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 | Brock CrippsD, 17. Young for the league, Playmaker | Prince Albert RaidersWHL | – | 11 | 0.91 | +13% | 66% | 33% | 14% | Third-pair |
| 2 | David ReinbacherD, 21. Edgy, Heavy | Laval RocketAHL | MTL#5, 2023 | 4 | 0.50 | −27% | 70% | 27% | 5% | Third-pair |
| 3 | Kohyn EshkawkoganD, 17. Steady, Honest | Ottawa 67'sOHL | – | 10 | 0.40 | −6% | 60% | 27% | 16% | Third-pair |
| 4 | Daxon RudolphD, 18. Steady, Honest | Prince Albert RaidersWHL | – | 68 | 1.15 | −14% | 60% | 30% | 21% | Third-pair |
| 5 | Matthew PerreaultD, 17. Young for the league, Steady | Peterborough PetesOHL | – | 12 | 0.33 | 0 | 58% | 21% | 16% | Third-pair |
| 6 | Stian SolbergD, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | San Diego GullsAHL | ANA#23, 2024 | 7 | 0.86 | +18% | 72% | 15% | 3% | Third-pair |
| 7 | Logan HenslerD, 19. Steady, Honest | Univ. of WisconsinNCAA | OTT#23, 2025 | 4 | 0.75 | +10% | 75% | 7% | 4% | Third-pair? |
| 8 | Oliver BonkD, 21. Edgy, Steady | Lehigh Valley PhantomsAHL | PHI#22, 2023 | 2 | 1.00 | −13% | 61% | 10% | 3% | Third-pair |
| 9 | Owen PickeringD, 22. Edgy, Heavy | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL | PIT#21, 2022 | 6 | 0.17 | −23% | 68% | 5% | 2% | Third-pair |
| 10 | Boston TaitD, 17. Carrying a team, Steady | Wenatchee WildWHL | – | 10 | 0.20 | +44% | 51% | 14% | 10% | Third-pair |
| 11 | Tanner MolendykD, 21. Carrying a team, Steady | Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL | NSH#24, 2023 | 4 | 0.50 | +10% | 55% | 10% | 2% | Third-pair |
| 12 | Anton SilaevD, 20. Carrying a team, Young for the league | Utica CometsAHL | NJD#10, 2024 | 4 | 0.00 | +23% | 70% | 5% | 2% | Third-pair |
| 13 | Seamus CaseyD, 22. Playmaker, Steady | Utica CometsAHL | NJD#46, 2022 | 29 | 0.66 | +14% | 60% | 4% | 4% | Third-pair? |
| 14 | Nikita ShcherbakovD, 18. Young for the league, Steady | Salavat Yulaev UfaKHL | NJD#44, 2026 | 17 | 0.35 | −5% | 51% | 10% | 7% | Third-pair |
| 15 | Tommy BleylD, 18. Playmaker, Steady | Moncton WildcatsQMJHL | – | 63 | 1.29 | −22% | 51% | 11% | 2% | Third-pair |
| 16 | EJ EmeryD, 20. Big frame, Steady | Univ. of North DakotaNCAA | NYR#30, 2024 | 4 | 0.50 | +10% | 57% | 2% | <1% | Third-pair |
| 17 | Harrison BrunickeD, 20. Young for the league, Stacked roster | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsAHL | PIT#44, 2024 | 6 | 0.33 | −24% | 53% | 8% | 2% | Third-pair |
| 18 | Elias SalomonssonD, 22. Steady, Honest | Manitoba MooseAHL | WPG#55, 2022 | 1 | 0.00 | −28% | 50% | 10% | <1% | Third-pair? |
| 19 | Michael D'AlessioD, 17. Carrying a team, Playmaker | Erie OttersOHL | – | 48 | 0.33 | +42% | 52% | 3% | 3% | Third-pair |
| 20 | Leon MuggliD, 20. Young for the league, Steady | Hershey BearsAHL | WSH#52, 2024 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 54% | 6% | <1% | Third-pair? |
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.