Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2020 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects. You can find the complete ranking and more information on the criteria here, as we count down daily from No. 31 to No. 1. The series, which includes evaluations and commentary from coaches and staff on more than 500 prospects, runs from Jan. 13 to Feb. 11.



The truth is, the Blues’ prospect pool was a few spots higher on this list before Jordan Kyrou graduated to the NHL.



On the whole, the Blues’ pool is strongest in net, where they have three relatively high-end goalie prospects. And while their pool also has stronger depth than some of the other bottom-end teams on this ranking, it lacks game-breaking talent.



Kyrou or not, it’s still a bottom-10 pool of talent. There are a few things that have contributed to that outcome. For starters, the Blues didn’t have a first-round pick last year. They’ve also dealt two recent first-round picks,...