IBM Line - I can only see Bennett as a only true "Blue Chipper". So 2 and under are all just "good" prospects - still think our prospect pool is awesome though, and Blue Chippers are overrated anyways.
Maginot line - In terms of Top 6 F / Top 4 D / #1 G potential, probably 13, with a few potential stragglers (Culkin/Kulak/Mangiapane/Rafikov).
In terms of just replacement level NHLer potential, I would cut off at Turner Elson personally #29, but since a few of those above him (Sieloff/Maatson/Kharnaukov/Smith/Kanzig) are suspects to me, I'd probably cut off at about Mangiapane. so 22 and under (plus Smith, the 20 year old who just looks really awkward offensively to me).
I do think Hathaway and Caroll are legigitmate prospects though, but the dropoff in my eyes from Mangiapane to Hathaway was pretty significant. That might have more to do with Mangiapane being way too low at 21 than Hathaway being a suspect.
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