The Zetterberg Era
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That didn't work either, because there could be situations like 20-year-old Rasmussen, with 61 NHL games, playing whole season in AHL, and not determined as prospect at all.
I wasn't running it at that point. If they aren't in the NHL I can see a case. But Zadina isn't a prospect for instance. Or the Rangers fans running around trying to include last year's #1 overall pick as a prospect by HF standards.
Really the guy's here in question are what Lindstrom and Smith? I probably am not putting any guy over the players we are talking about based on potential. I don't think either guy is an established NHL guy though I expect both on the roster this year.
I think people have been upset regardless. There hasn't been a hard and fast rule. I don't think there is going to be one. You can talk about polls but I literally started this thread with a we are going to wait and have several lock it up let's move on comments you included.
If anybody wants Lindstrom and Smith great, those guys have time to be nominated and put up, none of them are threatening an actual vote for a bit. I think both are still prospects because if Yzerman doesn't like what he sees in preseason he can option then down or waive them. I would be sort of stunned especially with protection of Lindstrom but they aren't established yet in my eyes.