Demko: Was Lack a bust? Was Hiller so terrible after his hip surgery? Is Eric Comrie looking like a bust? Hip surgery hasn't been a problem for any of the goalies that have had it; this so called 'bust potential' is based solely on 'SURGERY?! OMG! HE'LL NEVER BE THE SAME OMG OMG!'
Cassels: He's not ready yet. He's undergoing abdominal rehab and he'll be a great center for Utica next year.
Shinkaruk: He JUST PLAYED HIS 20-YEAR-OLD SEASON. After practically a year off of hockey including a missed training camp no less. He'll be in the NHL within two years, this isn't even a legitimate concern.
Boeser: Who said he's a power forward? Just because he's got a 'nose for the net' and 'grit' doesn't mean he's a power forward. He's a goal scorer with edge. Plain and simple.
Brisbois: ........... I don't know what to say. Yikes? He's a very good prospect, his stats underrate him a lot because of his poor quality of team.
Zhukenov: Oh, come on. I noticed that too, but doesn't Shinkaruk look about the same? He's doing pretty fine for himself.
Tryamkin: The KHL is not a development league, Tryamkin is a 3rd-pairing dman because he's having growing pains as a 21-year-old in a high level professional league, nothing serious. Besides, he's a 3rd round pick, he'll probably be a 3rd pairing defenseman anyway. I don't have high hopes for him but that doesn't mean he's not a solid prospect. If he doesn't come over, meh. Whatever.
Subban: 'Jordan Subban hasn't gained any noticable strength since we last drafted him'. Are you KIDDING me? Out of all the guys we have, his strength training has been the most noticable, look up his goddamn twitter. I don't buy into the whole hype around him but he's still a solid NHL prospect with upside, saying a 20-year-old prospect that outscored his entire team by a noticable margin last year is safe to say not an NHL prospect is laughable.
Gaunce: His footspeed was noticably better in Utica this year, and most young players have growing pains going into the AHL unless they're a VERY good player. Don't forget to mention, he's got excellent vision.
Hutton: He just came out of the NCAA? He'll be a top-4 D for Utica in his 22-year old season most likely, not bad for a 'failed experiment'.
Jensen: I think this has been gone over enough.
Labate: Long shot. Probable 4th/low-end 3rd line center.
Corrado: He has been for awhile, stuck behind waiver-eligible Dmen that narrowly edged him out.
McNally: Move on.
Virtanen, funnily enough is much more of a boom-or-bust pick. Undersized forwards being 'boom or bust' is kind of a myth, Ehlers and Nylander will more than likely carve out great NHL careers, and I think Virtanen will too. Virtanen is a chase for that mythical beast the 'New-Age Power Forward'. Fast, mean, skilled. If he turns out I see him turning into a scary player to play against, I'm very excited about him. The reason that I and a lot of others get pissed about these comparisons is their draft was LAST YEAR. They're not Canucks prospects, and this is the Virtanen thread. Move on, guys.