The NHL playoffs are in full swing, but behind the scenes, all 30 clubs are projecting the future and making decisions based on their NHL-ready youth. We are seeing some cracks among the NHL's elite this spring, and those teams will be looking for their prospects to replace faltering veterans.
Teams on the fringe of the playoffs or outside the postseason rely even more heavily on their youth in order to improve. These teams are given the highest draft picks, and therefore most often boast the best young prospects heading into the NHL for each season.
Here are the top prospects, by team, as NHL management prepares for the business of projecting their 2016-17 rosters.
Note: Prospects are defined as players with 30 or fewer NHL games for the purposes of this list. The teams are listed in alphabetical order.
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Every NHL Team’s Most Promising Prospect
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