Here are the top ten prospects in the Kings farm system post-draft. 1. Quinton Byfield, C Byfield was the consensus number two pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. Despite the Kings having a wealth of centerman prospects in their system, the Sudbury Wolves forward was the right pick. GoaltendersJosef Korenar and Zachary Emond are on their way to the NHL, with the former having played in the 2019 AHL All-Star Game and the latter posting save percentages of .932 and .908 in his past two seasons in the QMJHL. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, How to watch PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational on ESPN+, Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Everything you need to know about F1's 2023 season, F1 season preview: Who's hot and who's not, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011, LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets, Roundtable: Early takeaways from Kyrie Irving joining Luka Doncic in Dallas, an extremely strange year for NHL prospects, Ranking the top 100 NHL prospects: Two Rangers and Red Wings in the top 10, Make-or-break time: Six NHL prospects who must take the next step this season, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Better with age: The top 32 moments of Sidney Crosby's career. However, the strength of the organizations depth lies within the forward ranks, and with a dash of Finnish flavor to boot. To his credit, the competitive nature of the demanding market he works in hasnt forced him to rush prospects, which may explain why the Leafs AHL affiliate has been so successful in both the standings and developing NHL-ready talent. Graduated: None Note: To maintain prospect eligibility, a player must still have rookie status. With all eyes on Jack, Canucks' Quinn Hughes ready to take next step, 2018-19 rank: 2nd On the wing, Kristian Vesalainen is the real deal too. Goalie Josef Korenar (another non-draftee) was one of the AHLs top young netminders, while fellow goaltending prospect Zachary Emond was tops in the QMJHL in goals-against average (1.73), save percentage (.932)and shutouts (seven). Center Sam Steel was huge for the AHLs San Diego Gulls in their run to the conference finals, as was rugged two-way winger Maxime Comtoiswho made the Ducks out of training camp last season and was one of the NHLs better rookies before a back injury. Graduated: Joey Anderson (RW) The group is expanding, but it still pales in comparison to the collections of young talent being accumulated by the leagues other 30 teams. No team has stockpiled prospects in as great a number as the Kings. The ninth overall pick rarely becomes one of the best players in his draft class, let alonean NHL star. Perunovich The Wild, forever stuck in mediocrity and coming off a season in which they missed the playoffs for the first time in six years, seem somewhat stable when it comes to the pipeline. He scored 47 goals and 102 points for the OHL's London Knights in 2019-20 and was on Washington's return-to-play roster but didn't appear in any games. If a player has no totals listed, this means that he has not played in a regular season game in the NHL. Gifted winger Kristian Vesalainen and towering defenseman Logan Stanley were hot topics around the trade deadline but ultimately stayed put, as did top 2018-19prospects Sami Niku and Mason Appleton. Norris is done at the University of Michigan and could be a surprise roster addition out of training camp. Graduated: Andres Johnsson (LW) 15 overall pick (2019). Some believechampionship rosters can be constructed through formulas and analytic innovation, while others lean towardthe old school method of eyeballing the kids who stand out and getting them to buy into a culture that focuses on exceeding expectations rather than simply meeting them. 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. MORE: Maple Leafs' best line combinations with John Tavares. As odd as the timing was, firing GM Paul Fenton after less than two years seemed like the appropriate course of action even if it had to happen shortly after the draft. COL | CBJ | DAL | DET | EDM | FLA But his blend of size, speed and creativity should fit nicely with New Jersey's up-tempo attack. The Bruins are an elite team who not only graduated game-changers to the NHL level, but also own quality top-end prospects flooding their pipeline. Key additions: Simon Holmstrom (RW), Mason Jobst (C/W) And if Demko doesn't pan out, Michael DiPietro is a solid goalie prospect. The center made the Arizona roster out of training camp and played 20 games, scoring a goal and assisting on three others. With Sidney Crosby and EvgeniMalkin still leading the way, the Penguins remain among the NHL elite and a perennial Stanley Cup contender. Wisconsin head coach Tony Granato on newest Canadiens forward Cole Caufield, 2018-19 rank: 4th And although mums the word on the health of 2017 first-rounder Gabe Vilardi, he still is one of the top playmakers among all NHL prospects. And adding a crown jewel in 2020 No. Heres our final draft rankings. Still, there are several key pieces still in place, with flashy 200-foot center Barret Hayton at the top of the list. The progress of every notable name within Washingtons improving prospect pool appears to be moving in concert with the success of the parent club; as soon as lineup issues occur, a contingency involving a prospect is executed. 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. Alexis Lafreniere joins the fray as the No. Sooner than later, however, these kids are going to have to contribute in a big way. Few teams do a better job at plugging holes from within than the Ducks who took advantage of the lost season by playing over a dozen youngsters age 23 and younger, including heralded rookie Troy Terry (32 games). 