48MPHSlapShot Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Just for a lark, what would you say the chances of our prospects becoming legitimate NHL players are? I know it's nearly impossible to tell at this point, but just go with your gut feeling. Some of my rankings Horvat- 95% Virtanen- 85% McCann- 75% Gaunce- 70% Shinkaruk- 60% Jensen- 50% Demko- 65% Hutton- 70% Fox- 25% Corrado- 85% Cassels- 75% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YEGCanuck Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You're right it is difficult at best to attempt to rate the chances of our prospects that may have a legitimate shot at a career in the NHL. I think your assessment is generally too optimistic especially for Gaunce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I like how Horvat is included when he is on the roster while Kenins is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatedkid666 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Every1 shud b 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-SN- Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 What's your definition of a legit NHL player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombieksa Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Depends on what your definition of an NHL player is. If it means playing 1 game in the nhl I believe all of the listed players have a 99% chance of that, Horvat has already met that criteria. If it means playing in 50 games I think fox and hutton drop off the list, maybe even demko as goalies are hard to predict. If it means playing in 200+ games. A number a lot of analysts and bloggers use as a benchmark I think Horvat,Virtanen, and McCann are the only ones who have a better than 75% chance. Cassels is my wild card as his improvement has been at a steeper curve to most other prospects. Shinkaruk, Gaunce and, Jensen could end up being nothing more than call ups and AHL fodder and I still see risk in Jensen bolting to europe if he doesn't eventually get a chance to stick with the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 200 games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rounoush Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 You know, I would actually say Jensen has a better chance of being a consistent NHL player than Shinkaruk. I would also bump up Demko more and drop Corrado a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 As mentioned before, what do you mean by "NHL player"? If say Jake Virtanen ends up being a 1000 games played 4th line grinder, would that be considered as successful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48MPHSlapShot Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 As mentioned before, what do you mean by "NHL player"? If say Jake Virtanen ends up being a 1000 games played 4th line grinder, would that be considered as successful? Although I wouldn't consider that to be "successful", per se, that would obviously count. I realize that "legitimate NHL player" is a somewhat relative term. Basically what I mean is that they become a player that spends the majority of their career in the NHL. Be it as a top line talent, or a 4th line grinder. What I did in my original post was just a sampling. Feel free to rank or talk about any young player that you wish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two drink minimum Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Prospects success rate is directly proportional to how hard they work to perfect their craft. EG A. Burrows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lui's Knob Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Horvat- 100% Virtanen- 80% McCann- 70% Gaunce- 60% Shinkaruk- 70% Jensen- 60% Demko- 80% Hutton- 70% Fox- 10% Corrado- 100% Cassels- 75% Kenins - 100% Grenier - 35% Erickson - 10% Biega - 75% Subban - 65% Pedan - 60% Tryamkin - 55% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well i havent seen a troll post yet soooo 100% They all make the NHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I expect Cassels, McCann, as well as Virtanen to get stints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy Bank Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Horvat 100 McCann 75 Virtanen 80 Demko 0 Subban 5 Cassels 70 Kenins 90 Eriksson 20 Jensen 50 Shinkaruk 50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinphase Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 No Demko? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Horvat 100 McCann 75 Virtanen 80 Demko 0 Subban 5 Cassels 70 Kenins 90 Eriksson 20 Jensen 50 Shinkaruk 50 So there's just not even the slightest chance that Demko could become an NHL player? He's just an outright Daultan Leveille calibre bust officially? That's just asinine. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyhee Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I'm not so optimistic. Chances of playing 200 NHL games: Horvat- 99% Virtanen- 90% McCann- 75% Gaunce- 25% Shinkaruk- 40% Jensen- 30% Demko- 35% Hutton- 5% Fox- 2% Corrado- 60% Cassels- 35% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonny_Bohonos_14 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Well i havent seen a troll post yet soooo 100% They all make the NHL It's 100% or 0%. Take your pick. Applies to all prospects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Grimes Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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