Prospects Analysis: Top 200 Update

With the season well past the quarter mark, it's time to update the rankings. We have had more than 30 players graduate, which has created a ton of movement and added new additions to the list.

1. Eeli Tolvanen (NAS, LW): In midst of arguably the best season (17G, 32P in 39GP) for a teenager in KHL history
2. Kirill Kaprizov (MIN, LW)
3. Henrik Borgstrom (FLA, C): Dominating competition (13G, 24P in 17GP) in sophomore season at University of Denver
4. Miro Heiskanen (DAL, D)
5. Ilya Samsonov (WAS, G): Recently met with Washington brass and is expected to play in North America next season
6. Thomas Chabot (OTT, D)
7. Elias Pettersson (VAN, C)
8. Jordan Kyrou (STL, RW): Best player in CHL (58P in 30GP for OHL Sarnia) is candidate for Canadian Olympic team
9. Casey Mittelstadt (BUF, LW)
10. Dylan Strome (ARI, C)
11. Cale Makar (COL, D): Early results at University of Massachusetts have been positive
12. Igor Shestyorkin (NYR, G): Posting laughable numbers (16-1-3, 1.57 GAA, .941 save percentage) once again while playing for most dominant team in hockey (KHL SKA St. Petersburg)
13. Logan Brown (OTT, C)
14. Ilya Sorokin (NYI, G)
15. Sam Steel (ANA, C)
16. Gabriel Vilardi (LOS, C): Yet to play this season due to back injury; hoping to debut for OHL Windsor after Christmas
17. Taylor Raddysh (TB, RW)
18. Timothy Liljegren (TOR, D)
19. Filip Chytil (NYR, C): 18-year-old has been banged up all season, but returns have been overwhelmingly positive when healthy
20. Nick Suzuki (LAS, C)
21. Colin White (OTT, C)
22. Cody Glass (LAS, C)
23. Evgeni Svechnikov (DET, LW)
24. Michael McLeod (NJD, C)
25. Jordan Greenway (MIN, LW)
26. Thatcher Demko (VAN, G)
27. Janne Kuokkanen (CAR, LW)
28. Kailer Yamamoto (EDM, LW): Diminutive sniper will be impact point producer at NHL level as long as he can handle physicality of game
29. Oskar Lindblom (PHI, LW)
30. Jake Bean (CAR, D)
31. Jacob Larsson (ANA, D)
32. Tage Thompson (STL, RW)
33. Daniel Sprong (PIT, RW): Still just 20, has 15 goals in 25 AHL games this season
34. Morgan Frost (PHI, C): Perhaps the biggest surprise from this past June's draft is third (55P in 33GP) in OHL scoring
35. Vitali Abramov (CBJ, RW)
36. Owen Tippett (FLA, RW)
37. Olli Juolevi (VAN, D)
38. Vladislav Kamenev (COL, C): Dealt to Colorado in Matt Duchene trade and promptly broke arm in first game with Avalanche; out indefinitely
39. Zachary Senyshyn (BOS, RW)
40. Martin Necas (CAR, C)
41. Klim Kostin (STL, RW)
42. Max Jones (ANA, LW)
43. Cliff Pu (BUF, C)
44. Dante Fabbro (NAS, D)
45. Jeremy Bracco (TOR, RW): Better lately, but struggling to adapt to physicality of professional hockey
46. Philippe Myers (PHI, D)
47. Carter Hart (PHI, G): Has best numbers amongst WHL goaltenders (13-3-1, 1.32 GAA, .961 save percentage) by a country mile
48. Jonathan Dahlen (VAN, LW)
49. Adam Fox (CGY, D)
50. Erik Brannstrom (LAS, D)
51. Lias Andersson (NYR, LW)
52. Jon Gillies (CGY, G)
53. Troy Terry (ANA, C): Last year's WJC hero is strong candidate for U.S. Olympic Team
54. Luke Kunin (MIN, C)
55. Ryan Poehling (MON, C)
56. Jake Walman (STL, D)
57. Adam Mascherin (FLA, LW)
58. Kieffer Bellows (NYI, LW)
59. Alexander Nylander (BUF, RW): Struggling again in the AHL (6P in 14GP) to the point that I am beginning to become concerned
60. Tyler Parsons (CGY, G): Has spent entire year in ECHL for some inexplicable reason
61. Warren Foegele (CAR, LW): With 14 goals and 23 points in 27 AHL games, hulking winger has been one of this season's most pleasant surprises.
62. Kristian Vesalainen (WPG, LW)
63. Colton Point (DAL, G): 2016 fifth-round pick has been arguably the best goaltender (8-4-4, 1.90 GAA, .938) in college hockey this season
64. Filip Chlapik (OTT, C)
65. Jake Oettinger (DAL, G)
66. Trent Frederic (BOS, C)
67. Erik Foley (WPG, LW)
68. Robert Thomas (STL, C)
69. German Rubtsov (PHI, C)
70. Nicolas Roy (CAR, C)
71. Aleksi Heponiemi (FLA, LW): Pint-sized offensive dynamo leads WHL in scoring (71P in 29GP)
72. Ryan Donato (BOS, C)
73. Anthony Cirelli (TAM, C)
74. Riley Tufte (DAL, LW)
75. Joseph Woll (G, TOR)
76. Henri Jokiharju (CHI, D): Offensive game has taken a significant step forward (37P in 31GP) for WHL Portland
77. Danny O'Regan (SAN, C)
78. Rasmus Asplund (BUF, C)
79. Lucas Wallmark (CAR, C)
80. Kale Clague (LOS, D)
81. Joey Anderson (NJD, RW)
82. Dylan Sikura (CHI, LW): Most underrated player in college hockey the last several seasons seems like a lock for Canadian Olympic team
83. Juuso Valimaki (CGY, D)
84. Ville Husso (STL, G)
85. Jonah Gadjovich (VAN, LW)
86. Michael DiPietro (VAN, G)
87. Nicholas Merkley (ARI, C): Was amongst AHL's leading scorers (12G, 24P in 20GP) at time of recent recall to Arizona
88. Malcolm Subban (LAS, G)
89. Filip Hronek (DET, D)
90. Conor Timmins (COL, D): Steady defender always makes right decision with the puck
