Team Rankings: Deep, skilled prospect pool puts Tampa Bay Lightning in top spot

[Haatley]

The Canucks add two 1st rounders to their group and only move up three spots against the 2012/2013 spring rankings. Right...

Everyone else pretty much added first round picks too. Whats your point?

 

[start winnin]

Wow, for Buffalo.......
they are hands down #1 in prospects.
Not mentioned.....
Ullmark, goalie, top rate, check his amazing run.
Baptiste, Hurley, Compher, McNabb, McCabe, and the list goes on.

Buffalo's current prospect pool, as of this date, is the most productive across the board, hands down. A shame recognition is not being given where it's due.

Nah, I'm a Buffalo fan, and I think Tampa's pool is slightly better. We're right behind them though.

 

[Necropolis]

Buffalo has the depth, Tampa has the top-end talent. That's why I'd give the edge for us. Nevertheless, both teams have great prospect pools.

 

[Sartorial]

I quite like Tampa at #1. Mariana's Trench-like depth now.

 

[IdealisticSniper]

Wow, for Buffalo.......
they are hands down #1 in prospects.
Not mentioned.....
Ullmark, goalie, top rate, check his amazing run.
Baptiste, Hurley, Compher, McNabb, McCabe, and the list goes on.

Buffalo's current prospect pool, as of this date, is the most productive across the board, hands down. A shame recognition is not being given where it's due.

Buffalo is solid but no sorry.

TB has arguably the best goalie prospect in the world already playing in the second best league in the world and doing very well in Vasilevskiy. They also have arguably the best NCAA goalie in Wilcox. Not even counting Janus or Gudelevskis.

They have many more top end talent forwards than Buffalo.

And defensively Buffalo has better depth but the top end talent is similar.

TB is definitely the better prospect pool.

 

[Necropolis]

Buffalo is solid but no sorry.

TB has arguably the best goalie prospect in the world already playing in the second best league in the world and doing very well in Vasilevskiy. They also have arguably the best NCAA goalie in Wilcox. Not even counting Janus or Gudelevskis.

They have many more top end talent forwards than Buffalo.

And defensively Buffalo has better depth but the top end talent is similar.

TB is definitely the better prospect pool.

No, it really isn't. Ristolainen, Zadorov and Pysyk are much better than Koekkoek, Sustr and Nesterov (if you put Gudas there, who I don't think is a prospect anymore, not sure though, it's closer but Buffalo still takes it). Otherwise I agree.

 

[Caged Great]

How do the Flames lack depth at the goaltending position. Berra is still a prospect as far as I know, and we have both Ortio and Gillies who are ripping up their leagues. There are probably 15-20 teams with worse goalie depth than Calgary.

 

[garret9]

Burmistrov should be a Jets prospect

 

[StronGeer]

Burmistrov should be a Jets prospect

But he's played more than arbitrary number of games!

 

[IdealisticSniper]

No, it really isn't. Ristolainen, Zadorov and Pysyk are much better than Koekkoek, Sustr and Nesterov (if you put Gudas there, who I don't think is a prospect anymore, not sure though, it's closer but Buffalo still takes it). Otherwise I agree.

To be honest, right or wrong, all three of those guys for Buffalo I personally don't consider prospects. They are in the NHL and will play the whole year. I wouldn't consider Gudas or Sustr prospects either.

I know the specifications for the rankings for the article are different but just from where I'm coming from.

 

[Necropolis]

To be honest, right or wrong, all three of those guys for Buffalo I personally don't consider prospects. They are in the NHL and will play the whole year. I wouldn't consider Gudas or Sustr prospects either.

I know the specifications for the rankings for the article are different but just from where I'm coming from.

You're right, jeez, didn't even realize that they have so many rookie defenders there. That'd bring the top-end talent around the same level.

 

[SimplySensational]

Riley Barber isn't even the Capitals top 5, strange.

 

[Benttheknee]

Ottawa drops 10 spots, but graduate and lost Zibanejad, Wiercioch, Conacher, Noesen and Silfverberg. Gryba graduated via age.

With no first round pick in 2014 and Lehner graduating, expect a dive into the 20's next fall.

 

[tsujimoto74]

You're right, jeez, didn't even realize that they have so many rookie defenders there. That'd bring the top-end talent around the same level.

We've been regularly dressing 4 teenagers (Grigorenko-19, Girgensons-19, Ristolainen-18, and Zadorov-18). 9 players for Buffalo (otherwise known as half of the team) have <82 games of NHL experience. Team is young, tank is on.

 

[Henderson19]

To be honest, right or wrong, all three of those guys for Buffalo I personally don't consider prospects. They are in the NHL and will play the whole year.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Forty games is the magic number, I believe, in burning a year to UFA status. Still some time for teams to make that decision...

 

[SimplySensational]

Maybe yes, maybe no. Forty games is the magic number, I believe, in burning a year to UFA status. Still some time for teams to make that decision...

No, its 65 games for HF rankings.

 

[HanSolo]

#3...well I can dig it.

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Wow, for Buffalo.......
they are hands down #1 in prospects.
Not mentioned.....
Ullmark, goalie, top rate, check his amazing run.
Baptiste, Hurley, Compher, McNabb, McCabe, and the list goes on.

Buffalo's current prospect pool, as of this date, is the most productive across the board, hands down. A shame recognition is not being given where it's due.