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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
No because the top end matters the most. And the Flames have one elite prospects while several teams have 2-3.
Probably would be one of:
Sharks: Dickinson, Misa, Askarov (if not graduated). I assume Smith is considered graduated.
Montreal: Demidov, Reinbacher, Fowler, Hage. not having a 1st this year hurts them though, but it's an impressive group.
Chicago: Frondell, Levshunov, Korchinski. Drops off after that.
Might be Utah actually: Iginla, Simashev, But, and now you add Desnoyers
I think overall though it's still San Jose.
Calgary was 13th last year in Wheeler's ranking. And Wofl/Coronato already were considered graduated. So you take that group, led by Parekh who probably has risen in the rakings himself since, and add this year's draft, they could now be in the top 10. I will guess #9.
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To add to Calgary's potential rise in the standings, was just how good almost every prospect drafted last season performed, along with Parekh as you mentioned already. I am definitely interested to see the net change in Calgary's rankings.
One thing that always grinds my gears about these lists, however, is graduating prospects. Advantage is given to teams with prospects that take longer to develop. Having Montreal with Reinbacher listed as a prospect, but not San Jose with Celebrini and Smith seems wrong. Ok, so comparing defencemen to forwards here, with defencemen that take longer. Chicago doesn't have Bedard counting any longer, but Detroit has Danielson - same draft, and they are both centers selected 8 picks apart. Bedard is the much more valuable franchise-altering player, but on these lists, Detroit would rank higher. No list is perfect I guess, but I really do prefer the "23 and under" or "25 and under" lists as a better gauge of how strong a team is trending to be in the next few years.
I am still very interested to see the lists, even after complaining! lol