Sean Maloughney: Oilers Top 20 Prospects (20-11) A look at the Oilers best prospects going into the 2018/2019 season

All it took was to call you a foreskin puller and you show up

I think you should've did a top 10 and left it at that. It's such a crap shoot. Just look at hfboards from last year.

HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2017
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 100%
2) Kailer Yamamoto - RW - Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 57.67%
3) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 52.25%
4) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 60.22%
5) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 61.36%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Edmonton Oilers - WHL - 55.56%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Ak Bars Kazan - KHL - 31.18%
8) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 45.21%
9) Dylan Wells - G - Peterborough Petes - OHL - 55.56%
10) Joe Gambardella - C - UMass Riverhawks- NCAA - 15.52%
11) Nick Ellis - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 25.58%
12) Ryan Mantha - D - Niagara Ice Dogs- OHL - 30.91%
13) Dmitri Samorukov - D - Guelph Storm - OHL - 33.96%
14) Ostap Safin - LW - HC Sparta Praha - CZE - 39.22%
15) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Sioux Musketeers - USHL - 39.22%
16) Kirill Maksimov - RW - Niagara IceDogs - OHL - 41.94%
17) Filip Berglund - D - Skelleftea AIK - SHL - 43.33%
18) Stuart Skinner - G - Lethbridge Hurricanes - WHL - 25.00%
19) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 28.00%
20) John Marino - D - Harvard Crimson - NCAA - 30.61%

I think you should've did a top 10 and left it at that. It's such a crap shoot. Just look at hfboards from last year.

HFOil Top 20 Oilers Prospects 2017
1) Jesse Puljujärvi - RW - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 100%
2) Kailer Yamamoto - RW - Spokane Chiefs - WHL - 57.67%
3) Caleb Jones - D - Portland Winterhawks - WHL - 52.25%
4) Ethan Bear - D - Seattle Thunderbirds - WHL - 60.22%
5) Tyler Benson - LW - Vancouver Giants - WHL - 61.36%
6) Laurent Brossoit - G - Edmonton Oilers - WHL - 55.56%
7) Ziyat Paigin - D - Ak Bars Kazan - KHL - 31.18%
8) Jujhar Khaira - C - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 45.21%
9) Dylan Wells - G - Peterborough Petes - OHL - 55.56%
10) Joe Gambardella - C - UMass Riverhawks- NCAA - 15.52%
11) Nick Ellis - G - Bakersfield Condors - AHL - 25.58%
12) Ryan Mantha - D - Niagara Ice Dogs- OHL - 30.91%
13) Dmitri Samorukov - D - Guelph Storm - OHL - 33.96%
14) Ostap Safin - LW - HC Sparta Praha - CZE - 39.22%
15) Aapeli Rasanen - C - Sioux Musketeers - USHL - 39.22%
16) Kirill Maksimov - RW - Niagara IceDogs - OHL - 41.94%
17) Filip Berglund - D - Skelleftea AIK - SHL - 43.33%
18) Stuart Skinner - G - Lethbridge Hurricanes - WHL - 25.00%
19) Markus Niemelainen - D - Saginaw Spirit - OHL - 28.00%
20) John Marino - D - Harvard Crimson - NCAA - 30.61%
- Lahey

It certainly is difficult to project. Plenty of names on this list will never see the light of day as far as the NHL goes. In my opinion the top 10 for a team should be players that will absolutely be NHL players in some capacity.

The next 10 I find interesting to track and see what kind of ground they gain. These are the players that will find themselves in NHL games when they are 24-26 as opposed to 18-20.

It certainly is difficult to project. Plenty of names on this list will never see the light of day as far as the NHL goes. In my opinion the top 10 for a team should be players that will absolutely be NHL players in some capacity.

The next 10 I find interesting to track and see what kind of ground they gain. These are the players that will find themselves in NHL games when they are 24-26 as opposed to 18-20.
- freelancer

The funny thing is you have Lowe at 17 and he'll probably end up in the top 5 or 6 in NHL games played. He's already probably been more important to this franchise than a bunch of guys as well.

Problem is, he isn't really viewed as a prospect and or that high level of a player.

Odd that you'd rank Safin higher than Maksimov or Rasanen higher than McPhee; your basis for these? Also, is Rodrigue just not on your list or do you rank him higher than Skinner?

In my opinion the top 10 for a team should be players that will absolutely be NHL players in some capacity.



i'd say that very few teams if any have a top 10 that are a can't miss....

Individual stats are helpful on a list like this, i.e. draft year/round, age, height, weight, previous season G, A, PTS.

In my opinion the top 10 for a team should be players that will absolutely be NHL players in some capacity.



i'd say that very few teams if any have a top 10 that are a can't miss....
- nyislsbossy

Absolutely was maybe the wrong term. Put it another way teams usually hope their top 10 prospects turn into something while they become more pleasantly surprised when lower stock players jump up

RIP Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

RIP Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart


- Reveen.

Surprised he made it this far.

Surprised he made it this far.
- Lahey

Meh... there are bigger dope fiends that are still alive and kicikng

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- KickTheDisabled

whatcha talking about

whatcha talking about
- Reveen.

Posts in a couple threads, samething. Kicksave has really lost it

Posts in a couple threads, samething. Kicksave has really lost it
- Lahey

him and Owen can kick it in hell.

whatcha talking about
- Reveen.

Same guy from 2 weeks ago that went crazy with the faux stuff. Some people are unreal...

With all those top end prospects the future looks bright in the City of Champions!

him and Owen can kick it in hell.
- GhostofHA187

They can spit roast Miss Elizabeth.

Meh... there are bigger dope fiends that are still alive and kicikng
- Reveen.

But this one fell and hit his head at home and died. That could easily happen to iggy next.

But this one fell and hit his head at home and died. That could easily happen to iggy next.
- leonkennedy

If Iggy breaks his hip it's game over

Odd that you'd rank Safin higher than Maksimov or Rasanen higher than McPhee; your basis for these? Also, is Rodrigue just not on your list or do you rank him higher than Skinner?
- MaximumBone

It's Safin's production in the Czech U20 that makes me feel he is closer to NHL ready. Maksimov in partifuclar could skyrocket up the list if he does put up another season like he did last year. I guess you'll have to wait for 10-1 to see if Rodrigue is on the list

Spoiler he definitely is.

Should make a package around Nurse for Ellis.

We get a puckmover at a helluva deal this year with a decent extension.

NSH, well come on. Two brothers on a pairing. Nuff said

1. Jason Bonsignore - he's due for a breakout year
2. Michael Henrich
3. Jani Rita
4. Michel Riesen
5. Nick Stadjuhar - "Juhar to Jujhar" writes itself
6. Ralph Intranuovo
7. Rob Schremp
8. Alex Plante
9. Danny Syvret
10. Steve Kelly. With no Doan around, he can shake that pressure

1. Jason Bonsignore - he's due for a breakout year
2. Michael Henrich
3. Jani Rita
4. Michel Riesen
5. Nick Stadjuhar - "Juhar to Jujhar" writes itself
6. Ralph Intranuovo
7. Rob Schremp
8. Alex Plante
9. Danny Syvret
10. Steve Kelly. With no Doan around, he can shake that pressure
- ChonDerry

No Linus "I loss my Penis" Omark?