GRIT & GF

Prospect board, #193 overall

James Scantlebury

Centre, 17.7 years old, Québec Remparts (QMJHL), 5′10″ 175 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

33%

Tweener

Scouting report

James Scantlebury is a 17-year-old centre with Québec Remparts in the QMJHL. He has 9 goals and 10 assists in 10 games, 1.90 a game, which works out to about 18 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds.

The model's median outcome for him is a tweener, on a small sample. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 33% chance of becoming an NHL regular, 15% of a first-line career and 4% of turning into one of the league's best. If he makes it, figure about 47 points a season at his best. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.

Written by the model from his numbers, on a small sample. prospects-0.3.

His odds

His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite4%
  2. First-liner15%
  3. Middle-sixer18%
  4. Fourth-liner33%
  5. Tweener (most likely)55%
  6. AHLer62%

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.90 P/GP

    9 G, 10 A in 10 games, QMJHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    18 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −10%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    17.7

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Not yet eligible, judged on his numbers

  6. 6If he makes it

    47 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonQuébec RempartsQMJHL10910191.90