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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
They have played pro games because they are older and have progressed to that point (and I am not taking anything away from them, it is an accomplishment to progress that far).
But in analyzing prospects, you have to consider the potential, along with the current progression.
To blindly say that Cundari has played in the NHL and is therefore a better prospect than Wotherspoon (based simply on that fact) is silly.
I think that if you offered up the 4 I referenced, as trade bait for the 4 you support, that pretty much every GM in the league would happily make that trade
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The first four players you mentioned are better prospects not because they are older, but because of survivorship.
They're not just older, but rather they are the players from a previous cohort who have proven they can rise to the next level. Horak has proven he can play a bottom-6 role in the NHL, and is still improving.
I'd say its almost a 50-50 bet that Horak by himself finishes with more GP and points at the NHL level than that entire 2nd group of players combined. And I don't have any lofty expectations for Horak.
It's just a long road to the top, and guys like Seiloff and Wotherspoon are a very, very long way away.