from Rachel Doerrie of ESPN,
To qualify as a "prospect" for the purposes of this list, the player must be under 23 years old, not a full-time NHL player -- to allow for players bouncing between levels (Brendan Brisson, Thomas Bordeleau) -- selected in the entry draft, and have his rights owned or signed an entry-level contract as a free agent (Collin Graf). Players who were undrafted and signed to AHL contracts are excluded.
#4 Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings have collected some top talent in recent drafts, giving them the fourth most valuable prospect pool. Simon Edvinsson leads the way on the back end, but he's not the only notable defensive prospect in the Red Wings' pipeline.
Axel Sandin-Pellikka had a fantastic season and has the makings of an impact defenseman. William Willander and Shai Buium are two other candidates to be solid defenders at the NHL level.
The Red Wings have a few high-value prospects in Marco Kasper and Nate Danielson at center and Trey Augustine in goal.
At least four of the players in the Red Wings pool are projected to be impactful NHL players, with three more projected to be NHL-caliber. There is a lot to like about Detroit's future with the level of prospects they have at every position.
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-----The Red Wings have a few high-value prospects in Marco Kasper and Nate Danielson at center and Trey Augustine in goal.
----And no Cossa?!
I noticed that also. From what I read Cossa is playing very well.
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Going to need some impact forwards soon.
2024-2035: Yes, a personal preference. Any others?
DeBrincat-Larkin-?? (Necas/Zegras)
Mazur-Compher-Raymond
Ras-Danielson-Copp
Fischer-Veleno-?? (Dakota Joshua)
Edvinsson-Seider
Albert J-?? (Roy or ??)
Maatta-Chiarot
I think you mean '24-'25 not '24-'35 but if you do:
Maatta should be gone this summer in a trade. He's put up decent 3rd pair numbers (17 pts on 4 goals with a +16 rating on a team that doesn't have many). But he makes too much for a 3rd pair d-man he is on Detroit and it gets worse when you have Albert Johansson a RFA with no arbitration rights (aka no leverage) and out of waivers. Plus William Wallinder has 1 year of NA ice experience so he can be called up in a pinch and should be cracking that lineup in your time frame.
Mazur is a 4th line guy. Don't expect anything more.
Edvinsson on the 1st line? That would not be good.
Compher should be your 3rd line centre.
Kasper is > Danielson and much more pro ready.
and I'd rather take Soderblom and his contract to give a chance at a Kane for 2 more years than Dakota Joshua's 2M coming cost.
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