91. Oliver Kylington (CGY, D)
92. Julien Gauthier (CAR, RW)
93. Lucas Johansen (WAS, D)
94. Yakov Trenin (NAS, C)
95. Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson (BOS, C)
96. Joshua Norris (SAN, C)
97. Mitchell Stephens (TAM, C)
98. Travis Dermott (TOR, D): Slowly finding comfort level in AHL after another slow start
99. Carl Grundstrom (TOR, RW)
100. Mikhail Vorobyov (PHI, C): Russian import remains a work in progress in his first season in North America
101. Alex Formenton (OTT, LW)
102. Kole Lind (VAN, RW)
103. Wade Allison (PHI, RW): Perhaps the most improved player in the country during his sophomore season at Western Michigan University; 14 goals, 25 points in just 19 games
104. Kasperi Kapanen (TOR, RW)
105. Linus Soderstrom (NYI, G)
106. Maxim Letunov (SAN, C)
107. Vili Saarijarvi (DET, D)
108. Denis Gurianov (DAL, RW)
109. Felix Sandstrom (PHI, G)
110. Michael Rasmussen (DET, C): Strong training camp with Detroit proved that hulking center was not as raw as many people believed
111. Ivan Lodnia (MIN, RW)
112. Brendan Guhle (BUF, D)
113. Rasmus Andersson (CAL, D)
114. Boris Katchouk (TAM, LW)
115. Sean Day (NYR, D)
116. Connor Hobbs (WAS, D)
117. Urho Vaakanainen (BOS, D)
118. Shane Bowers (COL, C): Boston University forward was shipped to Colorado in deal that brought Matt Duchene to Ottawa
119. Jason Robertson (DAL, LW)
120. Nikita Gusev (LAS, RW): Vegas' handling of Vadim Shipachyov situation makes it highly unlikely that Gusev will ever play in North America
121. Blake Speers (NJD, RW)
122. Henrik Haapala (FLA, LW)
123. Kevin Roy (ANA, C)
124. Otto Koivula (NYI, RW)
125. Jack Roslovic (WPG, RW): Remarkably consistent scorer in first two AHL seasons; very close to helping at NHL level
126. Andrew Peeke (CLM, D)
127. Jonathan Ang (FLA, C)
128. Isaac Ratcliffe (PHI, LW)
129. A.J. Greer (COL, LW)
130. Alexei Lipanov (TAM, C)
131. Jordan Schmaltz (STL, D)
132. Ostap Safin (EDM, RW)
133. Filip Gustavsson (PIT, G)
134. Cal Foote (TAM, D)
135. Ville Pokka (CHI, D): Finally get recall to Chicago after four seasons in AHL; yet to play in NHL game
136. Matthew Villalta (LOS, G)
137. Kyle Wood (ARI, D)
138. Caleb Jones (EDM, D)
139. Aleksi Saarela (CAR, C)
140. Ethan Bear (EDM, D)
141. Dylan Gambrell (SAN, C)
142. John Quenneville (NJD, C)
143. Pierre-Olivier Joseph (ARI, D)
144. Dennis Cholowski (DET, D): Supremely talented, but raw; move to WHL was smart
145. Joni Ikonen (MON, C)
146. Givani Smith (DET, LW)
147. Noah Juulsen (MON, D)
148. Cam Dineen (ARI, D)
149. Michael Dal Colle (NYI, LW): Fifth overall pick in 2014 has look of monumental bust
150. Max Gildon (FLA, D): Strong play in freshman season at University of New Hampshire has been shocking surprise
151. Adam Huska (NYR, G)
152. Antoine Morand (ANA, C)
153. Mathieu Joseph (TAM, RW)
154. Jake Evans (MON, LW): Senior forward is among NCAA leaders in scoring (28P in 20GP) for Notre Dame; Can become UFA in August if not signed by Habs
155. Maxime Comtois (ANA, LW)
156. Brett Howden (TAM, C)
157. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF, G)
158. Logan Stanley (WPG, D)
159. Yegor Rykov (NJD, D)
160. Jakub Zboril (BOS, D)
161. Ian Mitchell (CHI, D)
162. Connor Ingram (TAM, G)
163. Yegor Korshkov (TOR, RW)
164. Grant Mismash (NAS, LW)
165. Adam Ruzicka (CAL, C): Enigmatic forward has been engaged all season (20G, 39P in 34GP) for OHL Sarnia
166. Chad Krys (CHI, D): Following dreadful freshman season at Boston University with strong sophomore campaign
167. Cam Morrison (COL, LW)
168. Filip Ahl (OTT, LW)
169. Patrick Harper (NAS, C)
170. Adam Gaudette (VAN, C)
171. Nicolas Hague (LAS, D): Defender has 19 goals in just 34 games for OHL Mississauga
172. Josh Mahura (ANA, D)
173. Mario Ferraro (SAN, D)
174. Eemeli Rasanen (TOR, D)
175. David Farrance (NAS, D): Brilliant skater is struggling to produce in freshman season at Boston University
176. Rem Pitlick (NAS, C)
177. Ryan Lindgren (BOS, D)
178. Adam Brooks (TOR, C)
179. Joe Hicketts (DET, D)
180. Dylan Samberg (WPG, D)
181. Tim Gettinger (NYR, LW)
182. Mitchell Vande Sompel (NYI, D)
183. Roope Hintz (DAL, LW)
184. Sebastian Aho (NYI, D)
185. Nicolas Kerdiles (ANA, LW): Time is running out for former top prospect
186. Andrei Altybarmakyan (CHI, RW)
187. Sami Niku (WPG, D)
188. Ryan Gropp (NYR, LW): Showing signs of life after distressingly slow start to AHL season
189. Jesper Boqvist (NJD, C)
190. Jaret Anderson-Dolan (LAK, C)
191. Mason Appleton (WPG, C)
192. Ben Mirageas (NYI, D)
193. Neal Pionk (NYR, D)
194. Luke Martin (CAR, D)
195. Matthew Phillips (CGY, C): Has 111 goals the last three WHL seasons but might simply be too small (5-foot-6, 150) to play at NHL level
196. Luke Green (WPG, D)
197. Ty Ronning (NYR, RW)
198. Louis Belpedio (MIN, D)
199. Reilly Walsh (NJD, D)
200. Jeremy Swayman (BOS, G)

