Quote:Originally posted by Abdeezy@Oct 26 2015, 12:40 PM
What happened?

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19. (S20) RW (Buffalo Stampede) - Bryson Thomaz || +61
Grade: 63/80 || Average: 7.88
Past Seasons: S22-98, S23-92, S25-80

At number 19 is Stampede Winger Bryson Thomaz, who has made a major jump in the rankings after a big 46 point season with the new Buffalo Stampede. Thomaz has joined this time at the perfect time, giving himself a heavy workload to utilize his increasing skills, going from 12 goals and 33 points in S24 to 25 goals and 46 points in S25. Thomaz led the team in scoring for the Stampede's first season, and the Thomaz duo should be quite the force to be reckoned with for this Buffalo team. Time will tell, however, if they will be able to keep it up while the team continues looking for talent to fill out the roster.

18. (S22) RW (Toronto North Stars) - Pierre-Luc Laflamme || +77
Grade: 64/80 || Average: 8
Past Seasons: S24-92, S25-95

At number 18 is North Stars winger Pierre-Luc Laflamme, who can boast about having the greatest jump among players on this list. Going from the 90s to the 10s is a pretty incredible feat for such a young player, and the season he had in S25 was very unexpected after multiple years under the 30 point mark. Laflamme just missed out on being a PPG player, but scored a career high 22 goals and 49 points, good for second on the North Stars roster. He also saw his hits increase this year, making him a much more physical and intimidating player than previous years.

17. (S8) C (Portland Admirals) - Yousuf Scherbluk || +76
Grade: 64/80 || Average: 8
Past Seasons: S20-8, S21-14, S22-23, S23-25, S24-33, S25-93

At number 17 is Admirals center Yousuf Scherbluk, boasting the second-biggest jump in the rankings. Scherbluk had a controversial season in S24, being suspended for half the year and finishing with 16 points, a much lower PPG pace than previous seasons. Scherbluk had an entire offseason to recoup and get back to game shape, and he killed it with the Admirals as their leading scorer. He scored 21 goals and 49 points, well above Buster Killington who was second. His +/- was quite poor, but that can be chalked up to the fact he played for an expansion team. Scherbluk is an old-timer, but he continues to play like he could last forever, and is another season closer to the 20-year mark.

16. (S21) C (Winnipeg Jets) - Patrik Satan || +27
Grade: 65/80 || Average: 8.13
Past Seasons: S23-89, S24-90, S25-43

Coming in at number 16 is Jets center Patrik Satan, coming off a big season as well as a Challenge Cup Championship. Satan scored over 40 points for the second straight season, hitting 22 goals and 48 points in S25 and finishing second on the team. He wasn't quite the possession monster as some of his teammates, but was incredibly efficient considering he played in all situations. Satan was not a big hitter on the season, but did not have to as much with the way he played. His faceoff ability was incredible, winning 53% of the 1500 faceoffs he took.

15. (S18) RW (West Kendall Platoon) - Oliver Pettyfer || -3
Grade: 66/80 || Average: 8.25
Past Seasons: S20-87, S21-41, S22-60, S23-65, S24-51, S25-12

At 15 is winger Oliver Pettyfer, dropping a couple of spots after not being able to match his 51 point season with the Renegades. A new system and group of teammates in West Kendall could be to blame, but that does not explain Pettyfer starting off as strongly as he did and still finishing as the top point-getter for the Platoon. Pattyfer was sound defensively and was an efficient power play contributor, but did not play at all on the PK, and was not a big minute-muncher.

14. (S18) C (Calgary Dragons) - Esa Anrikkanen || +20
Grade: 67/80 || Average: 8.38
Past Seasons: S20-45, S21-48, S22-35, S23-6, S24-7, S25-34

At 14 is Dragons center Esa Anrikkanen, bouncing back to the top-20 after a down year previously. Anrikkanen scored 18 goals and 45 points, was a big +27, and was physically tough. He dropped off in the faceoff department, however, and was not nearly as effective at starting with the puck as he was last season. Regardless, he continued to eat up a ton of minutes, whether it be at even strength, power play or penalty kill.

13. (S12) LW (Seattle Riot) - Adam Kylrad || +37
Grade: 67/80 || Average: 8.38
Past Seasons: S20-12, S21-34, S22-21, S23-17, S24-36, S25-50

At 13 is winger for the Riot Adam Kylrad, who has managed to jump right back to the higher parts of this list, almost matching his career best #12 position that he earned back in S20. Kylrad hit the 50 point mark last year, scoring 22 goals and registering 97 hits for Seattle who had a very struggling year. Kylrad was not used as much in special teams, allowing him to concentrate more on sticking to his gameplan at even strength, which seems to have worked incredibly well.

12. (S20) RW (New England Wolfpack) - Nathan Russell || +60
Grade: 68/80 || Average: 8.5
Past Seasons: S24-91, S25-72

At number 12 is a big jumper for the Wolfpack, Nathan Russell. Russell for the last few season has crept up to the PPG mark, only to finish slightly below it this season with 49 points. Russell led the team in points, and is becoming one of the most important forwards for the Wolfpack as their big group of S20 players are getting into their prime. With Earnest Ciarelli coming into his form in net, Russell should see some big numbers come playoff time, assuming Ciarelli plays like he was expected to, not the way he played in Montreal.

11. (S20) RW (Toronto North Stars) - Kristian Eriksson || +29
Grade: 68/80 || Average: 8.5
Past Seasons: S22-96, S23-77, S24-57, S25-40

At number 11 is North Stars Winger Kristian Eriksson, coming off a big 50 point year after a couple years hovering around the 40 point mark. Like other teammates, Eriksson had a big coming out party, with the best season of his career so far, despite the North Stars missing out on the playoffs. He also has continued to make a ton of hits on the opposition, making him the most fearsome North Stars player currently on the roster. His main fault is that he has not been the greatest power play specialist, scoring only 14 points with over 200 minutes of time at the man advantage.