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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
I consider blue chippers guys who skip the AHL and are surefire nhl players. Both look fine now, but not blue chippers in the Tkachuk category. Suppose you could call them bluechippers if you consider there to be 50 bluechippers outside of the NHL right now.
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To me a blue chip prospect is one with a decent NHL floor (like a #4/5 defenseman or a 3rd line forward) and a decent NHL ceiling (like a #2/3 defenseman or a good 2nd line forward or better). The actual timeline to that doesn't really matter.