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GranteedEV · 09-27-2015, 02:31 PM

This preseason has convinced me that I don't think another team in the NHL except for Philadelphia has a better group of defensive prospects than we do. Kulak, Culkin, Wotherspoon, Morrison, Kylington, Andersson, Sieloff all reaffirmed not only NHL potential, but top 4-and-better upside to me. We're going to have to pawn some of these guys off for picks to other teams like we did Baertschi in a few years because there won't be room for them. The best approach will be to NOT burn any years on the younger guys' ELCs so that we can cycle through their entry-level deals as we compete for multiple championships.

And we didn't even have Hickey or Rafikov in Camp.

Our 2016 Stanley Cup top 8 could look like:

Giordano-Brodie
Russell-Hamilton
Kulak-Wideman
Wotherspoon-Nakladal

While our 2020 Stanley Cup Top 6 could on the other hand could well look like

Brodie-Hamilton
Giordano-Kylington
Hickey-Andersson

09-27-2015, 02:31 PM	#493
GranteedEV Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	This preseason has convinced me that I don't think another team in the NHL except for Philadelphia has a better group of defensive prospects than we do. Kulak, Culkin, Wotherspoon, Morrison, Kylington, Andersson, Sieloff all reaffirmed not only NHL potential, but top 4-and-better upside to me. We're going to have to pawn some of these guys off for picks to other teams like we did Baertschi in a few years because there won't be room for them. The best approach will be to NOT burn any years on the younger guys' ELCs so that we can cycle through their entry-level deals as we compete for multiple championships. And we didn't even have Hickey or Rafikov in Camp. Our 2016 Stanley Cup top 8 could look like: Giordano-Brodie Russell-Hamilton Kulak-Wideman Wotherspoon-Nakladal While our 2020 Stanley Cup Top 6 could on the other hand could well look like Brodie-Hamilton Giordano-Kylington Hickey-Andersson __________________ "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." Last edited by GranteedEV; 09-27-2015 at 02:42 PM.