Its that time of year again – with the regular season about to get going Hockeyland Canada brings you once again our rundown of the top-3 prospects per team. Like always, to qualify in our rankings a player must have played less than 35 NHL games. Our rankings take weight into how quickly a player will expect to step in and help a team, along with their peak potential.
Anaheim Ducks
1. John Gibson 2. Nick Ritchie 3. Rickard Rakell
Arizona Coyotes
1. Brandon Gormley 2. Henrik Samuelsson 3. Max Domi
Boston Bruins
1. Malcolm Subban 2. Ryan Spooner 3. David Pastrnak
Buffalo Sabres
1. Sam Reinhart 2. Rasmus Ristolainen 3. Nikita Zadorov
Calgary Flames
1. Johnny Gaudreau 2. Sam Bennett 3. Emile Poirier
Carolina Hurricanes
1. Haydn Fleury 2. Victor Rask 3. Alex Nedeljkovic
Chicago Blackhawks
1. Teuvo Teravainen 2. Adam Clendening 3. Nick Schmaltz
Colorado Avalanche
1. Chris Bigras 2. Duncan Siemens 3. Joey Hishon
Columbus Blue Jackets
1. Alexander Wennberg 2. Kerby Rychel 3. Oscar Dansk
Dallas Stars
1. Jack Campbell 2. Brett Ritchie 3. Julius Honka
Detroit Red Wings
1. Anthony Mantha 2. Petr Mrazek 3. Dylan Larkin
Edmonton Oilers
1. Leon Draisaitl 2. Darnell Nurse 3. Oscar Klefbom
Florida Panthers
1. Aaron Ekblad 2. Vincent Trocheck 3. Mike Matheson
Los Angeles Kings
1. Tanner Pearson 2. Derek Forbort 3. Valentin Zykov
Minnesota Wild
1. Mathew Dumba 2. Christian Folin 3. Alex Tuch
Montreal Canadiens
1. Jarred Tinordi 2. Nathan Beaulieu 3. Zach Fucale
Nashville Predators
1. Filip Forsberg 2. Calle Jarnkrok 3. Kevin Fiala
New Jersey Devils
1. Stefan Matteau 2. Reid Boucher 3. Damon Severson
New York Islanders
1. Griffin Reinhart 2. Michael Dal Colle 3. Ryan Pulock
New York Rangers
1. Kevin Hayes 2. Brady Skjei 3. Anthony Duclair
Ottawa Senators
1. Curtis Lazar 2. Cody Ceci 3. Mark Stone
Philadelphia Flyers
1. Scott Laughton 2. Shayne Gostisbehere 3. Robert Hagg
Pittsburgh Penguins
1. Derrick Pouliot 2. Kasperi Kapanen 3. Scott Harrington
San Jose Sharks
1. Mirco Mueller 2. Nikolay Goldobin 3. Chris Tierney
St. Louis Blues
1. Jake Allen 2. Ty Rattie 3. Jordan Binnington
Tampa Bay Lightning
1. Jonathan Drouin 2. Andrei Vasilevskiy 3. Vladislav Namestnikov
Toronto Maple Leafs
1. William Nylander 2. Frederik Gauthier 3. Josh Leivo
Vancouver Canucks
1. Bo Horvat 2. Jake Virtanen 3. Thatcher Demko
Washington Capitals
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov 2. Andre Burakovsky 3. Jakub Vrana
Winnipeg Jets
1. Nikolaj Ehlers 2. Josh Morrissey 3. Adam Lowry
We are expecting some great debate on our rankings – especially from Flames fans as we have ranked Johnny Hockey ahead of IQ Sam. Let us know what you think and goodluck to any of you in rookie/keeper leagues.
For Hockeyland Canada,
RK, Esq.
