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.



I’ve been critical of the Avs’ drafting over the past decade, but steadily I’ve liked the direction they’ve gone. I don’t see many impact guys in this system aside from fourth-overall pick Cale Makar, but they have been adding some nice pieces over the past two years. With the young assets they have and will get in the Matt Duchene trade, for the most part, this is an organization moving in the right direction.



Team’s 2017 ranking*: No. 20



Prospect Rankings



HIGH-END NHL PROSPECT



1. Cale Makar, D, Massachusetts-Hockey East



Makar had a...