TB | TOR | VAN | VGS | WSH | WPG. Additionally, GM's who run teams with a top-heavy prospect pool do not have the same flexibility as those with depth at every position. Jets fans probably aren't used to seeing their prospect pool ranked so low. An underwhelming draft summed up by the puzzling selection of Swedish scoring winger Simon Holmstrom in the first round,should not detract from the overall quality of the Islanders farm system. Go ahead and get their lockers ready. Key additions: Nils Hoglander (RW),Vasily Podkolzin (RW) Graduated: Lias Andersson (C), Filip Chytil (C/W), Alexander Georgiev (G),Brett Howden (C) Graduated: Adam Gaudette (C), Elias Pettersson (C) Meanwhile, with the NHL team's goaltending situation uncertain, prospects Ian Scott and Joseph Woll could be long-term solutions. Not to mention he has a high-revving motor in a tough-to-contain 5'7", 162-pound frame. LA | MIN | MTL | NSH | NJ | NYI Critical to their success was 2016 second-rounder Tyler Benson, who led the team in scoring during the regular season and playoffs, and a duo of puck-moving defenseman in 2015 draftees Caleb Jones and Ethan Bear. If there is one sleeper among this thinned-out group, its 200-foot winger Judd Caulfield, who will play for North Dakota in the fall. NHL prospect rankings: Top 50 players in NHL pipelines for 2019-20. Key additions: Adam Fox (RHD), Kaapo Kakko (RW),Patrick Newell (RW), Matthew Robertson (LHD) While it's perfectly fine to believe the Cup-contending Predators were built at the draft table, the truth is that their three best skaters Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg and P.K. Lets check in on the farm system rankings before the draft. Who will win each 2023 conference tournament? 2018-19 rank: 5th 1 pick in the 2020 draft supercharged a prospect pool that was dealing with some high-profile prospect graduations, including Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox. He may be followed into the big time by 2019 draft pick Thomas Harley, who's durable and a superior skater. Behind them, 20-year-old winger. The summertime trade that sentKasperi Kapanen to the Pittsburgh Penguins provided a reward to the Toronto farm system in 2018 draft pickFilip Hallander, 20, who remains on loan to a team in the Swedish Hockey League. The time it takes for the collective to take that experience and translate it to NHL success remains to be seen, but history certainly is on Anaheims side. That takes a toll on player development. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL. Eight Kings prospects are in our most recent top 100, as well. Potential NHL impact in 2020-21: Alexis Lafreniere, Igor Shesterkin, Morgan Barron. Players appearing in 25 games or less, even if combined over two seasons, were eligible. Eleven of Hershey's top 13 scorers from a year ago were 24 years or older. Key additions: Brendan Guhle (LHD),Brayden Tracey (LW),Trevor Zegras (C) Ilya Sorokin in goal, but his would-be NHL debut this season was scuttled by the pandemic. Benning and staff also scooped up feisty forward Nils Hoglander from Swedenand speedy center Tyler Madden from Northeastern who tied for fourth in freshman scoring in Hockey East. Zadina is the odds-on favorite to beat out his peers for a roster spot and Veleno is the primary target to center Team Canadas top line at the under-20 world juniors. Draft rankings intend to predict NHL success, not the actual order on draft day. Urho Vaakanainen, who has a high hockey IQ and makes good decisions. But brighter days most certainly are ahead for this once-dominant franchise, and drafting elite playmakers like winger Elias Pettersson and defenseman Quinn Hughes to help feed pucks to snipers like Brock Boeser and Jonathan Dahlen will shorten the time it takes to rekindle local interest. Traded/not signed: Brendan Guhle (LHD,ANA), Alex Nylander (RW, CHI). A new start with Chicago could revive his offensive flair. Key additions: Ville Heinola (LHD) Teams with multiple prospects who possess superior talent (i.e. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? There are too many examples of teams that stockpile high-ranking prospects, only to either misuse them or keep them blocked in the minors. 2018-19 rank: 7th They have two of the league's premier prospects in Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt, in addition to sniping winger Alex Nylander. Traded/not signed: Jocktan Chainey (LHD), Jeremy Davies (LHD, NSH), John Quenneville (C, CHI). The Los Angeles system is forward heavy, with the vast majority of their best prospects being natural centers. The biggest improvement, however, is on defense, where they have amassed quality puck movers whoactually know how defend. 