
By Bob Trask – While the Canadiens have been looking to strengthen the team at center for a long time, a quick look at the organizational depth chart (not including those on the NHL roster) it becomes apparent that there is a lack of right-handed shooting wingers. Once you get past Jesse Ylönen and Blake Biondi the cupboard is bare.
It’s true that a lot of left-handed shooting wingers play the right side but for the purposes of this list, we are only considering right-handed shooting wingers.
No general manager in his right mind will choose a mediocre right wing prospect over an exceptional player at any other position, however it is worth knowing who is available. As with our ranking of the centers available, the same caveat applies. We may have overlooked one or two and we may have also unintentionally listed a winger as a center in this table.
Frank Nazar | rw | 5’10 | 174 | r |
Brad Lambert | rw | 6’0 | 179 | r |
Filip Mesar | rw | 5’10 | 172 | r |
Gleb Trikozov | rw | 6’1 | 180 | r |
Tucker Robertson | rw | 5’10 | 190 | r |
Joakim Kemell | rw | 5’11 | 176 | r |
Danila Yurov | rw | 6’1 | 179 | l |
Jimmy Snuggerud | rw | 6’2 | 185 | r |
Jagger Firkus | rw | 5’10 | 154 | r |
Matthew Seminoff | rw | 5’11 | 183 | r |
Devin Kaplan | rw | 6’3 | 200 | r |
Jordan Dumais | rw | 5’9 | 165 | r |
Kirill Dolzhenkov | rw | 6’6 | 234 | r |
Cruz Lucius | rw | 6’0 | 176 | r |
Jack Devine | rw | 5’11 | 172 | r |
Miko Matikka | rw | 6’3 | 187 | r |
Fabian Wagner | rw | 6’0 | 176 | l |
Nicholas Moldenhauer | rw | 5’10 | 170 | |
Gavin Hayes | rw | 6’2 | 177 | r |
Lucas Edmonds ** | rw | 5’11 | 185 | r |
Evan Konyen | rw | 5’10 | 170 | r |
Marek Hejduk | rw | 6’0 | 181 | r |
Cole Knuble | rw | 5’10 | 174 | r |
Brayden Schuurman | rw | 5’9 | 190 | r |
Zakary Lavoie | rw | 5’11 | 170 | r |
Jake Sloan | rw | 6’4 | 214 | r |
Cameron O’Neill | rw | 6’1 | 194 | r |
Zach Wisdom | rw | 6’1 | 172 | r |
Grayson Badger | rw | 6’0 | 172 | r |
Kyren Gronick | rw | 5’11 | 185 | r |
Braxton Whitehead | rw | 5’9 | 161 | r |
Marcus Nguyen | rw | 5’10 | 172 | r |
Chase Lapinta | rw | 5’9 | 146 | r |
More reading…
- By The Numbers: A Stand Pat Roster by Bob Trask
- NHL Entry Draft – Ranking the Centers by Bob Trask
- Life Without Price by Bob Trask
Thanks Bob. More names to watch for come draft day.
You’re welcome. Thanks for providing regular feedback – and don’t hesitate to be critical if you think I’m of the mark