La liste de la LNH des espoirs du prochain repêchage

https://www.rds.ca/polopoly_fs/1.17460151.1698245512!/menu/standard/file/Liste_espoirs_LNH_octobre2023.pdf

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Pronman released his rankings, I'm only going to share the forwards in the non-playoff range.

1. Macklin Celebrini - Celebrini was a dominant USHL player as a 16-year-old in the league and has made an impact for Boston University right away as well. He checks every box you want in a top prospect. He skates well. He’s very skilled and creative. He makes a ton of plays. He can shoot the puck very well. He competes hard. Celebrini would be mentioned in the same breath as Adam Fantilli and Leo Carlsson from last year’s draft. If I had to make one minor criticism of his game, it’s that he projects more as an excellent all-around NHL No. 1 center, and not a true elite NHL scorer, but I still think he will bring plenty of offense.

3. Cole Eiserman - Eiserman may be the best pure goal scorer the U.S. NTDP has seen, and they just recently graduated Cole Caufield. Eiserman has great skill and finishing touch like Caufield, although maybe not as elite on both fronts, but he’s bigger and faster giving teams more assurances about how his game will translate to the NHL. Eiserman isn’t the best playmaker in the world, but he has game breaking qualities with his one-on-one play and shot when the puck is on his stick. He projects to be the type of player you build a power play around, someone who is among an NHL team’s leading scorers.

5. Ivan Demidov - Demidov was the best player in Russia’s junior league last season as an underage player, which is highly unusual. He got sparse time with SKA’s big club to start the season, then suffered a knee injury in the VHL that will keep him out for several months. Demidov has game-breaking skill to go with a strong motor. He’s all over the puck when he’s on the ice, making high-end dekes seem routine, and flying around the offensive zone making plays or winning battles. He’s a powerful but awkward-looking skater and he’s not the biggest winger, so he will need to score a ton in the NHL to justify a top-10 draft slot, which I think is very possible.

7. Berkly Catton - Catton was arguably the best player at the Hlinka Gretzky, leading Canada to a gold medal after a strong 16-year-old season in the WHL. The No. 1 pick in his WHL Bantam Draft, Catton is a well-rounded center. He’s a fluid, dynamic skater with good footspeed and better edge work. He’s very elusive with his feet and high-end skill. Catton isn’t that big, but he competes hard and is often buzzing around the ice due to his motor and skating. This season will be about proving whether his offense is very good or elite, but even if it’s not the latter he could still be an excellent NHL player for a long time.

10. Cayden Lindstrom - Lindstrom is an impressive all-around forward. Big centers who can skate and show offense will always get a lot of attention. Lindstrom has good skill and finishing ability and can create at a pro pace. He’s not the most instinctive player you’ll ever see, but his puck game is good enough to put up points in the NHL. I like that on top of his big frame he is very physical and competitive, and thrives generating chances in the high percentage areas. He has a highly translatable game to the NHL.

11. Konsta Helenius - Helenius has looked good against juniors and men over the last year and looks set to be an important part of Finland’s U20 team. He is an excellent playmaker who can make a lot of difficult passes consistently. He skates well and creates a lot of offense with pace for himself and others. Helenius isn’t a big center, but he gives strong efforts off the puck and doesn’t shy from going to the net. It remains to be seen whether at his size he is dynamic enough to be a top two line NHL center, but it’s certainly a distinct possibility.

14. Nikita Artamonov - Artamonov has been off to a great start to his draft season. He’s playing a notable role on a quality KHL team, including being an important part of Torpedo’s power play. He’s a forward with excellent hands, sense and vision and can make a lot of creative plays. That he’s a strong skater and able to create offense with pace is what has helped his game translate versus men so quickly as he has often beaten KHL defensemen with his skill. You rarely see KHL draft eligibles help a team, never mind two on the same club with him and Silayev.

15. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard - Brandsegg-Nygard is the clear best prospect Norway has ever produced for the NHL Draft. He has been very good at the Swedish junior level and is playing versus men this season. Brandsegg-Nygard is a good skater. He has excellent one-on-one skills. He has a lethal shot and is often a threat to score from range. His frame is average-sized, but he plays hard and has physicality in his game. He thinks the game well and sees plays develop, but I don’t think his playmaking is his main asset. He has an all-around game that should lend itself to success versus men and eventually being a good NHL forward.

2024 NHL Draft Rankings: Mid-November Top 40 - Daily Faceoff

Sportsnet's 2024 NHL Draft Prospect Rankings: First Edition

Émile Guité a été le meilleur CAN White au Championnat U17. McKenna, aussi un 2007, a été le meilleur de CAN Red.

Très impressionnant la perfo de Guité. Un top5 en 2025?

McKenna sera probablement le 1OA en 2026.