2 goaltending prospect in hockey behind the recently drafted Yaroslav Askarov and is a foundational piece for the Rangers going forward. Or that the Coyotes arent afraid to trade high picks or prospects for veteran help, which is exactly what GM John Chayka did in 2017 when he moved the seventh pick for Derek Stepan and recently when he shipped2017 first-rounder Pierre-Olivier Joseph to Pittsburgh in the Phil Kessel deal. The Los Angeles system is forward heavy, with the vast majority of their best prospects being natural centers. Of all their prospects, however, the most intriguing appears to be Swedish speedster Joakim Nygard, a winger who is not Calder eligible but was signed to a one-year deal in the offseason. Subban. The top four scoring defensemen on theirAHL affiliate in Chicago that eventually went to the Calder Cup Final Erik Brannstrom, Nicolas Hague, Dylan Coghlanand Zach Whitecloud all are under 22-years-old. Not far behind is center AlexNewhook, who is a blur on skates, had 42 points in 34 games as a college freshman and was named the NCAA's top freshman for 2019-20. Top Five Prospects: Evan Barratt, Nicolas Beaudin, Colton Dach, Drew Commesso, NHLLukas Reichel Key Graduates/Subtractions: Brandon Hagel, Philipp In the interest of evaluating only prospects who I believe have even a remote chance at the NHL, the rankings are capped at a maximum of 20 players. Naturally, the teams that rank lowest in the league will feature shorter lists of players, while the teams with the best prospect pools will feature 20. Meanwhile, the Rangers still have to get Nils Lundkvist under contract after he put together one of the greatest U20 seasons by a defenseman in SHL history in 2019-20. Whats becoming patently obvious is that the scouting department knows how to find prospects who consistently improve their post-draft stock. The Blackhawks' season was the hockey equivalent of a cold shower, as they missed the playoffs for the first time in 10 years. Traded/not signed: None. Graduated: Jonas Siegenthaler (LHD) Owen Power, LHD, Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) 3. The Habs also acquired cerebral playmaker Nick Suzuki from Vegas in the Max Pacioretty deal;hell battle fellow 2017 first-rounder Ryan Poehling to make the big club out of camp. Those traits also belong to Ilya Nikolayev, who was the top-line center for Russias U18 squad and saw major minutes in the MHL playoffs. Outside of Tolvanen and likely four-year collegiate puck mover Dante Fabbro, the kids down on the farm won't be challenging for either top-four or top-six roles any time soon. Same rings true for leading scorer Jeremy Bracco, a second-round pick in 2015 who as a sophomore winger led the Baby Buds in both regular and playoff scoring with 79 and 16 points, respectively. Traded/not signed: Filip Ahl (LW), Jordan Hollett (G). Although the bulk of Carolinas prized prospects were drafted and developed under former GM Ron Francis, current GM Don Waddell has continued the trend by not only making the right picks but trading away excess at peak value. His pass-first acumen would be the perfect compliment to the blistering shot of speedy winger Owen Tippett, the 11th overall pick in 2011. 2018-19 rank: 22nd NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? The big Russian is an excellent two-way defenseman who can excel in any situation and fellow 2018 draftee Martin Fehervary is both mobile for his size and a physical defensemen in Swedens SHL. Go ahead and get their lockers ready. The Pirates have probably a top 5 farm system after such a huge draft and the infusion of so much depth at the deadline. No matter where they pick them, Calgarys kids continue to improve to the point where the Flames are finding room on their roster a Stanley Cup-caliber roster, no less for youngsters either previously passed over or undervalued by others. Traded/not signed: Rudolfs Balcers (LW, OTT), Josh Norris (C, OTT). The forward ranks, however, are critically thin, partly because of the traditional practice of loading up the AHL squad with older veterans. The Ducks' profile is driven by the presence of one high-end talent in Trevor Zegras, who was picked ninth overall in 2019 andtopped B/R's recent listof the league's best prospects. Furthermore, theres a difference between where a player was ranked versus where he was drafted. Next up is flashy winger Grigori Denisenko, who wowed crowds in Vancouver at the most recent world junior championship with his stickhandling, danglesand a silky set of hands. How about Cayden Primeau, son of former league mainstay Keith Primeau, who won the NCAA's Mike Richter Award as the nation's best goaltender in 2019. And keep an eye on Finnish two-way center Aarne Talvitie,a late-round pick who, like Bratt, has a diverse skill set that compliments his tireless effort. 