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Originally Posted by Jay Random
This reminds me of a question I’ve wanted to ask someone.
What exactly is the definition of an ‘A’ prospect? I keep hearing that teams only trade B prospects, or this team or that team has no A prospects, but nobody ever seems to refer to any set rule for assigning these letters.
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You are clearly being obtuse but I will throw you a bone.
https://theathletic.com/5255686/2024...rankings-2024/
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The Calgary Flames’ pool is defined by its quantity of B-plus prospects, which runs arguably 9-10 deep (a couple more than any other team so far and comparable to several of the teams in front of them, for sure) thanks to a good 2023 draft, strong results in the late-first round, a find in the seventh round, and the acquisition of Hunter Brzustewicz from the Vancouver Canucks. They’re missing a true star prospect, but they’ve built a strong pool and there should be multiple solid NHLers coming.
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An A caliber prospect is considered a true star or elite prospect. Just because the Flames don't have one in their system it doesn't mean you have to discredit people like Wheeler that spend a lot of time analyzing young players. The reality is that people like him know these players far better than we do and if they say a team lacks A prospects it's because they really do compared to other prospect bases.