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Originally Posted by Caged Great
Nyquist, Tatar and Pulkkinen have the best shot at becoming the next stars for the Red Wings. Calgary has a larger amount of good prospects on forward, but the top tiers of both systems are comparable. Nyquist, Tatar, Gaudreau, Monahan and Bennett have all shown 1st/2nd line abilities already, while Pulkkinen has a spectacular shot and I think he will become a 35+ goal scorer in the NHL, there are only a few guys in the NHL with a better shot.
On Defense, they don't have a sure fire prospect, just a few above average prospects. Dekeyser, Sproul and Oullet have top 4 upside but how far up that goes is still questionable, just like Wotherspoon and Morrison here, although I would take each of the Detroit 3 above either Spoon or Morrison.
Between the pipes, Mrazek is about on par with Ortio, but the Flames have Gillies and McDonald where the Wings have........... a whole lot of nothing.
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Tatar at 24 and Nyquist at 25 have not put up the points than Monahan at 20 and a 21 year old rookie in Gaudreau were able to do.
Pulkkinen at 23 put up 8 points in 31 games. He is a good prospect, but if you're trying to compare him to Bennett, you're just arguing garbage.
Tatar, Nyquist and Pulkkinen are solid young players. They are not in the same class as Monahan, Gaudreau and Bennett. Not really close.