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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
It would be interesting to see how these prospect pool rankings correlate to the improvement of each team. The top 10 teams from 5 years ago should playoff teams by now, shouldn't they?
1. Detroit
2. NY Islanders
3. Nashville
4. Ottawa
5. Chicago
6. Carolina
7. Boston
8. LA
9. Florida
10. Anaheim
Yes, most of those teams are in the playoffs now.
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To expand:
Teams who were out of the playoffs in 2011 but made them in 2016 - FLA, NYI
Teams who were in the playoffs in 2011 but out if them in 2016 - BOS
Pretty much all of those teams have barely improved, they also haven't become a whole lot worse. Ottawa and Carolina still aren't consistent contenders for the playoffs and everyone else who made them still are.
Great prospect pool? Bad prospect pool? It doesn't seem to matter a whole lot considering it didn't help 4, 6, and 7 on the list and only did wonders for 5 and 9.