Ryan Ellis leads the second group in HF's ranking of the Top 50 NHL prospects

[Avalicious18]

I'm going to be pissed if Hishon isn't on this list.

 

[Andrew Knoll]

Why are Ellis and Pulkkinen so low

Those guys are both potential risers with eligibility to burn, there were guys nearing graduation who'd accomplished more on higher levels that kept them from ascending all the way up this time.

 

[Andrew Knoll]

I appreciate the response. It's just strange when by most accounts a younger player outplays the older player and the older player is deemed to have "more potential". Obviously nobody here has a crystal ball, and it was Shultz's coming out party of sorts, but it's hard for Ducks' fans to take when yet another of its prospects moves on to a bigger team and seems to get more attention.

Size and progress within the organization were probably the biggest factors there. A strong case was laid out for Schultz. With his returning to UW next year and being a preseason Hobey Baker favorite, I would not be remotely surprised to see him crack the list very very soon.