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Originally Posted by Bingo
This argument won't matter by mid May when all of the ones you love come out with updated lists that have Calgary top ten.
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It's also important that we remember different lists have different criteria.
Some lists look at only what is remaining in the pipeline, ignoring any graduated prospects (which is always a matter of debate where to draw that line).
The Athletic, typically, just looks at all players below a certain DOB cut off regardless of whether or not they are in the NHL.
This was the criteria from Pronman's summer rankings:
Player eligibility is determined by age. A player is eligible if he is 22 years old or younger as of Sept. 15, 2025
I also think the Flames will be further down Pronman's lists than others, and higher in Wheelers. Not because Pronman has a bias against Calgary, but because he hasn't been high on many of their top prospects going back before they were drafted. He has never been as high on guys like Parekh, Gridin, and even Wolf when he was a prospect (he hates the new contract). Pronman has really shifted away from favoring smaller skilled guys, to now really quesitoning if a player can make it if they aren't of a certain size.