2017-18 Top 10 Minnesota Wild Prospects
The Wild are a veteran-laden team built around players such as Eric Staal, Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise, and Ryan Suter who are all north of 30-years-old. They have another tier of roster players in their prime in Jason Zucker, Charlie…
2017-18 Top 10 Los Angeles Kings Prospects
After missing the playoffs again for the second time in three years, is the Kings window now closed? They are currently on the outside looking in, but have been without one of their top players in Jeff Carter all year,…
2017-18 Top 10 Florida Panthers Prospects
Florida GM Dale Tallon has been building Florida up with youth for several years now, and it needs to start to pay off soon. The Panthers have a strong core on the roster of under 25-year-old stars in Alex Barkov,…
2017-18 Top 10 Edmonton Oilers Prospects
What a difference a year can make. Just when the Edmonton Oilers seemed to be trending in the right direction after a strong season last year making the playoffs and going on a little run, many pundits had them…
2017-18 Top 10 Detroit Red Wings Prospects
The Detroit Red Wings are an organization that has enjoyed decades of success. While that is a tremendous achievement, the downfall is a low draft ranking. This past draft marked the first time since 1990 that Detroit had selected a…
2017-18 Top 10 Dallas Stars Prospects
The Dallas Stars are a team that will have to rely on filling the roster with quality prospects as they will have a significant portion of the salary cap dedicated to a small core of players in Jamie Benn, Tyler…
2017-18 Top 10 Columbus Blue Jackets Prospects
Historically the Blue Jackets have had a solid pipeline of drafting and developing prospects. Part of their success can be attributed to some high draft picks where they hit with names such as Pierre-Luc Dubois, Ryan Johansson, and Zach Werenski…
2017-18 Top 10 Colorado Avalanche Prospects
The Avalanche have been a struggling team for some time now and it appears they have set the reset button on whatever plan they had and are overhauling. GM Joe Sakic has acquired a significant number of quality prospects in…
2017-18 Top 10 Chicago Blackhawks Prospects
2017-18 Top 10 Chicago Blackhawks Prospects The Hawks have not had the luxury of high draft picks over the past decade and salary cap issues have forced turnover. Being an annual contender with opportunity for young players on ELC deals…
2017-18 Top 10 Carolina Hurricanes Prospects
2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes Top Ten Prospects When Ron Francis took over as GM the Canes were a sinking ship. Their NHL roster wasn’t very competitive, and the prospect pipeline was pretty dry. During his tenure to date, the Carolina Hurricanes…
2017-18 Top 10 Calgary Flames Prospects
2017-18 Calgary Flames Top Ten Prospects The Flames have done an excellent job of drafting and developing. Their top four defense is arguably the best in the NHL, and they have elite roster players 22-years-old or younger in Sean Monahan,…
2017-18 Top 10 Buffalo Sabres Prospects
2017-18 Buffalo Sabres Top Ten Prospects After years of futility in every aspect, the Sabres made sweeping changes in replacing both the GM and the Coach in the off-season. The Sabres have not even been efficient at losing as they…