Prospect board
The prospects we track, each with his likeliest NHL outcome and the odds of each tier. The odds come from what became of past draft picks with similar numbers, adjusted for league, age, draft slot and the team around him.
- First-liner2
- Top-pair1
- Middle-sixer4
- Second-pair1
- Fourth-liner11
- Third-pair3
- Tweener26
- AHLer182
- Long shot770
| # | Player | Team | Rights | GP | P/GP | Context | NHL odds | Top odds | Elite odds | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomas GalvasD, 20. Young for the league, Steady | BÃlà TygÅ™i LiberecCZECHIA | PIT#54, 2026 | 7 | 0.43 | +12% | 75% | 42% | 23% | Second-pair |
| 2 | Nikita ShcherbakovD, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL | NJD#44, 2026 | 17 | 0.35 | −5% | 51% | 10% | 7% | Third-pair |
| 3 | Lasse BoeliusD, 19. Young for the league, Playmaker | ÄssätLIIGA | ANA#60, 2025 | 40 | 0.20 | +14% | 41% | 2% | <1% | Tweener |
| 4 | Mikhail GulyayevD, 21. Rising, Playmaker | Avangard OmskKHL | COL#31, 2023 | 15 | 0.53 | +3% | 23% | 2% | 2% | AHLer |
| 5 | Aron KiviharjuD, 20. Undersized, Steady | HIFKLIIGA | MIN#122, 2024 | 7 | 0.57 | +4% | 21% | 3% | <1% | AHLer |
| 6 | Daniil OrlovD, 22. Steady, Honest | Spartak MoskvaKHL | NJD#110, 2022 | 14 | 0.50 | +8% | 17% | 3% | 1% | AHLer |
| 7 | Nikita YevseyevD, 22. Steady, Honest | Ak Bars KazanKHL | EDM#190, 2022 | 16 | 0.19 | +8% | 9% | 2% | <1% | Long shot |
| 8 | Ivan PatrikhayevD, 20. Steady, Honest | CSKA MoskvaKHL | NYR#193, 2026 | 8 | 0.25 | −5% | 11% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 9 | Maxim AgafonovD, 19. Steady, Honest | Chaika Nizhny NovgorodMHL | SEA#134, 2025 | 6 | 0.00 | +11% | 10% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 10 | Karl AnnbornD, 19. Steady, Honest | HV71SHL | SEA#205, 2025 | 4 | 0.25 | +13% | 7% | 1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 11 | Vladimir GrudininD, 22. Rising, Steady | Severstal CherepovetsKHL | CAR#156, 2022 | 16 | 0.31 | +3% | 5% | 1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 12 | Alexander GruninD, 18. Young for the league, Edgy | Sibirskie Snaipery NovosibirskMHL | OTT#183, 2026 | 3 | 0.33 | +11% | 7% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 13 | Albert WikmanD, 21. Rising, Steady | Färjestad BKSHL | FLA#127, 2023 | 10 | 0.40 | +4% | 6% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 14 | Axel LandenD, 21. Rising, Edgy | TPSLIIGA | SJS#130, 2023 | 14 | 0.36 | −5% | 5% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 15 | Aron DahlqvistD, 19. Heavy, Steady | Nybro Vikings IFALLSVENSKAN | WSH#180, 2025 | 8 | 0.00 | +12% | 3% | <1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 16 | Nikita IshimnikovD, 21. Steady, Honest | Gornyak-UGMKVHL | COL#155, 2023 | 13 | 0.23 | −2% | 4% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 17 | Arttu KarkiD, 21. Steady, Honest | JukuritLIIGA | VGK#96, 2023 | 12 | 0.08 | +13% | 4% | <1% | <1% | Long shot? |
| 18 | Eerik WalleniusD, 20. Edgy, Heavy | HPKLIIGA | OTT#136, 2024 | 10 | 0.10 | +13% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 19 | Rasmus BergqvistD, 21. Steady, Honest | Skellefteå AIKSHL | MTL#224, 2024 | 10 | 0.10 | +4% | 3% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 20 | Alexander PelevinD, 22. Steady, Honest | Dizel PenzaVHL | CAR#205, 2022 | 10 | 0.00 | +3% | 3% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 21 | Daniil KarpovichD, 21. Rising, Heavy | Gornyak-UGMKVHL | NJD#186, 2023 | 13 | 0.08 | −2% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 22 | Janne PeltonenD, 21. Steady, Honest | Visby/RomaALLSVENSKAN | CHI#195, 2023 | 12 | 0.08 | +12% | 2% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
| 23 | Artem BaraboshaD, 22. Edgy, Steady | Zvezda MoskvaVHL | NJD#198, 2022 | 1 | 0.00 | +12% | 1% | <1% | <1% | Long shot |
The tier is the highest one he has at least an even chance of reaching, which is why Elite is rare even near the top of the board. NHL odds is the chance he becomes a regular (150+ NHL games) and top odds the chance of a first-line or top-pair career, both from what happened to 2010 to 2017 draft picks with numbers like his. Defencemen are judged on defence scales. This is a points model, so it can't see play without the puck. Updated October 19.