In the fourth edition of my Canadian team prospect rankings, we turn to the Winnipeg Jets and their 27 eligible prospects.



The Jets have a particularly intriguing pool in that it has continued to build depth even as it loses its elite young core to the NHL. While there’s a huge drop-off after the No. 21-ranked prospect, that’s not unusual. Every team has their misses and the Jets are no exception.



Winnipeg has done an admirable job of drafting and hanging onto picks and that should allow for continued waves of talent if it persists.



Note: As always, I have arbitrarily set the age cut off at 22 and under. Data suggests that by the time a player turns 23, he is more or less done developing along his aging curve. Others, who are under 23 but aren’t signed to NHL deals or were drafted by the team but whose rights expired, are also omitted. That excludes former draft picks such as Matteo Gennaro. That also means AHL players such as...