Post-Draft Prospect Pool Rankings

Following the draft, Scott Wheeler has released his lists of the top 100 drafted prospects and the top 20 drafted goaltenders. Below are his criteria to make the lists:

“To be considered a prospect, a skater must be under 23 and not fully established with his NHL club. The latter qualifier is arbitrary. There, I trust my judgment for whether a player should be considered fully graduated more than I trust any predetermined games-played cutoff. Preference for inclusion as an NHL prospect is more likely to be given to teenagers than 21- or 22-year-olds.”

“To be considered a prospect, a goalie must be under 25 and not fully established as an NHL goalie. The latter qualifier is arbitrary. There, I trust my judgment for whether a goalie should be considered fully graduated more than I trust any predetermined games played cutoff.”

Notable names that Scott now considers graduated: Will Smith, Denton Mateychuk, Frank Nazar, Jiri Kulich, Marco Kasper, Lian Bichsel, Elias Pettersson, and Leevi Merilainen

Each prospect was given a score through our top-secret algorithm, and each team is presented in order with their cumulative score.

No Prospects: Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Seattle Kraken, Winnipeg Jets

26 – Ottawa Senators – 18.29

Carl Lindbom (G-18), Conor Geekie (78)

25 – Philadelphia Flyers – 19.58

Lynden Lakovic (59), Carson Rehkopf (82)

24 – Anaheim Ducks – 27.72

Carter George (G-14), Jett Luchanko (54)

23 – Utah Mammoth – 29.80

Cullen Potter (60), Logan Hensler (63), Sacha Boisvert (87)

22 – Pittsburgh Penguins – 36.22

Matt Savoie (53), Stian Solberg (68), Tristan Luneau (69)

21 – New Jersey Devils – 41.68

Justin Carbonneau (30), Carter Bear (36)

20 – Chicago Blackhawks – 41.89

Tanner Molendyk (40), Trevor Connelly (58), Oliver Moore (71)

19 – San Jose Sharks – 53.55

Devon Levi (G-7), Cole Reschny (41), Ike Howard (49), Zachary L’Heureux (95)

18 – Buffalo Sabres – 58.67

Michael Hrabal (G-9), Gabe Perreault (13), Daniil But (75)

17 – Detroit Red Wings – 63.42

Joshua Ravensbergen (G-5), Carter Yakemchuk (19), Elias Salomnsson (76), Brayden Yager (77)

16 – Calgary Flames – 66.47

Ryan Leonard (15), Anton Silayev (24), Liam Ohgren (79), Brennan Othmann (94)

15 – Edmonton Oilers – 71.75

Artyom Levshunov (7), Cameron Reid (61), Rutger McGroarty (65), Luca Cagnoni (86), Jagger Firkus (98)

14 – Columbus Blue Jackets – 74.15

Jack Ivankovic (G-10), Anton Frondell (12), Danila Yurov (37), Matt Poitras (88)

13 – New York Islanders – 79.11

Axel Sandin Pellikka (18), Easton Cowan (48), Ilya Protas (57), Benjamin Kindel (64), Brad Lambert (89), Matthew Wood (90), Terik Parascak (99)

12 – Montreal Canadiens – 86.20

Simon Nemec (16), Semyon Frolov (G-16), Jakub Dobes (G-19), Kashawn Aitcheson (34), Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (55)

11 – Los Angeles Kings – 90.82

Mikhail Yegorov (G-4), Cole Hutson (35), Tom Willander (44), Scott Morrow (67), Ryker Lee (74), Nick Lardis (83), Seamus Casey (85), Jordan Dumais (92)

10 – Toronto Maple Leafs – 92.26

Jacob Fowler (G-2), Radim Mrtka (17), Bradly Nadeau (46), Nate Danielson (56), Maveric Lamoureux (80)

9 – Florida Panthers – 96.73

Caleb Desnoyers (11), Beckett Sennecke (14), David Reinbacher (39), Braeden Cootes (73)

8 – Minnesota Wild – 108.20

Yaroslav Askarov (G-1), Sam Dickinson (6), Michael Hage (51), Logan Mailloux (70), Noah Ostlund (72)

7 – Carolina Hurricanes – 108.82

Michael Misa (2), Jesper Wallstedt (G-12), Yegor Zavragin (17), Liam Greentree (47), Konsta Helenius (52), Colby Barlow (93), Riley Heidt (100)

6 – Vegas Golden Knights – 114.29

Trey Augustine (G-3), Zeev Buium (5), Roger McQueen (23), Jimmy Snuggerud (27)

5 – Boston Bruins – 123.19

James Hagens (8), Hampton Slukynsky (G-13), Sam Rinzel (26), Tij Iginla (28), Calum Ritchie (31)

4 – Tampa Bay Lightning – 127.53

Zayne Parekh (4), Lucas Beckman (G-20), Brady Martin (22), Dalibor Dvorsky (38), Dmitri Simashev (43), Quentin Musty (81), Igor Chernyshov (84), Malcolm Spence (97)

3 – Washington Capitals – 133.51

Matthew Schaefer (1), Berkly Catton (10), David Jiricek (33), Kevin Korchinski (62), Harrison Brunicke (66), Nikita Artamonov (96)

2 – Vancouver Canucks – 152.03

Pyotr Andreyanov (G-6), Sebastian Cossa (G-8), Jake O’Brien (20), Cayden Lindstrom (25), Andrew Cristall (29), Cole Eiserman (32), Oliver Bonk (45), Theo Lindstein (91)

1 – St Louis Blues – 159.13

Ivan Demidov (3), Porter Martone (9), Alexei Medvedev (G-9), Victor Eklund (21), Jackson Smith (42), Jonathan Lekkerimaki (50)