly I think his days may be numbered here!
Unless a unexpected trade happens that sends one of the Jonathans packing.

I feel that Zatkoff is not in demand and with the other two young goalies we have got the last couple drafts,
I just feel some team will come up with a trade that DL will see value in before Jones is fully ready.
Just my opinion on this one a feeling as it were.

Forbort

As much as i love Forborts potential hes at least two years away maybe as much as 4 depending on health. Jake Muzzin is ready now and has played already in the Nhl therefore that makes him a better propect at the moment.

Nicolas Deslauriers is gonna turn heads. Have a feeling this guy will be great. He will be one of those great finds that alot of teams will wish they would of picked. Our top 4 D in my eyes.

1A. Doughty
1B. Johnson
2. Delsauriers
3. Forbort
4. Hickey

I think Forbort's potential is still too great to overlook, so I voted him.

I suggest adding Shore next.

I voted for Derek.

Delsauriers reminds me a lot of the Ducks Lucas Sisba which I love.

Nick has that determination and drive to be good and he's willing to play the wreck and smash type of game too, which we all like.

When you add the tough element to his game it makes Nick more valuable and will cause other defensemen to be moved for him.

I know allot of people will vote Forbort who, as I have said all along is a very good defenceman but is further out than the the rest of our top end talented Dkids and has a bit more to prove (which he no doubt will) before he climbs up into the top 5 of our prospects imo.

Nik Deslauriers is a monster who can play every aspect of the game at his position and will in time prove himself to be everything we have wanted in a D man and even more. I see him as our Captain within a couple of years of making the team or at the very least wearing the A in pretty short order.

NDes is right there with VV in skating ability and shot but is light years ahead of him in positional play (which is saying allot) and in his ability to take over the game in his own end. He drops the gloves and throws hammers made out of cold hard steel and plays for keeps.

I like Robot (a nik name that he has been given at times throughout his development due to his cold steady ability to play the game like a science) and think he has top 3 Dmen written all over him but if I had to chose between the two I would take NDes every single time.

I have been (for a long time now) trying to think of a comparable D man for N Des since the 99 era up until today and after long thought, I can't.

Des is closer to the good old school two way mean tuff no funny bus dmem of the past then he is to any of the dmen that I can think of today.

N Des will be a great heart and soul Dman in the NHL without a doubt imo. The kind of kid you hang on to.
Forbort should too though in a totally different way. To me after watching a ton of Forbort I would say that his upside would be a more mobile two way version of Matty Norstrom which is absolutely nothing to sneeze at and should be seen as very very high praise.

N Des will cut his own path and make his own name.

Zatkoff and Jones are about equal right now though, both are solid at times but terribly inconsistent and have similiar upside. Berube is a huge ? as he wasn't that impressive in his limited AHL time and he is coming off surgery. I don't see any of the three going anywhere until one of them steps up and shows they are capable of playing 50-60 games in the AHL a year without long periods of struggling...

That said I vote Muzzin and say add Holloway if he is still considered a prospect... if he isn't an option then add Zatkoff.

Well said, I keep thinking of a Paul Coffey. Maybe a bit meaner. Regardless tons of potiental.

Yes, he's further away, but his vision, puckhandling skills, and size are amazing. It's that potential that people are banking on.

I think you overstate Deslauriers' defensive ability. I know he's willing to play defense, and he has that commitment, but his defensive decisions leave a lot to be desired. This still needs work. As far as wearing a letter... again, I like him, but I think Brown, Johnson, Doughty, and Kopitar are the faces of the Kings and would likely be the ones wearing letters.

I still think he's a lot like Dan Boyle.

Don't get me wrong, I really like Deslauriers. I have him and Forbort almost neck and neck on my list (I have them at 4 and 5), and frankly, you can make good arguments on both of them being higher.

Time will tell Kingspawn.

I have given high praise to Forbort and feel he deserves it but he isnt anywhere near Des is in as far as their current abilities stand. As to where they are likely to end up or are projected to develop they are two totally different types of players so there isn't really any point in discussing that imo.

As to Des being known for being anything other than stellar in his own end I have to disagree with you and so do most of the pundits who have followed him. He is an exceptionally talented stay at home Dman who is an excellent skater and those have been his strong suits so far, his two way ability as well as his leadership and toughness have been nice additions to his game but they are more or less sort of newish aspects.

The kid is known for being a fast skating tuff stay at home Dman first. The rest is icing.

When it comes to these two dmen Forbort looks very good as well but he has yet to show the same amount of leadership, grit and speed that Des has up to this point. I like Forbort and we are lucky enough to have the opp to watch both of them develop.

Time will tell which is the better of the two and either way I am happy that we have so many exceptionally talented young D in the system.

I do not know if you guys are voting for Forbort from write ups or what but the 3/4 times he was on TV last year he was far from being a great prospect so I am hoping TG is right about ND, who was invited to Canada's WJC before his injury I believe which is pretty good for a Dman from the Q

I cant remember if I picked Derek or Nick. Thats how close it is

King'spawn's post make me...

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The thing between Forbort and Deslauriers to me is that Forbort is a project. While yeah he could become the better of the two, it's not going to be for a long while whereas I see Nic as someone who could step in in the next year or two. I also see Deslauriers becoming a good offensive threat where I see Forbort more used in a shutdown role but a guy who can also skate and make a good first pass.

The Rumor is...
 

Also I understand Forbort has a big slapper when he gets it off if he can develop enough to be consistent in this aspect of his game it would be a nice addition to our blue line threats...

Well someone who's 6'4" should be able to get a decent amount of power behind a shot based on size alone. Another thing I see is I see Deslauriers being a top pairing PP type guy and Forbort being a 2nd unit guy. I like both but I think right now Deslauriers is just simply the better prospect.