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]
#4. Marco Kasper (C – 2022 #8) – 65% of 589 votes [Results]
#5. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (RW – 2024 #15) – 59% of 455 votes [Results]
#6. Trey Augustine (G – 2023 #41) – 57% of 481 votes [Results]
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7 Comments
I’m going Mazur here. I think he’s got a little higher of a ceiling than Johansson (relative to where they COULD play in the lineup) and he’s also decently close to the NHL after a strong playoffs with GR.
Glad that Trey got the previous slot. Deserved. He should move higher once more guys listed above him graduate.
Buchelnikov has my vote until he gets seeded.
The top 6 matches my top 6 list, so I can’t complain there.
I think we’re entering a new tier of players here where certainty is a bit more important compared to overall upside. There’s some boom/bust guys still remaining like Buch/Soderblom/Buium/Wallinder. But overall Mazur/Johansson and even maybe Tuomisto seem more likely to provide an NHL impact right now.
AlJo, Mazur, Buch those are probably my next 3
Mazur gang rise up
I’m going Mazur, then Johansson. Hard to put anyone above AJ at this point, he will actually play NHL games this season.