Fluto didn’t write the article, pronman did. And based on his assessments thus far, he put a massive premium on having blue chip prospects. Nashville was ranked ahead of Boston because eeli tolvanen is considered by him a high end prospect. The next best in Nashville was in his “has a chance” tier. Boston had 5 players in tiers above the “have a chance” one. (Legit nhl prospect and good, or something like that). Donato was the cut above and then in no particular order frederic, UV, JFK, and studnicka.
So the reason they are 27 is because despite how many players we like in this system. Do we see a bonefide stud defensemen or a elite top line forward? Or a sure fire top caliber goalie? No. We like the depth and the sheer number of middle pairing and middle 6 players. According to how he ranked Boston v Nashville, he weights a singular top line talent significantly higher than 4 3rd line/2nd line guys.
So that’s that I guess. No need to freak out. Some people would rather have pastrnak in their system and nothing else after vs players who pan out like Carlo, heinen, grzcelyk, and Riley Nash being in the system. Pronman is one of those guys. You can disagree if you want but I can see the value in having one superstar in your system vs 4 solid nhlers. You can find solid nhlers. Superstars are harder