My top 10
T-1) Bennett
T-1) Gaudreau
T-3) Baertschi
T-3) Poirier
5) Klimchuk
T-6) Granlund
T-6) Reinhart
T-6) Wotherspoon
9) Jankowski
10) Ferland
Really exciting to potentially have 5 or 6 of our future top 9 already in the system. Treliving and Burke really just need to focus on defense (hopefully at least one of Ortio/Gillies/McDonald pan out). Some of these forwards might need to get packaged together to upgrade D and RW, so I wouldn't get too attached. Add next year's 1st and maybe Hayes and only Buffalo has a better prospect base IMO.
Really hoping management doesn't give up on Baertschi too soon. I really feel in a US market he would thrive. Feaster didn't help him at all by rushing and hyping him. I don't believe for a second Granlund or Reinhart are better prospects. They may well end up the better players, but for now, Baertschi has much more potential. Really don't want to see him light us up for the next 10 years unless we end up with a stud Dman out of it. Going to be really interesting watching this shake out over the next 3-5 years.
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