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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
Not sure how one can say that Hunter, who was leading the OHL in defensive scoring at the the time and was top 7 in league scoring is a B prospect.
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Pretty easy. Points don't mean a lot in evaluating a player. Very flawed players can put up massive numbers in juniors against boys. A player is the sum of their parts and there are concerns Brzustewicz is an incomplete player. This is why Vancouver was willing to give him up in the deal and not any of their top prospects. If a player didn't have warts they wouldn't be available for trade, their drafting team would sit on them.
I have no idea why people get so bent on having a prospect called a B level prospect. A B level prospect is still a good prospect, just with holes or limiting facts in their games. Every single one of the Flames top prospects are B level prospects. We have a lot of them. Doesn't mean they are bad, they just have limitations that could prevent them from making the NHL. Size is a problem for a lot of them. Two-way play is going to hurt others. Their skills translating is another big concern. The crucible of the pros will determine if these guys are going to be players but the concerns around their complete package is what makes them B prospects. No shame in that. Still means they have a legitimate chance in playing in the NHL.
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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Brzustewicz is better than a B prospect. Easily one of the top 3 prospects in the entire organization. Coronato and Wolf might be ahead, but they're probably NHLers this year.
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Coronato and Wolf are both B prospects. Both of them have factors that are working against them and have people skeptical at their games translating to the NHL.