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. Draft rankings intend to predict NHL success, not the actual order on draft day. Potential NHL impact in 2020-21: Tobias Bjornfot, Kale Clague, Mikey Anderson, Gabriel Vilardi, Jaret Anderson-Dolan. They have two of the league's premier prospects in Rasmus Dahlin and Casey Mittelstadt, in addition to sniping winger Alex Nylander. Winger Logan Brown was a 2016 pick, but has also thrived in the AHL with 70 points. The Golden Knights sure know how to emulate the city they represent when it comes to attracting attention. Defense always has been a Kings' hallmark, and both Kale Clague and Mikey Anderson have just scratched the surface of their top-pairing potential. Because no team that has horded picks, building super deep and talented farms has ever had sustained, longterm success from the philisophy The obsession with moving out high draft capital for short term help that will likely be gone when this team's window opens is not really a route to build a contender - and claiming it is the only way to Of course, neither are seasoned enough be considered saviorsand playing time will be at a premium for those in a depth capacity. Look at the uptick in their AHL fortunes. Montreal received career seasons from defensemen Josh Brook (75points in 59 WHL games), Alexander Romanov (eightpoints in sevenWJC games), and AHL rookie Cale Fleury (23 points in 60 games), and that was before they loaded up at the 2019 draft with additional two-way types. 1 netminder Jonathan Quick. Nonetheless, the key takeaway is that the Senators are in fact drafting better than most teamsand the stinginess of their deep-pocketed owner shouldnt detract from that. Bracco, along with incoming Russian import Yegor Korshkov and playmaker Dmytro Timashov, are part of a talented group of AHL wingers thatcould see onepromoted if star forward Mitch Marner holds out for a new contract. a top-six forward, top-four defenseman or long-term starting goaltender). If organizational depth werent a factor in these rankings, the Panthers probably would crack the top five, possibly top three. But that's the price you pay for being a Cup contender while promoting blue chip prospect after blue chip prospect. MORE:Quinn Hughes 'as valuable as anyone' playing a style his own. MORE:St. Louis, the Blues and the Stanley Cup come together in perfect harmony, 2018-19 rank: 16th He's complemented by fellow blueliner Alexander Romanov, who's 5'11" and 185 pounds and likes to play physically. Of course, the ability to swing deals for late-season glory is predicated on several factors, namely the possession of coveted draft picks and prospects. 1 prospect in hockey and one of the most complete wings to enter the league immediately following his draft in some years. Rest easy, Blue Jackets fans. 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. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, How to watch PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational on ESPN+, Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Everything you need to know about F1's 2023 season, F1 season preview: Who's hot and who's not, Breaking down the latest in 2024 football recruiting, from top commits to March visits, Oral history: When Barcelona, Real Madrid played four Clasicos in 18 days back in 2011, LIVE Transfer Talk: Gvardiol, Bellingham named Real Madrid's top transfer targets, Roundtable: Early takeaways from Kyrie Irving joining Luka Doncic in Dallas, an extremely strange year for NHL prospects, Ranking the top 100 NHL prospects: Two Rangers and Red Wings in the top 10, Make-or-break time: Six NHL prospects who must take the next step this season, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Welcome to the 2021 edition of my ranking of every NHL teams prospect pools. Forget about the fact that theyve iced Cup-contending rosters in each of their two years of existence. He uses his 6'2", 190-pound frame to protect the puck, finds advantageous spots on the ice and has a good wrist shot with a quick release. The Blue Jackets traded away a pair of their future pieces to the Ottawa Senators when they acquiredMatt Duchene in Feb. 2019, and then they saw a handful of other rising players at the top of the pipeline make the transition to the parent club. Draft ranking Every ranking has a little bit of bias. 1 goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and puck rusher Adam Fox. Traded/not signed:Brett Davis (C), Liam Hawel (C), Markus Ruusu (G). 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. Feb 9, 2021 Welcome to the 2021 edition of my ranking of every NHL teams prospect pools. The Sabres have officially run out of excuses. Systems are most often graded on the backs of their top three or four prospects, but I also place a good deal of value on the depth of systems. The Avalanche already owntwo premier young defensemen in Conor Timmins and Cale Makar, but the crown jewel of Sakic's prized assets is Ottawa's unprotected 2019 first-round pick, which may end up being the first overall pick. In terms of the sleeper category, dont be surprised ifcenter Riley Damiani leapfrogs Ty Dellandrea on the depth chart. 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. There might be more coming. 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. Additionally, there is a significant amount of speed up front, beginning with Jesper Boqvist, 2016 first rounder Mike McLeodand AHL-proven winger Brandon Gignac, who was one of the top scorers on a thin Binghamton squad. The Oilers took a step backward last season but still own some of the league's better prospects, beginning with dazzling puck magician Kailer Yamamoto, who last year made the squad out of camp and is expected to do the same in October. 