This trio represents Buffalo's last three first round picks, so the law of averages says at least two of them should join current Sabre Jack Eichel to form the foundation of what could be one of the league's most potent attacks. NHL readiness and experience Generally speaking, a player who is among the best team performers in the AHL usually is one of the first to receive an in-season promotion. It has been an extremely strange year for NHL prospects, with many playing shortened seasons and/or taking long hiatuses between competitive gameplay. Draft Odds & Ends. Sens fans are all too familiar with the process of getting hyped over a prospect and seeing him develop into an NHL star, only to watch himleave the organization over money shortly thereafter. Graduated: Mason Appleton (LW), Sami Niku (LHD) 6. Additionally, the Canes have a bunch of AHL-seasoned blue-chippers, plus kids like Warren Foegele and Lucas Wallmark, neither of whom didn't look out of place during their respective NHL call-up. New captain. They also moved their first pick of 2016 in the Martin Jones trade, and took a huge gamble this year by taking troubled two-way defender Ryan Merkley at 20th overall. As if more were needed, defensemenKAndre Miller andNils Lundkvist were drafted 22nd and 28th, respectively, in 2018 and are highly regarded offensive talents from the back end. LW Alexis Lafreniere, No. MORE: How Bruins overcame botched trades in blueprint back to NHL's best. 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. TB | TOR | VAN | VGS | WSH | WPG. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. And if Demko doesn't pan out, Michael DiPietro is a solid goalie prospect. But his blend of size, speed and creativity should fit nicely with New Jersey's up-tempo attack. Its no secret that the Blues find a way to make the draft work for themand theres no reason to see that trend stopping any time soon. Behind them, 20-year-old winger. Up front, the prospect pool has one of the top-scoring centers from the 2019 draft in Boston College recruit and reigning BCHL Most Valuable Player Alex Newhook. Who is the player of the year in every women's college basketball conference? Left wing Tyler Benson played seven games at the NHL level in 2019-20 and is a good puck-handler, while lanky 6'4" centerRaphael Lavoie has high-end skill and a quick-release shot that make him dangerous. Key additions: Ville Heinola (LHD) 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. As for the future, defenseman Callan Foote, 21, is tough, consistent and solid on both offense and defense. The 2.15 point-per-game average was the highest in Canadian junior hockey since Connor McDavid's 2.55 in 2014-15 and the best for the Rimouski Oceanic franchise since Sidney Crosby's 2.71 clip in 2004-05. Key additions:Taro Hirose (LW, UDFA), Albert Johansson (LHD), Oliwer Kaski (RHD), Ryan Kuffner (LW, UDFA), Robert Mastrosimone (LW), Moritz Seider (RHD) Graduated: Max Jones (LW), Jacob Larsson (LHD),Troy Terry (RW) And try to keep tabs on Russian Semyon Chistyakov, a bulldog of a defenseman with leadership qualities who plays a rugged game in all three zones. Behind them, 20-year-old wingerOliver Wahlstrom had 10 goals in 45 AHL games in 2019-20 and has a high-octane style of play. One of the prospects with a legitimate chance to see significant NHL action this season is sniping winger Victor Olofsson, a former seventh-round pick who scored 30 goals as an AHL rookie plus two more in six NHL games. While there is often fluidity in these organizational rankings, with players graduating quickly and changing the face of the system sometimes dramatically on a year-to-year basis, this is how the NHL prospect pools stack up as we gear up for the 2020-21 season. The Sharks seem to always make the most out of late-round picks, but first-rounders from 2013 (Mirco Mueller) and 2014 (Nikolay Goldobin) no longer are with the organization. Graduated:Carl Dahlstrom (LHD),Dylan Sikura (RW) Speedy center Michael McLeod needs a strong AHL season to help validate being the 12th overall pick in 2016. Key additions:Victor Soderstrom (RHD) Typically a losing franchiseinjects youth into the lineup for more than only a handful of games, but for whatever reason, the Oilers continued to ice a veteran roster even after the playoffs were a forgone conclusion. 