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Originally Posted by MXD
Besides, if Hudon is small, then Kristo is small. What emphasizing on Hudon's smallness?
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Kristo is 6' tall while Hudon is what 5'10?
I simply think its unfair to rank newly drafted players based on their ceiling while players that have been drafted years ago get ranked on their realistic potential.
The older a player gets, the clearer the picture. Very often the ceiling appears lower but at the same time the floor can go up as we see the player progress.
Hudon's ceiling is sky high since he's talented, for all we know he could be a first or second line player a-la Desharnais. The floor however is that he could end up being a fringe pro playing in switzerland like hundreds of similar players before him.
Currently Kristo's ceiling is currently two way second line player. At worse he might be an average third liner or a depth player.
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Originally Posted by MXD
It's a bit irrelevant, because, as you said, there no guarantee that Kristo will make it.
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No prospect is guaranteed to become an NHL regular, you just never know what can happen and thats what I meant. Kristo however is close to the NHL and would be a very likely candidate to make the team if he didn't stay in the NCAA another year.
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Originally Posted by Et le But
Kristo was a relatively late 2nd round pick, Collberg was a borderline 1st round pick. Kristo had more concerns (and still does) regarding his hockey IQ and the like. Collberg is already slightly taller, for what it's worth.
That doesn't mean Collberg can't bust, but on a list based mostly on ceiling, I don't see Kristo (or Gallagher for that matter) doesn't have a lower ceiling.
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Collberg being ranked ahead of Kristo I can understand but seeing Hudon or Bozon this high is very odd. This writer seems like the kind of guy that would have ranking Avstin no3 Habs prospect 2 years ago because he had a ''high ceiling''.
Who's more likely to be the best players of the bunch should be the most important factor, not who looks like he might end up being an all star if he fixes his thousand issues, gets a brain, starts working hard, grows a few inches and acquire better playoff beards.
Ellis, to me, is a nice example of a good prospect. He's probably low profile for other teams because he's not flashy but he's very likely to become a good NHLer. Yannick Weber probably looked like he had a higher ceiling back when he was a prospect yet I'm pretty sure Ellis is going to be the better player.