JamesB Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Hockey's Future has finally come out with its 2015-16 Prospect Rankings. Not surprisingly, they have McDavid and Eichel at 1 and 2, along with Sam Bennett at 3, and Reinhart drops to #4.Ehlers is now at #6 and Nylander is #8.Only one Canuck makes it into the top 50 and that is Jake Virtanen, who drops all the way down to #44.I assume Ben Hutton is too old to be included, but it is striking that neither McCann nor Boeser is in the top 50. And neither is Demko. McCann, especially, looks much better than a lot of players in the top 50.Of course with 30 NHL teams the "fair share" of each team is only about 2 players, but I still think the Canucks are under-represented.We can all criticize HF as not being well informed about the Canucks. But it is disappointing the Virtanen has not done more relative to the forwards taken right after him in the draft (Ehlers and Nylander)Congrats to Jake on making the team, by the way. There is no doubt he can play in the NHL as a bottom 6 banger. But you hope that a #6 overall pick turns into a quality top 6 forward with significant offensive contributions -- like Ehlers is already doing. I hope that we begin to see that from Jake this year.But I don't see how HF ignored McCann. His scoring so far this year is a surprise but should have been taken into account, and he had a great year in the OHL last year despite being sick with mono at the start of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Hockey's Future has finally come out with its 2015-16 Prospect Rankings. Not surprisingly, they have McDavid and Eichel at 1 and 2, along with Sam Bennett at 3, and Reinhart drops to #4.Ehlers is now at #6 and Nylander is #8.Only one Canuck makes it into the top 50 and that is Jake Virtanen, who drops all the way down to #44.I assume Ben Hutton is too old to be included, but it is striking that neither McCann nor Boeser is in the top 50. And neither is Demko. McCann, especially, looks much better than a lot of players in the top 50.Of course with 30 NHL teams the "fair share" of each team is only about 2 players, but I still think the Canucks are under-represented.We can all criticize HF as not being well informed about the Canucks. But it is disappointing the Virtanen has not done more relative to the forwards taken right after him in the draft (Ehlers and Nylander)Congrats to Jake on making the team, by the way. There is no doubt he can play in the NHL as a bottom 6 banger. But you hope that a #6 overall pick turns into a quality top 6 forward with significant offensive contributions -- like Ehlers is already doing. I hope that we begin to see that from Jake this year.But I don't see how HF ignored McCann. His scoring so far this year is a surprise but should have been taken into account, and he had a great year in the OHL last year despite being sick with mono at the start of the year.HF is a joke. Just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derp... Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 ROFLLove this. Seriously Domi should probably top 5 at this point. Boeser could have made the list as well. Dal Colle at 16 is also hilarious to me. seriously dood has 1 goal in junior this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTSN Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HF's group of 'experts' are decidedly anti-Canucks. Even the supposed pro-Canucks ones get really butthurt when things don't happen how they have 'expertly' predicted.This is done partly for entertainment purposes. A part of Canucks Sports and Entertainment package is the bickering over prospect and draft assessment. A lot of people seem to focus on nothing but, and it waters-down the entertainment aspect, but after awhile ego comes into effect.All the while the Canucks will go about their business the right way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlerberry Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Dal Colle at 16 is also hilarious to me. seriously dood has 1 goal in junior this year.ya if mdc is 16 then jv is 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gstank29 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 1 goal in the CHL is greater than 5 in the NHL right.... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robongo Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Who cares, we know what we got and in due time so will the rest of the hockey world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HF is a joke. Just ignore it. These are the people who have Hutton at 6.5C, which on their "scale" is a #5 defenceman at best. So apparently he's already reached his potential. Nothing to see here, move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam126 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 They'll be eating crow when the Canucks start winning in the playoffs again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaBamba Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I'm not sure how some nerd on the Internet ranking prospects can snub anyone really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HF are a bunch of hacks. The just rehash the draft rankings from previous years and are incapable of diving into a team's developmental system to see where the depth lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the cycle Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I don't even bother with HF anymore. The "experts" are idiots just like EA sports overalls. Their website doesn't even work because they throw so many splash ads at your face and make it difficult to click them away. HF is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HF Prospect rankings have slightly less credibility than a 'World's Greatest Grandpa' award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimerez Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 HF is composed of a bunch of goofs. Demko not in the top 50? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 These rankings are nothing more than a way to cheer up fans of crappy teams.They can hype these prospects all they want. If they don't make the NHL, it doesn't really matter how much potential or skill they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowardrobertford Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 These rankings are nothing more than a way to cheer up fans of crappy teams.They can hype these prospects all they want. If they don't make the NHL, it doesn't really matter how much potential or skill they have.not everyone are given the same opportunities Jake Virtanen had, not even our past 1st round picks. I'm guessing you did not like that he was ranked lower, but I'm not really surprised as it is based on scoring stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 not everyone are given the same opportunities Jake Virtanen had, not even our past 1st round picks. I'm guessing you did not like that he was ranked lower, but I'm not really surprised as it is based on scoring stats.Actually I don't mind where Virtanen is ranked. His lack of offensive output means he's never going to be high up on many lists.My problem is more with the players who were left out. McCann, Demko, and Boeser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I'm sure McCann will rise in due time, 10 games is a small sample size and he had by his standards a poor year last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 I'm sure McCann will rise in due time, 10 games is a small sample size and he had by his standards a poor year last year.81 points in 56 games is a poor year?He was top 15 in OHL scoring despite playing 10 less games than most players ahead of him. I would say he had a pretty good year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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