With the 2015 NHL draft now in the rearview mirror, we can begin to appreciate the impact of the annual event on every team's prospect system. A number of clubs, mostly thanks to high picks, substantially improved their situations, offering hope for the future.
The following slideshow evaluates every team's system. As a reminder, our definition of a prospect is based on eligibility for the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy, meaning we ignore those players who have accrued 25 or more career NHL games or who have two consecutive seasons of six or more games. We also ignore anyone who will be older than 26 by September 15.
There are three parts to our analysis. We start with incumbent prospects, considering the existing depth of the system. Then we add in new draftees, many of whom (especially those who will jump to the NHL next season) will immediately be their respective teams' best prospects. Finally, we summarize the overall state of each club's prospect system and rank it accordingly.
The rankings reward all aspects of the system but pay special emphasis to elite players. This disproportionately rewards teams with high picks, but teams with hi ...
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Re-Ranking Every Team’s Prospect Pool After 2015 NHL Draft
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