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Originally Posted by RedWings19405
I will admit I have latched onto his potential in a big way. Was just surprised he is over a point a game player in his WHL career after an impressive start the season before injury. He could have had a more consistent playoff run likely putting him ahead on the lists. Curious as it is debated around here a lot do you have Ouellet ahead of Sproul it seemed that way in the write up?
Tvrdon and Jensen are a couple of my favorites though always enjoy when something is wrote up about them. Also think Quine might be faster in terms of skating than Ferraro, Jensen enters that discussion as well. Although they all probably lose to AA next year when this discussion is had with him in the system now.
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I'll be honest, I'm not Detroit's writer, I'm Dallas'...so I haven't been engulfed in Detroit's system for years like I have with Dallas'. I think you guys just don't have a writer right now so I picked up the articles and tried to familiarize myself with your prospects a little more deeply as quickly as I could. It's difficult to say who is underrated/overrated, underachieving/overachieving given that I only had good knowledge of your bigger-named prospects...I did some research and a little chit-chatting with some people more familiar with some of these guys and put it together.
With that disclaimer out of the way, having seen both Sproul and Ouellet in the last little bit and trying to match up their different styles from different leagues and go head to head with them...I'd take Ouellet, personally. That's just me though. I think there are more Sproul's in the world and junior hockey than Ouellet's...XO looks like he's in control out there all the time. As a coach myself, he's one of those guys that you can put out there and think, "ok, nothing bad is gonna happen for the next minute..." It's a very important trait but kind of difficult to describe.
I thought Ferraro was faster than Quine, but until you get them side by side in a race, it's just a judgment call. Ferraro was one of the fastest players I've ever seen play in the WHL, so he won for me. Athanasiou is also very fast, and truth be told, is probably headed down a similar career trajectory as Ferraro (though AA is better offensively - more of a natural scorer, better hands). Can't say that I'm a big fan. Neither here nor there though.
