Welcome back to the Thursday prospect ramblings. This week I am going to go over the rookie, drafted prospect, and 2020 draftee shot totals in various leagues. You may be wondering why I am going over this but I have found that high shot totals are good indicators of future/helpful fantasy production whether that be big or small. Also, there are times where it does not quite work out but that is how prospects always are, a whole bunch never work out. If you can identify some to watch, they could help you in your keeper leagues in the future.

 

First, here are my #GoodTweets of the week(s):

 

 

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I am going to go through the NHL, AHL, OHL, WHL, and QMJHL shot total leaders

 

NHL

The top 22-rookies in the NHL in shots are

 

NHL	GP	Shots on Goal	Shots on Goal per Game
Dominik Kubalik	68	157	2.31
Nick Suzuki	71	138	1.94
Denis Gurianov	64	132	2.06
Victor Olofsson	54	127	2.35
Quinn Hughes	68	126	1.85
Adam Fox	70	125	1.79
Jack Hughes	61	123	2.02
Cale Makar	57	121	2.12
Matt Roy	70	112	1.60
Kaapo Kakko	66	109	1.65
Kirby Dach	64	101	1.58
Ethan Bear	71	99	1.39
Ilya Mikheyev	39	98	2.51
Emil Bemstrom	56	97	1.73
Alex Nylander	65	94	1.45
Dante Fabbro	64	92	1.44
Martin Necas	64	88	1.38
Blake Lizotte	65	87	1.34
Sam Steel	65	85	1.31
Vladislav Gavrikov	69	81	1.17
Joel Farabee	52	81	1.56
Philippe Myers	50	78	1.56

 

 

I did not expect to see Nick Suzuki in second, but had Olafsson not been hurt then he would likely have placed second rather easily

 

Top 15 rookies in shots on goal per game from the top 25:

1. Ilya Mikheyev – 2.51
2. Victor Olofsson – 2.35
3. Dominik Kubalik – 2.31
4. Cale Makar – 2.12
5. Denis Gurianov – 2.06 (Quite surprising as he had low ice time and minimal PP time all season)
6. Jack Hughes – 2.02
7. Nick Suzuki – 1.94
8. Quinn Hughes – 1.85
9. Adam Fox – 1.79
10. Emil Bemstrom – 1.73
11. Kaapo Kakko – 1.65
12. Matt Roy – 1.60 (One to watch in LA)
13. Kirby Dach – 1.58
14. Philippe Myers – 1.56
15. Joel Farabee – 1.56

 

I want to highlight the shooting percentages for a few players, so you can draft appropriately for the next season. Meaning, do not expect the same type of goal production for high percentage shooting players and expect more goals from the low percentage shooters

High shooting percentages:

• Dominik Kubalik – 19.10%
• Martin Necas – 18.20%
• Victor Olofsson – 15.80%
• Denis Gurianov – 15.20%

Low shooting percentages:

• Matt Roy – 3.90%
• Jack Hughes – 5.70%
• Quinn Hughes and Adam Fox – 6.40%
• Kirby Dach – 7.90%

 

 

AHL

Here are highlighted players as I left a lot of career AHLers off of the list

 

AHL	GP	SOG	SOG/GP	AHL Rookie (Y/N)	NHL Team
Joel L’Esperance	58	194	3.34	N	DAL
Eeli Tolvanen	63	191	3.03	N	NSH
Jake Walman	57	173	3.04	N	STL
Alex Barre-Boulet	60	172	2.87	N	TB
Charles Hudon	46	161	3.50	N	MTL
Josh Norris	56	160	2.86	Y	OTT
Alex Formenton	61	158	2.59	Y	OTT
Jack Studnicka	60	154	2.57	Y	BOS
Nick Merkley	54	148	2.74	N	NJ
Jake Bean	59	142	2.41	N	CAR
Daniel Sprong	44	139	3.16	N	WSH
Evan Bouchard	54	139	2.57	Y	EDM
Jason Robertson	60	139	2.32	Y	DAL
Oliver Wahlstrom	45	134	2.98	Y	NYI
Brandon Hagel	59	126	2.14	N	CHI
Nico Sturm	55	125	2.27	N	MIN
Owen Tippett	46	124	2.70	N	FLA

 

 

Nothing crazy to note here except:

• I wish an NHL team would give Hudon a chance
• Walman likely is not an NHLer but there is still a chance. Sheltered and on the PP

 

Top 15 shots on goal per game:

