There is no way that Agostino should be ahead of Wotherspoon, IMO. Or Gillies, Ortio, Reinhart, Jankowski or Ferland, for that matter. (But different opinions are good.)
With respect to Wotherspoon, he has shown in the last few games that, if he isn't yet NHL-ready, he is damn close. And he is a 20 year old defenseman.
Granlund, Ortio and Wotherspoon have all demonstrated that they can be inserted into the lineup and not look out of place. That should move them all way up the list IMO. Though NHL readiness is only part of the equation - there is also upside potential. And on that metric, I would again put all of them ahead of Agostino. Just opinions, of course.
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