Corey Pronman’s deep dive into the farm system of every NHL organization includes a ranking of all of the team’s prospects, broken into tiers based on their projection; the impact on the upcoming season and an overall ranking of all players under 23. Further explanation of Pronman’s system and the complete ranking of all 31 teams can be found here.



The bulk of the top of the Habs system has come from the last two drafts, particularly their 2018 class headlined by third overall pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi. I was a Ryan Poehling skeptic a year ago but he won me over after watching him a lot this past season. There’s still work to be done for the Habs rebuild, but I think it’s moving in a positive direction.



Team’s 2017 ranking*: No. 23



Prospect Rankings



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1. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C, Assat-Liiga



Kotkaniemi played center for Finland and was a winger for his pro team, but he projects as...