Looking at the prospect rankings of last year, I predicted whether each prospect's stock will have risen or fallen and whether their ranking will go up or down for 2014. My prediction for the range of where each prospect's ranking will be is also listed.
2013 Prospect Rankings
1.Monahan (Graduated to NHL)
2.Baertschi (down - overtaken by Gaudreau, Bennett, but still high) 2-5
3.Gaudreau (up - another incredible year) 1-2
4.Gillies (down - overhyped by Weisbrod, plateaued a bit this year) 8-12
5.Jankowski (down - overhyped by Weisbrod, good improvement, high ceiling project) 12-15
6.Wotherspoon (up - showed NHL calliper at end of year call-up) 5-8
7.Sieloff (down - because of injury and missed development year) 12-15
8.Knight (down - overhyped by Feaster, given NHL regular #10, good 1st pro year but did not high expectations on competing for roster spot) 15-20
9.Poirier (up - excellent year, good showing at camps) 4-10
10.Klimchuk (up - notable improvement) 4-10
11.Horak (traded)
12.Agostino (down - plateaued statistically, hype from Iginla trade has passed) 15-20
12.Granlund (up - pleasant surprise, adjusted very well to NA) 4-10
14.Reinhart (up - steady improvement) 6-12
15.Cundari (down - hype from Bouwmeester trade gone, poor year, loaned) 25-30
16.Ramage (down - couldn't crack AHL roster full-time) 20-25
17.Broissoit (traded)
18.Arnold (up - excellent noticeable improvement, NHL sample) 10-15
19.Breen (not signed)
20.Berra (traded)
21.Bouma (graduated to NHL)
22.Kanzig (up - improved play and good camp showings) 25-30
23.Culkin (up - steady improvement, good camp showings) 20-25
24.Hanowski (down - ok first AHL season but hype from Iginla trade worn off) 20-25
25.Kulak (up - steady improvement, strong camp showing) 15-20
26.Ferland (down - injury and lawsuit) 20-25
27.Roy (down - plateaued statistically, and meh camp showings) 25-30
28.Harrison (down - didn't show much at NCAA level in freshman year) 30-35
29.Nemisz (traded)
30.Ortio (up - outstanding AHL season and NHL call-up) 10-15
31.Billins (down - bolted to KHL) 25-30
32.Rafikov (down - new defenceman drafted) 25-30
33.Deblouw (down - Weisbrod era pick, regression in sophomore year) 30-35
Out:
Graduated: Monahan, Bouma
Traded: Horak, Broissoit, Berra, Nemisz
Not signed: Breen
In: Bennett (1-2), McDonald (8-12), Smith (15-20) Hickey (20-25), Ollas Mattson (25-30) Carroll (30-35) Wolf (20-25) VanBrabant (30-35)
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