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. Trading Trouba and letting Tyler Myers and Ben Chiarot sign elsewhere opens the door for the likes of Niku, Heinola, Stanleyand hard-hitting Dylan Samberg to possibly secure a coveted role on the Stanley Cup contender. NHL DRAFT 2019: Jack Hughes peerless atopway-too-early big board. The 2017 second rounder was our ninth-ranked prospect a year ago but sat out the entire 2018-19 season due to concussion symptoms. Alexis Lafreniere joins the fray as the No. Kiley McDaniel ranks them from 1 to 30. As solid as those two prospects are, however, the organization hasnt had a legitimate home-grown No. Therefore, it is important to identify the organizations (usually the contending types) who did not have additional talent akin to that of the top-tiered prospects they promoted. At a time when prospects are generally afforded a longer leash to develop, neither has moved the needle enough to validate their draft position, let alone to earn a top-6 or top-9 role with Dallas. But Swedish defenseman Erik Brannstrom the prized piecein the Mark Stone deal with Vegas appears to be at peak readiness to join an impressive young blue line that already features Thomas Chabot, Christian Wolanin and Max Lajoie, with Lassi Thomson and Jacob Bernard-Docker not far behind. The immediate graduations of Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt may have hurt the Devils' overall ranking, but defenseman Ty Smith has the potential to be their first franchise defender since Scott Niedermayer. MORE:Quinn Hughes 'as valuable as anyone' playing a style his own. Greer (LW) Several players who ranked highly in personal pre-draft rankings were afforded a longer leash in the event of a perceived plateau in development. There always are disagreements, and teams have a history of going against Another impressive OHL prospect was hard-shooting Russian defender Dmitri Samorukov, who notched 28 points in 24 playoffs games helping Guelph advance to the Memorial Cup. Buffalo also has in its possession one of the leagues top goaltending prospects in Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who was named the OHLs Most Outstanding Player and led Finland to gold at the world juniors. As Bob Dylan would say, the times they are a changing, especially on Long Island. It's not official yet. Steve Kournianos is the founder of TheDraftAnalyst.com, a blog dedicated to the NHL Draft. The regime change in Carolina that cost Ron Francis his job as general manager doesn't change the fact that the Hurricanes already owned an arsenal of identifiable blue-chip prospects. MORE:Comparing the San Jose Sharks to well actual Sharks, 2018-19 rank: 31st Owen Power, LHD, Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) 3. Also included is each player's career NHL totals. The Leafs want to win in the postseason, and Dubass offseason acquisitions of defensemen Tyson Barrie, Cody Ceci and Ben Harpur likely keeps both Sandin and Liljegren (and undrafted signee Joseph Duszak) in the minors for most of the year. Elsewhere, it's a pair of goalies on the rise: University of Maine standout Jeremy Swayman and Kyle Keyser, who spent his 2019-20 in the AHL and ECHL. The Los Angeles system is forward heavy, with the vast majority of their best prospects being natural centers. 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. They received strong minor-league seasons from 2015 draftees Rasmus Andersson and Oliver Kylington, and speedy Dillon Dube was a game-changing two-way forward his entire major junior career. The appeal of upgrading a roster at the trade deadline is such that even the most inflexible of GMs can eventually cave to pressure. Additionally, none of the key offseason roster changes involved prospects going the other way, as trades for defensemen Matt Niskanen and Justin Braun, plus getting signing rights for center Kevin Hayes, cost only a handful of picks. He's followed by another potentially special talent on the blue line in Finnish export. Alex Barre-Boulet has lit up the AHL with 61 goals and 124 points in two seasons after five years in the QMJHL. Each of Buffalos five first-round picks since 2014 are either full-time Sabres or were traded for quality help. Traded/not signed: None. Traded/not signed: Zachary Lauzon (LHD). He's the No. The defense, already at an elite level in Dallas, has Heiskanen, John Klingbergand Esa Lindell, plus the additions of one-man breakout Thomas Harley at the draft and NCAA standout Gavin Beyreuther, who looked very good in limited NHL action. TRADE GRADES: Sabres buy low on Jeff Skinner's high-end scoring help. Hitting big on elite first-round picks William Nylander, Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews in three consecutive drafts between 2014 and 2016 has put the Maple Leafs in the proverbial sweet spot all hockey organizations want to be in young and dominant. Sooner than later, however, these kids are going to have to contribute in a big way. 12 Vols lose starting PG Zeigler to torn ACL, Out of dark, Rodgers vows decision coming soon, Survey: Vikes, Fins, Raiders top FA report cards, Lakers' Davis out vs. OKC with right foot injury, Red Wings lock up Larkin with 8-year extension, The triumph of Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors in Creed III, What NBA Finals runs from LeBron, Giannis can teach Jayson Tatum, NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant's return could rock the West, A new home for Michael Thomas? Yikes. Eight Kings prospects are in our most recent top 100, as well. Elsewhere, goaltenderUkko-Pekka