1. Charles Hudon – 3.50
2. Joel L’Esperance – 3.34
3. Daniel Sprong – 3.16 (Capitals need to give him a top 6/9 change)
4. Jake Walman – 3.04
5. Eeli Tolvanen – 3.03 (Skating still not the greatest but how can Nashville keep him in the NHL?)
6. Oliver Wahlstrom – 2.98 (Great to see as people were questioning his development this season)
7. Alex Barre-Boulet – 2.87 (Another skilled Tampa signee)
8. Josh Norris – 2.86
9. Nick Merkley – 2.74 (As a Devils fan I hope this translate to the NHL)
10. Owen Tippett – 2.70
11. Alex Formenton – 2.59
12. Evan Bouchard – 2.57
13. Jack Studnicka – 2.57
14. Jake Bean – 2.41
15. Jason Robertson – 2.32

 

 

OHL

Here are 32 relevant OHLers as I left players with likely no future career off of the list

 

OHL	GP	SOG	SOG/GP	Affiliation
Neumann, Brett	62	298	4.81	UFA
Kaliyev, Arthur	57	288	5.05	LA
McMichael, Connor	52	283	5.44	WSH
Gogolev, Pavel	63	273	4.33	2020
Lyle, Brady	62	258	4.16	UFA signed with Providence (BOS AHL Affiliate)
Robertson, Nick	46	255	5.54	TOR
Hardie, James	59	252	4.27	2020
Golod, Maxim	63	252	4.00	2020
Perfetti, Cole	61	244	4.00	2020
Quinn, Jack	62	240	3.87	2020
Tomasino, Philip	62	238	3.84	NSH
Coskey, Cole	62	238	3.84	NYI
Gallant, Zach	59	236	4.00	SJ
Damiani, Riley	61	231	3.79	DAL
Afanasyev, Egor	62	226	3.65	NSH
Uba, Eric	63	226	3.59	2020
Foerster, Tyson	62	225	3.63	2020
Dellandrea, Ty	47	215	4.57	DAL
Tullio, Ty	62	213	3.44	2020
Struthers, Matthew	62	212	3.42	UFA signed with Cleveland (CBJ AHL Affiliate)
Hoefenmayer, Noel	58	211	3.64	UFA signed with Toronto’s AHL Affiliate
Douglas, Curtis	62	211	3.40	DAL
Dudas, Aidan	48	209	4.35	LA
Perreault, Jacob	57	207	3.63	2020
Angle, Tyler	62	202	3.26	CBJ
Trott, Zack	62	202	3.26	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Cuylle, Will	62	200	3.23	2020
Rossi, Marco	56	193	3.45	2020
Harley, Thomas	59	182	3.08	DAL
Merkley, Ryan	60	175	2.92	SJ
Foudy, Liam	45	172	3.82	CBJ
Byfield, Quinton	45	148	3.29	2020

 

 

Top 20 shots on goal per game from the OHL:

1. Nick Robertson – 5.54
2. Connor McMichael – 5.44
3. Arthur Kaliyev – 5.05
4. Brett Neumann – 4.81
5. Ty Dellandrea – 4.57
6. Aidan Dudas – 4.35
7. Pavel Gogolev – 4.33
8. James Hardie – 4.27
9. Brady Lyle – 4.16
10. Maxim Golod – 4.00
11. Cole Perfetti – 4.00
12. Zach Gallant – 4.00
13. Jack Quinn – 3.87
14. Philip Tomasino – 3.84
15. Cole Coskey – 3.84
16. Liam Foudy – 3.82
17. Riley Damiani – 3.79
18. Egor Afanasyev – 3.65
19. Noel Hoefenmayer – 3.64
20. Jacob Perreault – 3.63

 

 

WHL

Here are 23 relevant WHLers as I left players with likely no future career off of the list

 

WHL	GP	SOG	SOG/GP	Affiliation
Beckman, Adam	63	316	5.02	MIN
Kindopp, Bryce	63	272	4.32	ANA
Hamblin, James	63	271	4.30	UFA signed with Bakersfield (Edmonton AHL Affiliate)
Zary, Connor	57	257	4.51	2020
Cozens, Dylan	51	249	4.88	BUF
Robins, Tristen	62	233	3.76	2020
Mutala, Sasha	62	232	3.74	COL
Focht, Carson	61	229	3.75	VAN
Neighbours, Jake	64	228	3.56	2020
Kastelic, Mark	58	227	3.91	OTT
Jarvis, Seth	58	219	3.78	2020
Fizer, Tarun	57	218	3.82	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Kemp, Brett	62	216	3.48	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Toporowski, Luke	62	213	3.44	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Protas, Aliaksei	58	211	3.64	WSH
Wylie, Wyatte	62	211	3.40	PHI
Teply, Michal	53	210	3.96	CHI
Wedman, Matthew	54	208	3.85	FLA
Ludvig, Johnny	60	207	3.45	FLA
Burzan, Luka	63	205	3.25	COL
Greig, Ridly	56	199	3.55	UFA signed with Manitoba (Winnipeg AHL Affiliate)
Cotton, Alex	63	198	3.14	2020
Newkirk, Reece	55	196	3.56	NYI

