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 Islanders’ farm system got a huge boost from their 2018 draft class. They also have a number of guys on their AHL team who project to play, and they have one of the best goalies outside the NHL in Ilya Sorokin. Altogether this is a deep farm system both in quality and quantity that deserves to be in the top-five even if they lack a true ‘star’ level prospect.



Team’s 2017 ranking*: No. 4



Prospect Rankings



HIGH-END NHL PROSPECT



1. Oliver Wahlstrom, RW, USNTDP-USHL



Wahlstrom is an elite goal scorer who also has the capability to carry a...