Luukkonen spent 2019-20 in the ECHL and AHL and had three shutouts in 15 wins with a 2.53 goals-against average. The Avs seem to be on the cusp of Western Conference dominance thanks to a powerhouse top line featuring Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog who areall original Colorado draft picks. TB | TOR | VAN | VGS | WSH | WPG. But being out of contention yielded trades that brought in high-end youngsters. Yes, their 2019 selection of stud three-zone center Alex Turcotte at fifth overall was their highest since taking Brayden Schenn in that same spot 10 years earlier; however, after Turcotte, the depth chart is lined with impressive kids taken either late in the first round or immediately thereafter. Lest anyone forget, Lafreniere completed his third season with Rimouski Oceanic in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in March with 35 goals and 112 points in 52 games. The decision to take Dach over defenseman Bowen Byram was a bit of a surprise, but not as much as the post-draft trade of 2017 first-rounder Henri Jokiharju to Buffalo for finesse winger Alex Nylander, a former first-round selection himself. 1 since Ryan Miller, who they traded nearly a decade ago. The Senators farm system finished first in the Future Watch 2021 overall rankings and, after they added 2020 draftees Jake Sanderson and Ridly WebThe Kings 2021 second-round draft pick is on an absolute tear. Elsewhere, it's a pair of goalies on the rise: University of Maine standout Jeremy Swayman and Kyle Keyser, who spent his 2019-20 in the AHL and ECHL. They also have three excellent center prospects in Filip Chytil, Lias Andersson and Brett Howden, and Igor Shestyorkin is one of Europe's top young goalies. MORE: Checking in on the Red Wings' improving rebuild. Right winger Drake Batherson is a 2017 draft pick who was an AHL All-Star in 2019-20 and averaged better than a point per game. MORE: How the Matt Duchenetrade gave Avalanche much-needed direction. On the wing, Kristian Vesalainen is the real deal too. C prospects showcase the upside to make the NHL, but either need more development time or are more likely to fill out depth roles. So, too, should be Vitali Kravtsov, who has been lighting up the KHL on loan this season. ArthurKaliyev is a 19-year-old winger who put up 44 goals and 98 points in the OHL in 2019-20 and will make a big push for a roster spot with a team lacking firepower. Of all their prized neophytes, the edge to making Hurricanes out of camp belongs to speedy center Martin Necas, who led all AHL teenagers in scoring and is versatile enough to play wing. Hayton went fifth overall in 2018 and didnt disappoint in his post-draft season, averaging 1.67 points a game for the OHLS Sault Ste. Unfortunately, the lengthy undertaking of roster reconstruction played a role in his firing, and Philadelphia failed to make the playoffs for the third time in five years in 2019. Graduated: None One of the bigger movers from last years list, the Blackhawks had luck on their side when they won the third pick in the draft lottery following a season in which they improved in the standings and nearly snuck into the playoffs. The Islanders are still waiting on a payoff from 2014 draft pickIlya Sorokin in goal, but his would-be NHL debut this season was scuttled by the pandemic. Also. The ridiculous depth Tampa Bay has at the NHL level makes it difficult to predict which prospects have the best chance as promotion. Key additions: John Beecher (C) And adding a crown jewel in 2020 No. Not only does Caufield provide instant offense, but he may be closer to the NHL than one may think. Potential NHL impact in 2020-21: Tobias Bjornfot, Kale Clague, Mikey Anderson, Gabriel Vilardi, Jaret Anderson-Dolan. Fellow Swede Rasmus Asplund is one of the better two-way centers among prospects, and the Sabres have several impressive college prospects such as in speedy winger Linus Weissbach, power-play specialist Jacob Bryson and punishing defender Mattias Samuelsson. Also,Pavel Dorofeyevis a solid bet on the wing. Their organizational depth chart below the NHL level is thin on elite prospects, with controversial playmaker Ryan Merkley the obvious choice to earmark as their lone potential star. The constant winning in Nashville has skyrocketed expectations to the point where Predators hockey is the main show in thefootball-crazed town. And if Demko doesn't pan out, Michael DiPietro is a solid goalie prospect. 1 prospect, the Rangers can also still consider Igor Shesterkin a prospect, and he very well could be a Calder Trophy favorite this year given his brief audition last season. Of course, neither are seasoned enough be considered saviorsand playing time will be at a premium for those in a depth capacity. Scott Perunovich as the top jewel. The NHLs Best Farm Systems Ranked Midseason Update 1 Los Angeles Kings. 2 Ottawa Senators. 3 Carolina Hurricanes. 4 New York Rangers. 5 Montreal Canadiens. 6 Colorado Avalanche. 