2012 NHL Draft Prospect Consensus List Update

by Derek Zona on Nov 26, 2011 10:00 AM MST

Thanks to Red Line Report's November update, Zemgus Girgensons is now in the consensus 2012 NHL Draft Top 10. Girgensons will matriculate at the University of Vermont next season, but his two-way game, blazing speed and strength down low mean his arrival in the NHL is not far off. Girgensons has a wonderful chance to become Latvia's greatest forward.

Red Line's update also pushed Mikhail Grigorenko into the #2 slot above the injured Ryan Murray and helped to continue Nick Ebert's plunge down the rankings.

Though I still don't have McKeen's November update, the updated consensus top 30 comes at you after the jump.

#	Pos	Name	HT	WT	L/R	Team
1	F	Nail Yakupov	5.11	180	L	Sarnia Sting
2	F	Mikhail Grigorenko	6.02	192	L	CSKA Moscow
3	D	Ryan Murray	6	182	L	Everett Silvertips
4	F	Filip Forsberg	6.01	176	R	Leksand
5	D	Mathew Dumba	5.11	172	R	Red Deer Rebels
6	F	Alex Galchenyuk	6	185	L	Sarnia Sting
7	D	Morgan Rielly	6	190	L	Moose Jaw Warriors
8	D	Griffin Reinhart	6.04	202	L	Edmonton Oil Kings
9	D	Jacob Trouba	6.01	183	R	USA NTDP U17
10	F	Zemgus Girgensons	6.01	182	L	Dubuque Fighting Saints
11	D	Derrick Pouliot	5.11	192	L	Portland Winterhawks
12	F	Martin Frk	5.11	190	R	Halifax Mooseheads
13	D	Slater Koekkoek	6.02	180	L	Peterborough Petes
14	F	Pontus Åberg	5.11	183	R	Djurgården
15	D	Olli Määttä	6.01	198	L	London Knights
16	D	Jordan Schmaltz	6.02	175	R	Sioux City Musketeers
17	F	Matia Marcantuoni	5.11	185	R	Kitchener Rangers
18	F	Henrik Samuelsson	6.02	192	R	USA NTDP U17
19	D	Gianluca Curcuruto	6.01	187	L	SSM Greyhounds
20	F	Nicolas Kerdiles	6.01	183	L	USA NTDP U17
21	D	Michael Matheson	6.01	175	L	Lac St. Louis Lions
22	D	Nick Ebert	6	195	R	Windsor Spitfires
23	F	Sebastian Collberg	6	180	R	Frölunda
24	F	Brendan Gaunce	6.02	205	L	Belleville Bulls
25	F	Jarrod Maidens	6.02	170	R	Owen Sound Attack
26	F	Scott Laughton	6	174	L	Oshawa Generals
27	D	Cody Ceci	6.02	203	R	Ottawa 67's
28	F	Andreas Athanasiou	6	165	L	London Knights
29	F	Colton Sissons	6	173	R	Kelowna Rockets
30	D	Ville Pokka	6	187	R	Kärpät

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You should really update the teams on this! Grigorenko plays for the Quebec Ramparts, Trouba and Kerdiles play for the NTDP U18s (not U17s), and Samuelsson plays for MODO.

Cody Ceci’s production makes one believe he should be higher, while Athanasiou is still living off his big Ivan Hlinka tournament, I’d wager. Brendan Gaunce definitely looks like the top Canadian forward, IMO.

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by Bruce Peter on Nov 26, 2011 2:24 PM MST reply actions

You should really update the teams on this!

It’s on the to-do list.

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by Derek Zona on Nov 26, 2011 2:39 PM MST up reply actions

Two Finnish defensemen on the first round? That would be a first. But is Teuvo Teräväinen going up, down or both?

by Eetu Huisman on Nov 26, 2011 4:11 PM MST reply actions

Redline really crapped on the depth in this year’s draft in there last update. While they like the 1st round, the second round on is not shaping up as anticipated:

“The injuries, combined with some pretty uninspiring performances from the prospects we were counting on to fill in from the late first through the mid-second rounds, have the scouting community shaking its collective head. What had been perceived as a strong draft year is suddenly looking somewhat barren.

There’s still time for some of those who have underwhelmed to this point to pick up the pace. But as of mid-November, Red Line’s view of the 2012 draft class has soured considerably. "

Perhaps its time to consider throwing some second and third round picks into a deal for, say, a NHL defenceman?

by gcw_rocks on Nov 27, 2011 4:56 PM MST reply actions

Red Line might be over-reacting a tad, especially considering there are four months to go.

Perhaps its time to consider throwing some second and third round picks into a deal for, say, a NHL defenceman?

Given the low probability of 2nd and 3rd round picks panning out into real NHL talent, it’s always time to do this.

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by Derek Zona on Nov 27, 2011 5:08 PM MST up reply actions

Morgan Reilly is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Safe to say that will hurt his draft position.

by TakeoutArtist on Nov 28, 2011 11:52 AM MST reply actions

And create an opportunity for some GM picking a little further down the pecking order….

by gcw_rocks on Nov 29, 2011 1:48 PM MST up reply actions

Has anybody out west (BC) seen any Kamloops games?

And can you give me a scouting report on Tim Bozon?

Since Philip McRae, son of ex-Blue Basil McRae, is starting to emerge as a scorer this year, I was interested in seeing if there was any potential for Bozon, another son of an ex-Blue, to become a better scorer than his father was in the NHL.

Thanks, anyone.

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by Tomorrows Blues on Nov 30, 2011 5:33 PM MST reply actions

You might want to tweet @danlizee or @tsrhockey

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by Derek Zona on Nov 30, 2011 7:21 PM MST up reply actions

Wanna see this Girgensons kid in action real bad I hear good things

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