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 or upside the highest, others may weigh NHL readiness higher – 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 and whoever is mentioned most will be added next.
Check out the subreddit's previous rankings here (starting from 2018!): LINK HERE
NOTES:
– Prospect criteria will be defined using the NHL Guidelines.
– After last season's rankings there was a poll to determine whether or not to display poll results. Continuing to hide the results between polls received the most votes.
#1. Nate Danielson (C – 2023 #9) – 61% of 731 votes [Results]
#2. Axel Sandin-Pellikka (RD – 2023 #17) – 58% of 658 votes [Results]
#3. Sebastian Cossa (G – 2021 #15) – 52% of 635 votes [Results]
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9 Comments
Kasper next and I don’t think it’s very close, honestly. Augustine would be my guess for 5th. After that, I think we’ve left our 1st tier prospect pool and gotten into our tier of very very good.
Edit: I must have some form of short-term memory loss since I forgot about MBN. The good news is that our prospect pool is that much deeper.
To me this is where things start to get difficult. I think the first three prospects were easy because they are a cut or two above the rest. For number 4 I can convince myself to go a few different directions. I went with Kasper because I think his floor is certain NHLer. I think there are options with more upside, though.
Voted MBN last round. Going with him until he is gone as he has the highest upside, but still a secure floor, IMO.
I think Kasper/Augustine are the next 2
Then we can start talking MBN
I get that he gets the shiny new toy hype, but man do we have some guys whose mix of production and projection are better
Kasper was a better prospect at the time he was drafted, plays center and while I still question his ultimate offensive upside he still produced in the SHL in his draft year, something MBN hadn’t done
Then Augustine, anytime a teenager makes a WC roster for a major hockey country (not just out of necessity) and plays meaningful games then you know you have someone special
Kasper and MBN are close for me, but Kasper being a C and much closer to the NHL gives him a slight edge. Kinda think his all-around game will be a bit more valuable than MBN from the wing. Wouldn’t be upset if MBN takes it though.
At this point I’m voting for Kasper purely because he is the prospect I want to blow past his perceived ceiling the most. A skilled, fast and physical scoring forward that forechecks like hell, plays defensively responsible and fiddles his fingers into the befuddled faces of his opponents in scrums? Sign me up.
I voted MBN last time, but thought Cossa and Kasper were close. I’m fine with Cossa at #3 (I find it hard to rank goalies and project them, so I would have voted for him later).
Maybe I’m buying into shiny new toy hype, but I think MBN has a higher ceiling, so I’ll vote for him again, but wouldn’t disagree if the majority picks Kasper.
Augustine is gonna be better than Cossa
I think MBN’s ceiling is higher than Kasper’s. 2 years younger too. Going MBN