Here is what I’ve seen, thought and heard lately from rinks across the NHL prospect world:



New Jersey prospect Graeme Clarke was having a promising start to the season, showing a little more quickness to go with his traditionally great goal scoring. His coach Andre Tourigny praised the improvement he made with his skating. Unfortunately, he recently suffered a shoulder injury that will keep him out most of the remainder of the OHL regular season.



When I watched Victor Soderstrom (D, Arizona) in the SHL last season, he was good but seemed to play a safe two-way game with flashes of his skill. In junior he was much more willing to show his skill components. In limited time this season, he is showing a little more flair:



In watching a few games, I thought Nick Robertson (RW, Toronto) was impactful at the OHL level. His high-end skill and brain were consistently on display to go along with his great finishing ability and his high compete...