2018-19 rank: 13th Take the 2015 draft for example the Flames only had five picks and none in the first round, yet still walked away with three impressive NHL roster players in defensemen Rasmus Andersson, Oliver Kylingtonand winger Andrew Mangiapane. RW Cole Caufield, No. 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. MORE: How RasmusDahlinwill fitwith Sabres, help fast-track rebuild. Women's Champ Week predictions: Which teams will win the auto bids in all 32 conferences? Additionally, Florida owns two puck-possession monsters in wingers Grigori Denisenko and Aleksi Heponiemi, with the latter posting a WHL-best 90 assists the most in the league by a player of any age in 21 years. In fact, you have to go all the way back to 1970 to find a Blues draft class that didnt produce at least one NHL player with 100 games or more under his belt. 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 University of Michigan's influence reached all the way down to pick No. Traded/not signed: Matt Brassard (RHD),Jonathan Dahlen (LW, SJS), Kristoffer Gunnarsson (LHD). A couple of skilled forwards, Owen Tippett andGrigori Denisenko are close to making impacts with the Panthers. Traded/not signed: None. Much like Calgary, however, the Sharks were rewarded with fantastic post-draft seasons from several later-round picks, such as winger Ivan Chekhovich (third in QMJHL scoring), Joachim Blichfeld(WHL scoring champion and Player of the Year) and Sasha Chmelevski (second in OHL playoff scoring). 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. Is Oilers' Evan Bouchard ready to take on a full-time role? Still, the cupboard is far from bare, as newly-acquired power winger Brady Tkachuk headlines a balanced depth chart with multiple early-round picks. Despite some recent graduations and trades of the Rays top prospects, they still have a solid farm system and are one of the best in the league in developing talent. That said, winger Samuel Poulin was picked 21st overall in 2019 and is a good all-around player with no glaring weaknesses. Jonathan Toews on next season, Blues winning Cup: 'No part of me that was happy', 2018-19 rank: 11th Landing the No. It took a while to pinpoint how a team that hasnt had a playoff appearance in almost eight years cant seem to impress the masses when it comes to its prospects. Landing the No. A busy offseason has added some legitimacy to the Blues' annual quest for the Stanley Cup, and they still own several of the game's premier prospects. These kids are trending in the right direction and have shortened their path to the NHL, which also shouldnt be a problem for skilled 2019 first-rounder Jakob Pelletier, who classifies as one of the toughest competitors at any level and can get to the show on his work ethic alone. Don't expect the league to pity the Lightning for a dearth of prospects considering the team is overloaded at the NHL level and in the midst of revelry from its second Stanley Cup. Knight is committed to Boston College, but the severity of Floridas goaltending situation, even with the addition of prized free agent Sergei Bobrovsky, may keep his underclassmen days at The Heights to a minimum. MORE: Checking in on the Red Wings' improving rebuild. A new start with Chicago could revive his offensive flair. 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. Still, a handful of young defensemen could ultimately provide Chicago's backbone on the blue line, namely collegiate standout Ian Mitchell and 6'4", 208-pound behemoth Alec Regula. Traded/not signed: Brendan Lemieux (LW, NYR). Subban's top five quotes: 'I dont play for New York', 2018-19 rank: 3rd Key additions:Tobias Bjornfot (LHD), Carl Grundstrom (LW),Arthur Kaliyev (LW),Alex Turcotte (C) Can the Lions fix their defense? On the bright side, the Oilers AHL farm team in Bakersfield had its best season since moving from Oklahoma City in 2015. 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. 5. Left wingerRobert Mastrosimone, a Boston University recruit who was of the more underrated players from this years draft class, has a bit of Gustav Nyquist in him and should be considered having first-round value in a second-round pick. Cheveldayoff also deserves credit for making deadline deals without surrendering any of his prized prospects from either the minors or abroad. 1 goalie prospect, but they do have some intriguing players in Lukas Parik and Jacob Ingham, among a few others who could develop. Draft rankings intend to predict NHL success, not the actual order on draft day. NHL trade deadline. Key additions: Nolan Foote (LW) 'Im just prepared for anything': Jets' Patrik Laine says he isn't sure what future holds, Recapping what all seven Canadian teams did this offseason, St. Louis, the Blues and the Stanley Cup come together in perfect harmony, Maple Leafs, Senators six-player swap is a win-win as Zaitsev, Ceci start anew, Phil Kessel excited to begin next phase in Arizona: 'I think it's going to be great', Even an offseason ACL tear suffered by promising defenseman, Flames secure goaltending tandem, re-sign David Rittich to two-year deal, Mike Babcock, Bruce Boudreau and 4 other NHL coaches on the hot seat in 2019-20, Comparing the San Jose Sharks to well actual Sharks, The top 32 moments of Sidney Crosby's career. The situation looked a lot more promising for the Wild before KHL stud Kirill Kaprizov made it clear he's in no rush tothe NHL. 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