Prospecting

by Derek Zona on May 7, 2009 12:03 PM MDT

In my top 10 post, I looked at the cream of the crop in the Oilers organization. I wanted to compare my take against others in the 'Sphere, so I charted them. Using JW, Lowetide and Hockeysfuture in addition to my rankings, the top twenty prospects in the organization are as follows:

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Still can't believe that Spurgeon is ranked higher then Kytnar. Spurgeon is farther ahead of Kytnar in defensive ability, but Kytnar's upside is bigger (about the same defensively = good third liner/PKer, but Kytnar has a way bigger offensive upside). If I was choosing one that I'd rather have on my third line in 4 years, I'd be going with Kytnar's ability.

by B.C.B. on May 8, 2009 8:06 AM MDT reply actions

I have Kytnar at 8, JW has him at 16.

LT has him at 19 and HF doesn't rank him in the top 20.

I think he has one of the biggest upsides in the organization, but I have nothing to back it up. It's just a gut feeling.

by Coach pb9617 on May 8, 2009 8:40 AM MDT reply actions

Kytnar:
06-07, U18 SVK: 1.72 Pts/G, +78
League 1 SVK: 0.5 Pts/G, +2 (playoffs 2 Pts and +1 in 4 games)
07-08, WHL: 0.35 Pts/G, +2 (playoffs 0 Pts and -1 in 7 games)
08-09, WHL: 0.98 Pts/G, +15 (playoffs 4 pts and +1 in 7 games)

I am still trying to figure out how to use Desjardins (per 82gp). But I don't think Spurgeon or Reddox numbers come anywhere close to that. Kytnar played well in a defensive roll in the World Juniors and has been a plus player in every league for the past three seasons.

by B.C.B. on May 8, 2009 9:23 AM MDT reply actions

The WHL equivalent to the AHL is .43
The WHL equivalent to the NHL is .30

So you're looking at 35 AHL points, or .42 PPG and 24 NHL points, or .29 PPG

I wish I could watch the kid more often. He, Nash and Teemu are my favorite prospects now.

by Coach pb9617 on May 8, 2009 11:18 AM MDT reply actions

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