krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 Pronman of The Athletic compiled a list of what he believes to be the top 50 NHL prospects. Casey Mittelstadt was ranked number one on the list. Gabriel Vilardi, a player a lot of Wings fans (myself included) wanted us to draft last summer, was ranked number 8 on the list. Timothy Liljegren, another player a lot of Wings fans wanted us to draft, was ranked number 13 on the list. Owen Tippett, a player LeftWinger wanted us to draft, was ranked number 18 on the list. Not a single Red Wing made the list. Rasmussen was an "honorable mention"... I'm sure the injury had a bit to do with Rasmussen not cracking the top 50, but many other players that made the cut missed time due to injury as well. I know lists like this mean very little to how any of these players will turn out (Pulkkinen was in the top 20 or something a few years ago), but it is still a little disappointing to see our top draft pick (9th overall) in over two decades not even crack a top 50 list... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 What was Larkin’s rank 1 Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, kickazz said: What was Larkin’s rank Well the last time Larkin was ranked as a prospect was 2 years ago, and the only ranking I paid any attention to back then was TSN, and they had him ranked 15th (Mantha was 11th). Pronman moved on from ESPN, which was a paywall (I was never a subscriber) to The Athletic which I am a subscriber, so I have no idea what he had him ranked two years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) I saw that he had Mantha at 55 in 2016. I wouldn’t read too much into it. Seems like he liked Larkin though in 2015 at rank 10 Edited January 16, 2018 by kickazz 2 krsmith17 and Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 16 minutes ago, kickazz said: I saw that he had Mantha at 55 in 2016. I wouldn’t read too much into it. Seems like he liked Larkin though in 2015 at rank 10 Mantha would have also been older / further along in his development in 2016 than Rasmussen is now. Do you have a link to the full list? Just curious to have a look at some of the other names there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickazz 5,459 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, krsmith17 said: Mantha would have also been older / further along in his development in 2016 than Rasmussen is now. Do you have a link to the full list? Just curious to have a look at some of the other names there. http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/top-nhl-prospects-2016-17-nhl-season/story?id=42622944 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/08/13/wings-larkin-ranks-espns-top-prospects-list/31630391/ Hickets was 59, Svech was 62. Larkin got the most love in 2015; the list isn't accessible to me but Detroitnews quoted it in that second link. Edited January 16, 2018 by kickazz 1 1 krsmith17 and Jonas Mahonas reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 23 minutes ago, kickazz said: http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/top-nhl-prospects-2016-17-nhl-season/story?id=42622944 http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nhl/red-wings/2015/08/13/wings-larkin-ranks-espns-top-prospects-list/31630391/ Hickets was 59, Svech was 62. Larkin got the most love in 2015; the list isn't accessible to me but Detroitnews quoted it in that second link. Thanks! I remember reading that one from last year. Not the Larkin one from the previous year though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Son of a Wing 1,644 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 I have more faith in the Red Wings scouting and development than I do in Corey Pronman's evaulation skills. What exactly has Vilardi done since the draft to be so highly regarded? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Son of a Wing said: I have more faith in the Red Wings scouting and development than I do in Corey Pronman's evaulation skills. What exactly has Vilardi done since the draft to be so highly regarded? For sure. I didn't expect anyone to take this list to mean much of anything really. It's just one man's opinion. It is interesting to see outsiders opinions of the organization and our players / prospects though. It sucks that not a single Wings prospect made his top 50 list, but as I alluded to in the original post, take it for what it's worth (not a whole lot)... I don't think it's what Vilardi has done this year, but more of his body of work over the past couple seasons. I still would have preferred to have taken him over Rasmussen, but I'm all aboard the Big Ras hype train now. I hope he surprises everyone, including Corey Pronman and becomes a Ryan Getzlaf type of beast centerman. 3 Neomaxizoomdweebie, Keep Your Stick On the Ice and Son of a Wing reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChristopherReevesLegs 7,022 Report post Posted January 17, 2018 Is Corey Pronman a scout? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krsmith17 7,191 Report post Posted January 17, 2018 6 hours ago, ChristopherReevesLegs said: Is Corey Pronman a scout? No, he's not a scout, he's a draft analyst. I'd put him in the same category (maybe slightly below) Bob McKenzie and Craig Button. Those three along with ISS are basically the only draft lists that I give much credence to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
