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Originally Posted by New Era
Dube, Foo, Kylington, Gillies, Mangiapane, Klimchuk, Sveningsson, Parsons, Tuulola round out the top 10 IMO. The prospect depth is getting pretty ugly. Gotta stop trading away our top prospects and draft picks. The cupboard could use some restocking.
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I agree - we had a lot of top prospects graduate over the past couple years (which is good), which makes things look a little thinner though.
It does seem a little early to be deciding between goalies (always hard to predict), small forwards with skill that may/may not translate at the NHL level, or defensemen still working on their game. All have a high ceiling but they come with question marks. It felt better the past few years where these guys were being debated in the 5-10 range.
Mangiapane for me - tore up the AHL at a very young age. May never stick at the NHL level...but if he somehow ends up on a skill line at the start of the season and starts hot, he may never see the AHL again, while posting strong offensive numbers for the next few years.