7 Vancouver Canucks. 8 Philadelphia Flyers. 9 Florida Panthers. 10 Edmonton Oilers. More items This 30-day project counts down to the NHL organization with the best collection Buoyed by one of the best all-around defensemen in all of junior hockey, Noah Dobson, the Isles cupboard is stocked with one of the better defense corps of any team which is in concert with the smothering style of their NHL group. Making matters worse was Luke Kunin's season-ending ACL tear, followed by Minnesota's puzzling move at the 2018 draft when they went off the board to draft an average defense prospect like Filip Johansson in the first round. The Ducks under GM Bob Murray have done exceptionally well at the draft, so they've earned the benefit of the doubt when it comes to their prospects, specifically those picked in later rounds. Ranking all 31 NHL prospect pipelines: Kings leapfrog Rangers for No. That said, 20-year-old Barrett Hayton is a piece to build a future around. Any significant reduction in scoring from the season prior counted against the prospect while those who were among the team or league leaders in production by position benefitted. The organizations biggest surprise may have been the play of undrafted signee Mitch Reinke, a puck-moving defenseman who led San Antonio with 33 assists and was second with 45 points. The promotions last season of Carter Hart and winger Oskar Lindblom played a role in the drop from last years ranking, but Fletcher and staff did well at the 2019 draft by getting elite playmaking potential in defenseman Cam York and winger Bobby Brink, plus hard-shooting defender Ronnie Attard. Graduations: Sammy Blais (C/W),Robert Thomas (C) How about one of Finlands premier playmakers in Aleksi Heponiemi, who as a 20-year-old in the SM-Liiga tallied 46 points in 50 games. Subban's top five quotes: 'I dont play for New York', Florida Panthers retool lineup, should make deep playoff run in 2019-20. His pass-first acumen would be the perfect compliment to the blistering shot of speedy winger Owen Tippett, the 11th overall pick in 2011. Columbus GM Jarmo Kekalainen had both. All four can run a power play, and the law of averages says at least one of these kids will be worthy enough to one day replace Duncan Keith. MORE:Islanders face bumpy transition from Tavares era but it's not all bleak. Karlsson (C) 32 NFL players who could change teams this offseason. The gamble of surrendering a first-round pick and talented forwards Vitalii Abramov and Jonathan Davidsson to Ottawa in the Matt Duchene trade paid off in the short term, as the Jackets marched towards what became the deepest playoff run in franchise history. Even after trading away Aleksi Saarela to Chicago, the Canes still own four dual-threat forwards from Finland and Eetu Luostarinen may be the best, as he was a consistent point producer as a top-line player in the SM-Liiga. Another first-rounder, 2018's Ty Dellandrea, has top-line center potential, and goalie Jake Oettinger is also rising. Graduations and trades Prospects who were good enough to establish themselves as NHL regulars ultimately impact the depth chart in every direction. On the way, playmaker Morgan Frost is an undersized center but has a deft scoring touch, while left winger Isaac Ratcliffe is a 6'6" physical presence and has gotten his feet wet with 55 games in the AHL. In the followingrankings, the zone of consideration for all 310 prospects is Calder Trophy (NHL rookie of the year) eligibility between 18-26 years old and no more than 25 combined NHL regular season games played. They also drafted one of the best teenage goal scorers in Oliver Wahlstrom, and defenseman Noah Dobson has Norris Trophy potential. Now that the dust has settled, the state of Kekalainens prospect pool isnt as depleted as one would think, albeit a tad top-heavier than a year ago. Additionally, they added a premier playmaking center in Trevor Zegrasthis year and a hard-working scorer in Brayden Tracey via the first round of thisyears draft. The presence of Jack Eichel on the NHL level for the Sabres could soon be augmented by the arrival of Dylan Cozens, a 19-year-old center who's produced 169 points over 119 games in his past two WHL seasons. NYR | OTT | PHI | PIT | SJ | STL On the blue line, 2018 first-round pick Ryan Merkley is an offensive standout. 2018-19 rank: 5th Hell have to battle speedy playmaker Morgan Frost, sniper Isaac Ratcliffeand center German Rubtsov for one of the few roster spots available. MORE: Maple Leafs' best line combinations with John Tavares. 