Top 10 Prospects, September 08 Edition

10. Ryan O'Marra-good shot, good speed, great faceoff man, can bang bodies
9. Linus Omark-great stickhandler, great hockey sense, can score goals, very unpredictable to a defenceman, needs to work on 2-way play and is a little under-sized
8. Theo Peckham-NHL ready physically, can drop the gloves, doesn't make a lot of mistakes, needs to get faster
7. Devan Dubnyk-great size, great rebound control, sometimes lets in an easy goal
6. Jordan Eberle- great shooter, great with the puck, needs to get bigger, stronger, faster
5. Chris Vande Velde-good skater, can score, good 2-way player
4. Taylor Chorney-great skater, great puckmover, good defensively, lacks size
3. Rob Schremp-great offensive instincts, great shot, great passer, great stick handler, needs to work on skating and defensive play.
2. Riley Nash-great 2-way player, good stick handler, just needs to bulk up a little bit.
1. Jeff Petry-great skater, great shot, great defensively.

Missing the cut:
Alex Plante-had an offseason last year, injury prone but is massive and has a great shot, the 07 1st rounder was on the bubble but is in a very good prospect pool.
Cody Wild-doesn't know when to make offensive switch or defensive switch, however, a very good skater, great hands can jump into plays, can turn into a Tom Gilbert type player, would be in the top 10 on most other teams but in a very good prospect pool that the Oilers have.
Ryan Potulny-it was a toss-up between him and O'Marra but I don't believe he has the upside O'Marra has. He is definately good enough to be an NHL player and a year from now he won't be on a prospect list.
JF Jacques-I don't believe he has the upside O'Marra has, and he has a lot to prove at the NHL level. He can light up the AHL but that has translated into 0 points in the NHL.
Josef Hrabal-great skillset, has yet to play in North America
Bryan Lerg-small guy with a big heart, not sure he has the size and skillset (put together) to make the NHL
Liam Reddox-good agitator, can be put in any situation, probably has an NHL future ahead (4th line energy/checker)