GRADUATED

Clayton Keller (ARI, C)
Brock Boeser (VAN, RW)
Nico Hischier (NJD, C)
Nolan Patrick (PHI, C)
Mathew Barzal (NYI, C)
Kyle Connor (WPG, LW)
Jakub Vrana (WAS, RW)
Charlie McAvoy (BOS, D)
Tyson Jost (COL, C)
Mikhail Sergachev (TAM, D)
Travis Sanheim (PHI, D)
Josh Ho-Sang (NYI, RW)
Pierre-Luc Dubois (CLM, LW)
Alex DeBrincat (CHI, RW)
Juuse Saros (NAS, G)
Julius Honka (DAL, D)
Ryan Pulock (NYI, D)
Alex Tuch (LAS, RW)
Vince Dunn (STL, D)
Will Butcher (NJD, D)
Madison Bowey (WAS, D)
Jake DeBrusk (BOS, LW)
Victor Mete (MON, D)
Anders Bjork (BOS, C)
Joel Eriksson Ek (MIN, C)
Haydn Fleury (CAR, D)
Christian Fischer (ARI, RW)
Sonny Milano (CLM, LW)
Nikolay Goldobin (VAN, RW)
Pontus Aberg (NAS, LW)
Christian Djoos (WAS, D)
J.T. Compher (COL, C)
Samuel Girard (COL, D)
Mark Jankowski (CGY, C)
Ian McCoshen (FLA, D)

DROPPED OFF

Keegan Kolesar (CLM, RW)
Victor Antipin (BUF, D)
Graham Knott (CHI, LW)