Now that we’re past the draft and free agency it’s time for the yearly /r/DetroitRedWings prospect ranking thread! As for how you vote it’s completely up to you: some may weigh ceiling and/or upside the highest, others may prefer a prospect that’s closest to the NHL – there’s no wrong answer on how to vote.
A new poll will be posted every 2-3 days depending on how close the voting is until we finish the top 15 prospects. I’ll include 10~ prospects every poll and will add one new prospect after each poll so discuss in the comments below who you feel should be added next.
Check out the subreddit’s previous rankings here (starting from 2018!): [LINK HERE](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qmkO8YqMlR7TzWDaaWu9yMWKnIDTwNNe/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112624943015473579853&rtpof=true&sd=true)
**NOTE**: Prospect criteria will be defined using the [NHL Guidelines](https://www.nhl.com/info/hockey-operations-guidelines).
**REMINDER!** Avoid downvoting those you disagree with in the comments, this whole exercise is focused on discussing prospects. People *WILL* have different opinions the farther we go.
**Candidates to be added next**: ~~Tuomisto~~, Viro, Niederbach, ~~Hanas~~, ~~Buium~~, ~~Savage~~, ~~Dower Nilsson(s)~~, ~~James~~, ~~Buchelnikov~~, ~~Augustine~~, ~~Gibson~~, ~~Doucet~~, ~~Cleveland~~, ??
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[VOTE HERE – Poll #11](https://strawpoll.com/7MZ0A9o61yo)
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\#1. Simon Edvinsson (LD – 2021 #6) – 72% of 710 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/eL5VF2l.png)
\#2. Marco Kasper (C – 2022 #8) – 76% of 789 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/vfHt5zg.png)
\#3. Nate Danielson (C – 2023 #9) – 32% of 634 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/g8PmIlF.png)
\#4. Sebastian Cossa (G – 2021 #15) – 39% of 617 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/krNQRsn.png)
\#5. Axel Sandin Pellikka (RD – 2023 #17) – 33% of 674 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/VijfqHD.png)
\#6. Carter Mazur (LW – 2021 #70) – 38% of 594 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/Vw1qb8X.png)
\#7. William Wallinder (LD – 2020 #32) – 53% of 553 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/Xqu40NM.png)
\#8. Elmer Söderblom (LW/RW – 2019 #159) – 52% of 564 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/ujOBufV.png)
\#9. Amadeus Lombardi (C – 2022 #113) – 53% of 483 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/ZVxsjIE.png)
\#10. Albert Johansson (LD – 2019 #60) – 57% of 498 votes [[Results]](https://i.imgur.com/sWuPllz.png)
by SimplySolace
9 Comments
Augustine vs Buch IMO.
I went with Augustine simply because I have seen him more and he was the best goalie at our prospect tourney.
Top 10 rounded out quite nice, can definitely tell where we’ve spent our high end draft capital (C+D):
Mazur – Kasper – Söderblom
XXX – Danielson – XXX
XXX – Lombardi – XXX
Edvinsson – Sandin Pellikka
Wallinder – Johansson
Cossa
I’ll go Augustine here, but if Buchelnikov wasn’t in Russia and had more video/exposure of his game, he might be my pick.
Also, 15? Let’s go 20!
Going to go Buium here, guy is huge and skates extremely well. Buch has a super high ceiling just absolutely no idea how he compares to competition outside of Russia.
BuchSzsn
I think when you get out of the top 10, upside kinda goes away at least for me when making the rankings. It comes down who I think is most likely to ever play in the NHL. I think Augustine prolly has the best chance of the players remaining to be a starting NHL player.
KENNY AUGUSTINE THE THIRD
Buch but Augustine is right there too
Went Buch here, but I like Doucet as well. He looked really good in the clips I’ve seen.