 

 

Top 20 shots on goal per game from the WHL:

1. Adam Beckman – 5.02
2. Bryce Kindopp – 4.32
3. Dylan Cozens – 4.88 (Should nicely fill the 2C role for Buffalo sooner than later)
4. Connor Zary – 4.51
5. James Hamblin – 4.30
6. Michal Teply – 3.96
7. Mark Kastelic – 3.91
8. Matthew Wedman – 3.85
9. Tarun Fizer – 3.82
10. Seth Jarvis – 3.78
11. Tristen Robins – 3.76
12. Carson Focht – 3.75
13. Sasha Mutala – 3.74
14. Aliaksei Protas – 3.64 (His recent development is making him look like a steal for the Capitals)
15. Reece Newkirk – 3.56
16. Jake Neighbours – 3.56
17. Ridly Greig – 3.55
18. Brett Kemp – 3.48
19. Johnny Ludvig – 3.45
20. Luke Toporowski – 3.44

 

 

QMJHL

Here are 30 relevant QMJHLers as I left players with likely no future career off of the list

 

QMJHL	GP	SOG	SOG/GP	Affiliation
Légaré, Nathan	61	351	5.75	PIT
McKenna, Jeremy	57	340	5.96	UFA signed with Toronto’s AHL Affiliate
Lavoie, Raphaël	55	310	5.64	EDM
Beaucage, Alex	63	294	4.67	COL
Lafrenière, Alexis	52	261	5.02	2020
Poirier, Jérémie	64	261	4.08	2020
Paré, Cédric	64	250	3.91	BOS
Sokolov, Egor	52	246	4.73	2020
Boudrias, Shawn	59	246	4.17	MIN
Abramov, Mikhail	63	244	3.87	TOR
Fortier, Gabriel	64	234	3.66	TB
Malatesta, James	59	231	3.92	2021
Bergeron, Justin	57	226	3.96	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Likhachev, Yaroslav	60	218	3.63	2020
Voyer, Alex-Olivier	63	215	3.41	UFA signed with Providence (BOS AHL Affiliate)
Groulx, Benoit-Olivier	55	211	3.84	ANA
Poulin, Samuel	46	208	4.52	PIT
Campbell, Isiah	63	203	3.22	Over-Age Draftee 2020
Bourque, Mavrik	49	202	4.12	2020
Bibeau, Félix	63	202	3.21	NYI
Pelletier, Jakob	57	198	3.47	CGY
Harvey-Pinard, Rafaël	62	187	3.02	MTL
Khovanov, Alexander	51	180	3.53	MIN
Alexandrov, Nikita	42	179	4.26	STL
Henman, Luke	63	178	2.83	CAR
Bykov, Maxim	63	176	2.79	2020
Kotkov, Vladislav	51	175	3.43	SJ
Bolduc, Samuel	61	175	2.87	NYI
Cormier, Lukas	44	174	3.95	2020
Simoneau, Xavier	61	174	2.85	2020

 

 

Top 23 shots on goal per game from the QMJHL:

1. Jeremy McKenna – 5.96
2. Nathan Légaré – 5.75
3. Raphaël Lavoie – 5.64 (Very impressive for his D+1 season)
4. Alexis Lafrenière – 5.02 (Fourth highest!?!?!? He is for sure a bust!)
5. Egor Sokolov – 4.73
6. Alex Beaucage – 4.67
7. Samuel Poulin – 4.52
8. Nikita Alexandrov – 4.26
9. Shawn Boudrias – 4.17
10. Mavrik Bourque – 4.12
11. Jérémie Poirier – 4.08
12. Justin Bergeron – 3.96
13. Lukas Cormier – 3.95
14. James Malatesta – 3.92 (Player to keep your eye on for 2021)
15. Cédric Paré – 3.91
16. Mikhail Abramov – 3.87
17. Benoit-Olivier Groulx – 3.84 (Still likely not more than a third liner)
18. Gabriel Fortier – 3.66
19. Yaroslav Likhachev – 3.63
20. Alexander Khovanov – 3.53
21. Jakob Pelletier – 3.47
22. Vladislav Kotkov – 3.43
23. Alex-Olivier Voyer – 3.41

 

 

That is all for this week’s ramblings and while it may not seem like the greatest indicator of future production, but I have found that players who continue to put up high shot totals consistently through their development turn out to be top six players more often than not. If the players do not hit the top six upside, usually they prefer to shoot and can put up the shot totals to make them sneaky good adds for multi-category H2H leagues.

 

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