2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets Top 10 Prospects
Since joining the NHL as an expansion franchise, Columbus has not had a lot of success. Though they have done a very good job of drafting and developing players, which is evident in the AHL affiliate Lake Erie claiming a…
2016-17 Top 10 Colorado Avalanche Prospects
Over the last decade the Colorado Avalanche drafting and developing prospects has had its hits and misses, with some pretty big hits and pretty big misses. First round draft history bears this out with home run picks in Nathan MacKinnon,…
2016-17 Top 10 Chicago Blackhawks Prospects
It has been well documented that the key to success in the salary cap era is to have a steady and consistent flow of prospects that can step in and contribute. The Hawks have been a successful franchise winning three…
2016-17 Top 10 Carolina Hurricanes Prospects
At this time last year I said Carolina had one of the weaker prospect pools in the NHL. They have a poor track record of drafting and developing over the past decade. Ron Francis has done yeoman’s work in this…
2016-17 Top 10 Calgary Flames Prospects
The past few seasons for the Calgary Flames have been a rollercoaster of a ride. After finally embracing a rebuild and turning to youth in Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, the Flames made it back into the playoffs in 2015.…
2016-17 Top 10 Buffalo Sabres Prospects
After several years of cellar dwelling in the NHL standings, the Sabres have enjoyed several early first round draft picks which they have parlayed into future star players and current roster players in Jack Eichel, Sam Reinhart, Zemgus Girgensons to…
2016-17 Top 10 Boston Bruins Prospects
It is difficult to know what the Boston Bruins are at the moment. On one hand, they are a team not too far removed from a Stanley Cup Championship and a Cup final appearance with some players from their core…
2016-17 Top 10 Arizona Coyotes Prospects
Heading into the 2016 NHL Draft, the Arizona Coyotes boasted one of the best forward prospect pools in the NHL. Their defensive depth was not so impressive and there were wild rumors suggesting they were going to offer the Toronto…
2016-17 Top 10 Anaheim Ducks Prospects
The Anaheim Ducks have historically done an excellent job of drafting and developing players. This has given the Ducks a sustainable pipeline of young talented prospects. As roster players such as Teemu Selanne and Saku Koivu have retired and other…
2015-16 Winnipeg Jets Top 10 Prospects
A look at the Winnipeg Jets top 10 prospects heading into the 2015-16 season. As an expansion team and during the era in Atlanta, this franchise has been a struggling one and had never been able to become highly competitive despite…
2015-16 Washington Capitals Top 10 Prospects
A look at the Washington Capitals top 10 prospects heading into the 2015-16 season. With the Capitals having a decade of the Alex Ovechkin era behind them, and some regular seasons of success, they have done a fine job avoiding…
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks Top 10 Prospects
A look at the Vancouver Canucks top 10 prospects heading into the 2015-16 season. The win now window for Vancouver appeared to be all but closed when Jim Benning took the helm as the GM in the summer of 2014.…