I was reviewing the historical prospect lists for another reason, but made these observations about the Flames top ranked prospect in these polls 2013-2025
1. Parekh with his 2nd time on the top of the charts, joins Valimaki (3!) and Wolf (2) as the other multiple winners
One timers are Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Tkachuk, Jankowski and Coronato
2. The run of Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Tkachuk 2013-16 is pretty stunning. A new eventual star NHLer each year. then 2017-20 was sad, really sad (and why the Flames are lagging now) , but 21-25 looking promising
3. Coronato (who lost his ranking to Wolf, and twice slipped to 3rd) and Wolf (who lost his spot to Parekh) are the only 2 top prospects to drop from top spot while staying on the list
4. Remarkable that the forwards are all one and done from the top spot, but the D and goalies top the list longer- small numbers yes but likely also reflective of developmental trajectories- especially for first round forwards
5. All except Wolf and Johnny were first round picks
Last edited by looooob; 07-16-2025 at 11:01 PM.
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