Here are the Top 50 prospects according to The Hockey News (excluding 2009 draftees since we haven't drafted them yet)
1. Alex Pietrangelo 2. Jacob Markstrom 3. Cody Hodgson 4. John Carlson 5. Jordan Eberle 6. Nikita Filatov 7. Colin Wilson 8. Luca Sbisa 9. Kyle Turris 10. Mikkel Boedker 11. Jonathan Bernier 12. Derek Stepan 13. P.K. Subban 14. Karl Alzner 15. Cory Schneider 16. Evgeny Grachev 17. Joe Colborne 18. Zach Boychuk 19. Mikael Backlund 20. Chet Pickard 21. Tyler Ennis 22. Michal Neuvirth 23. Kevin Shattenkirk 24. Patrice Cormier 25. Danny Kristo 26. Logan Couture 27. Brendan Smith 28. Mattias Tedenby 29. Tyler Bozak 30. Patrick Wiercioch 31. Max Goncharov 32. Jake Allen 33. Lars Eller 34. Jack Skille 35. Colten Teubert 36. Viktor Stalberg 37. Ivan Vishnevskiy 38. Ryan Stoa 39. Marco Scandella 40. Jeff Petry 41. Drayson Bowman 42. Travis Hamonic 43. Jakub Kindl 44. Eric Tangradi 45. Jonathon Blum 46. Ryan McDonagh 47. Shawn Matthias 48. Greg Nemisz 49. Thomas Hickey 50. Brad Marchand
1 James van Riemsdyk Nashville 2 Claude Giroux Colorado 3 Max Pacioretty Chicago 4 Tuukka Rask LA 5 Simeon Varlamov New Jersey 6 Mikael Backlund LA 7 P.K. Subban New Jersey 8 Ondrej Pavelc Calgary 9 Shawn Matthias Anaheim 10 Jonathan Bernier Florida 11 Darren Helm Florida 12 Cory Schneider Anaheim 13 Jonathon Blum Calgary 14 Kevin Shattenkirk Anaheim 15 Thomas Hickey Florida 16 Jamie Benn Anaheim 17 Brian Elliott Carolina 18 Jack Skille Toronto 19 Ryan McDonagh Calgary 20 Jonathan Ericsson Buffalo 21 Matt D'Agostini Vancouver 22 Brett MacLean Pittsburgh 23 Lars Eller Ottawa 24 Eric Tangradi Vancouver 25 Jakub Kindl Buffalo 26 Artem Anisimov Washington 27 Drayson Bowman Atlanta 28 Cody Franson New Jersey 29 Steve Downie New Jersey 30 Bobby Sanguinetti New Jersey 31 Ryan Parent Columbus 32 Justin Pogge Anaheim 33 Justin Abdelkader Anaheim 34 Nathan Gerbe Buffalo 35 Angelo Esposito Vancouver 36 Maksim Mayorov Calgary 37 Ryan Stoa Atlanta 38 Jeff Petry Tampa Bay 39 Ivan Vishnevsky Pittsburgh 40 Chris Butler New Jersey 41 Jamie McBain Minnesota 42 Brad Marchand Colorado 43 Logan Couture Atlanta 44 Ty Wishart Nashville 45 Luca Caputi Boston 46 Ian Cole Buffalo 47 Brendan Smith New Jersey
this was last years... so here is my big time beef... KArl Alzner didnt make it last year but played in the NHL.. and now this year he makes it top 50.... however on the vice versa.... JVR made it last year on the top 50.. heck he was the top guy.. now he is in the NHL this season and he doesn't make it???
where is the consistancy.. one year someone plays in nhl and doesnt make it but makes it next year.. then another guy does make it and then plays in the nhl then is replaced....
and adding to my big time beef and discussion how can a blue chip how many times can he be in there.. Jonathon blum has been on for two years now.. like i think my guys should be there too... i dont know.. but this definately has to be looked at.
still it doesnt make sense with the number of games played.. cause like i said alzner played 20 games in the 08-09 season and wasnt on the top 50 and this year he is... and JVR was not in the NHL in 08-09 and was a top 50 prospect and now he is in the nhl 09-10 he is now off the list..
i also agree with boedker im not sure how that is dealt as well.. we have to look into this.
I agree. The problem is that an organization like Hockey's Future has a distinct dividing line on what a prospect is. Once they are a certain age or played a certain amount of games, they are no longer a prospect.
In the Hockey News, they are more subjective as to what a prospect is.
The issue with The Hockey News rankings is it's the freakin' HOCKEY NEWS! The National Enquirer of hockey magazines. Mike Brophy is an idiot. And as the editor it just trickles down throughout the entire mag.