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. CenterJoseph Veleno made the jump from juniors to the AHL in 2019-20 and scored 11 goals in 54 games. Still, the addition of two young stars in power forward Dylan Cozens and smooth puck rusher Ryan Johnson are acceptable consolation prizes for the aforementioned promotions of Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt, who spent all of last season in the NHL. Yet still, thefuture is extremely bright. LA | MIN | MTL | NSH | NJ | NYI And watch out for speedster Kirill Maksimov, who dropped the quietest 80-point season among 2017 draftees. Poehling may already have a leg up on Suzuki thanks to his hat trick in his NHL debut. But incoming GM Lou Lamoriello has a history of rebuilding teams from the ground up, and with Barzal as the centerpiece, the Islanders own several blue-chip prospects whoshould limit the amount of suffering the fan base is expected to experience. Traded/not signed: Brendan Guhle (LHD,ANA), Alex Nylander (RW, CHI). In goal, Adin Hill has split time between the NHL and AHL the past three seasons, including an NHL shutout in 2018-19. Young players who produced or had a key role andsucceeded in adults leagues such as Swedens SHL, Finlands SM-Liiga and Russias KHL, helped tip the scales in their favor. Lastly, Russian-born 2019 draftees Yegor Spiridonov and defenseman Artemy Knyazev, were minute-eating mainstays for their under-18 national team. Already an ESPN+ subscriber? 26 Feb Feb Lastly, keeps tabs on Libor Hajek, a mobile two-way defender with size who played some of the best hockey of his young career during a late-season NHL promotion. It appears for now that power forward Jordan Greenway is the only blue-chip prospect with a serious chance to make the team out of camp. Forget about the fact that theyve iced Cup-contending rosters in each of their two years of existence. Draft ranking Every ranking has a little bit of bias. Steve Yzermans tenure as Detroits general managers got off to a questionable start when he bypassed conventional draft wisdom and took two-way defenseman Moritz Seider with the sixth overall pick. Traded/not signed: Erik Brannstrom (LHD, OTT), Nick Suzuki (C, MTL), Maxim Zhukov (G). Graduated: Rasmus Andersson (RHD), Oliver Kylington (LHD),Andrew Mangiapane (LW) They do, however, lack a bona fide blue-chip prospect on defense, and 2017 seventh-rounder Cayden Primeau appears to be the brightest option that replaces a fragile Carey Price. But while it is a bit more difficult to do so than in normal years, we're ranking every pool and identifying each franchise's top 10 prospects, a potential breakout candidate for this season and those who might make an NHL-level impact in the next year. They have quality European forwards in Vitalii Abramov, Alexander Texier, Jonathan Davidsson and Kirill Marchenko, but the youth and talent level up at the parent club increases the likelihood they end up elsewhere. Eventual draft position did not factor in these rankings, and we should all come to accept the fact that there is no example of the first 10 players picked in a draft (in any sport) who turned out to become the 10 best pro players from that draft. 1 center in Anaheim and one of the league's best players before too long. The hockey world still awaits the coming-out parties for wingers Denis Guryanov and Riley Tufte, two former first-rounders. They also traded away their first rounder in 2017, and took a huge gamble drafting athletic speedster Liam Foudy at 19th overall in 2018. Players who appeared in 26 or more NHL regular-season games last season are not eligible, nor are players with at least 50 career NHL contests. Graduated: Zach Aston-Reece (LW) As the parent clubs star players move closer to their mid-30s, only four of the Penguins' top-20 scorers in the AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton were original draftees;2017 fifth-rounder Linus Olund is the only one who was picked since 2015. B prospects have a higher likelihood of becoming NHL regulars and contributors. Ty Dellandrea, has top-line center potential, and goalie Jake Oettinger is also rising. Vasili Podkolzin, Vancouver Canucks. And Montreals good luck with Finnish prospects seems to be continuing following Jesperi Kotkaniemis breakout rookie season, as winger Jesse Ylonen and center Joni Ikonen looked strong as teenagers in the SM-Liiga, where they also signed coveted free agent defense prospect Otto Leskinen from. The rankings are a consolidation of 11 different Just a season removed from a Stanley Cup, it's probably OK with the Blues and their fans that there's some rebuilding to be done on this level. 1 goalie prospect, but they do have some intriguing players in Lukas Parik and Jacob Ingham, among a few others who could develop. On paper, the Stars look pretty healthy when it comes to prospect depth. And in the net, you ask? He's followed at the top of the list by 2019 first-rounder Philip Tomasino, who had 40 goals and 100 points in 62 games with two OHL teams in 2019-20. In addition to Byfield, the team has five other A-rated prospects and 10 B-rated prospects, both coming in as high-water marks for our entire ranking. Curious about the Senators' future? Key additions:Cole Caufield (RW), Otto Leskinen (LHD) 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. 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