Prospect Rankings
Ranked by expected peak NHL production — not by junior points. Each prospect is matched to the players drafted 2012–2018 whose draft-stage profiles his most resembles, and carries what actually became of them: how many made it, when they arrived, and how good they got.
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How this is built. Each prospect's draft-stage profile — league-adjusted scoring (NHLe), his age that season, goal share, pedigree — is matched against every player drafted 2012–2018, including the ones who never made it. What you see is what happened to his 40 closest matches: P(NHL) is the share who reached 100+ NHL games, ETA the median age they became regulars, and the band their 25th–90th percentile peak scoring pace. The rank itself is the mean peak pace across all matches, busts counted as zero — so a flashy profile whose comps washed out ranks below a steadier one whose comps stuck.
Two stages, matched separately: a junior is compared to other juniors; an AHL/pro prospect (the PRO tag) to players who were at the same stage — so a 22-year-old producing in the AHL isn't judged against 18-year-olds. Pool: 1324 drafted players (734 with a pro-stage season), 32% made the NHL — the base rate any prospect is measured against. Skaters only: there is no NHLe for a goalie.
| # | Player | Pos | League | Age | Org | Draft | P/GP | NHLe | P(NHL) | ETA | Upside band | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Maddox Dagenais★ | F | LHJMQ | 18.4 | STL* | 26′ #16 | 1 | 23 | 82% | 2.8y @21.2 | 294587 | 45.4 |
| 25 | Justin Carbonneau | F | LHJMQ | 19.7 | STL* | 25′ #19 | 1.33 | 30.6 | 72% | 2.4y @22.1 | 233565 | 38.2 |
| 360 | Lars Steiner | F | LHJMQ | 18.8 | STL* | 26′ #171 | 1.25 | 28.7 | 40% | 4y @22.8 | 0356 | 21.2 |
| 1694 | Antoine Dorion | F | LHJMQ | 20.8 | STL* | 24′ #209 | 0.56 | 12.9 | 10% | 4.1y @24.9 | 0012 | 3.6 |
Who each prospect looks like
17. Maddox Dagenais82% NHL · 2.8y
| Liam Foudy 18′#18 | 19 pk | 105 GP |
| Scott Laughton 12′#20 | 45 pk | 745 GP |
| Eeli Tolvanen 17′#30 | 46 pk | 423 GP |
| Casey Mittelstadt 17′#8 | 62 pk | 509 GP |
| Alex Tuch 14′#18 | 88 pk | 615 GP |
25. Justin Carbonneau72% NHL · 2.4y
| Luke Kunin 16′#15 | 41 pk | 496 GP |
| Emile Poirier 13′#22 | never stuck | 8 GP |
| Jonathan Dahlen 16′#42 | never stuck | 61 GP |
| Jayce Hawryluk 14′#32 | never stuck | 98 GP |
| Jakub Vrana 14′#13 | 62 pk | 406 GP |
360. Lars Steiner40% NHL · 4y
| Jake Guentzel 13′#77 | 91 pk | 681 GP |
| Mason Shaw 17′#97 | never stuck | 82 GP |
| Jarrod Maidens 12′#82 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Daniel Sprong 15′#46 | 57 pk | 374 GP |
| Anthony Duclair 13′#80 | 64 pk | 669 GP |
1694. Antoine Dorion10% NHL · 4.1y
| Anton Zlobin 12′#173 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Cole Ully 13′#131 | never stuck | 0 GP |
| Alan Quine 13′#166 | 24 pk | 106 GP |
| Taylor Leier 12′#117 | never stuck | 55 GP |
| Miguel Fidler 14′#143 | never stuck | 0 GP |