4 pick in 2019, defenseman Bowen Byram, is 6'1" and 190 pounds and scored 52 points in 50 games in his third full season in the WHL. Outside of him, goalieIlya Samsonov was the blue-chipper in the wings, but he made a dent in the NHL in 2019-20 and isn't going anywhere. He'll likely arrive around the same time as Turcotte, and they'll form a pretty daunting pairing for foes to deal with. The only thing the system is lacking is a bonafide No. Graduated: Max Jones (LW), Jacob Larsson (LHD),Troy Terry (RW) Potential NHL impact in 2020-21: Alexis Lafreniere, Igor Shesterkin, Morgan Barron. When it comes to the future, it's the Connor McMichael era. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? If organizational depth werent a factor in these rankings, the Panthers probably would crack the top five, possibly top three. He'll be a No. Well if anyone should know, it's Red WingsGM KenHolland, who in 1989 was part of Jimmy Devellano's staff that produced one of the greatest draft classes in NHL history. It has been an extremely strange year for NHL prospects, with many playing shortened seasons and/or taking long hiatuses between competitive gameplay. Years upon years of stockpiling picks and prospects has kept the Ducks a competitive franchise for most of the last two decades so even an 80-point effort in 2018-19 (their lowest in seven seasons) could be viewed as an aberration. Any trade involving their aforementioned captain should have a profound impact in Ottawa's prospect pool, which took a bit of a body blow when they traded Jonathan Dahlen for the now-retired Alex Burrows, plus throwing in 2017 first-rounder Shane Bowers in the Matt Duchene trade. Still, we try not to parrot the same canned post-draft response we hear every year, which is why, for example, a prospect like Edmontons Raphael Lavoie (38th overall in 2019) is ranked ahead of Philip Broberg (eighthoverall in 2019). 1 playoff seed thanks to youngsters already contributing. Traded/not signed: Pavel Koltygin (C), Emil Pettersson (C, ARI), Karel Vejmelka (G). Ilya Samsonov was the blue-chipper in the wings, but he made a dent in the NHL in 2019-20 and isn't going anywhere. 1 prospect in hockey and one of the most complete wings to enter the league immediately following his draft in some years. 1 and 2 overall duos in NHL Draft history. Back in the net, Spencer Knight was the best goalie in college hockey as a first-year player at Boston College and could be a future Florida mainstay. The prolific Russian has signed a contract and will presumably play in Minnesota in 2020-21, leaving the pipeline to be championed by winger Matthew Boldy. 32 NFL players who could change teams this offseason. Need more? NYR | OTT | PHI | PIT | SJ | STL New captain. Three of the past nine Rookie of the Year winners have been Avalanche players. He signed a professional contract on the day the Kings' season was shut down because of the pandemic and has since been loaned to a team in Germany. 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The rich just kept getting richer at this years NHL draft. An exceptional playmaker who can score as well thanks to his good vision and hands, he's shown advanced awareness and can be trusted in all three zones on the ice. There is youth aplenty at the NHL level, but it's hard to justify calling any one of their non-NHL prospects a blue chipper. Your eyes don't deceive you. Also,Pavel Dorofeyevis a solid bet on the wing. Kaprizov still has a year left on his KHL dealand it looks like Boldy will stick around the college ranks for the next season or two. With a strong core of defense and goaltending prospects already solidified, the Capitals addressed the need for skill up front by taking slick playmaker Connor McMichael and cerebral 200-foot winger Brett Leason with their first two picks of the 2019 draft. 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