![]() The Detroit Red Wings drafting Moritz Seider sixth overall in 2019 doesn’t mean he’s automatically one of the elite prospects in all of hockey. Where the player was drafted has absolutely no bearing on how they were assessed. To determine these rankings, three factors were considered.Ģ) Where their pre-draft ranking by Sporting News was in their draft year versus how they’ve performed since.ģ) How the prospect has played against adult competition (if applicable) in either the NHL, AHL or Europe. Below you’ll find a detailed ranking of the league’s top prospects who not only have been drafted but still maintain their Calder Trophy eligibility by having played in 25 NHL games or less entering the upcoming season. Which brings us to this current batch of relatively-unproven NHL prospects who look primed to continue the aforementioned trends. NHL FREE AGENCY 2019: Complete list of all 31 teams' RFAs, UFAs Additionally, there were 14 players between 18 and 20 who hit the 30-point plateau, more than double the number from the 2006-07 season (six) in which teams averaged 2.95 goals a game. ![]() Last season, six of the NHL’s top 15 scorers were 23 years old or younger - the most since 1992-93. The league’s youth movement is heavily involved in this spike in production. The good news is that offense is trending upwards the league-wide 3.01 goals-per-game average from this past season not only was the highest since power-play happy 2005-06 but was just the second season since 1996 that teams averaged three or more tallies a contest. This renowned emphasis on youth, skill and speed was long overdue, especially considering we’re only a few years removed from 2015-16, a season in which the average NHL team scored 2.71 goals per game - the lowest total since the Dead Puck Era of 2003-04. There's no denying that the NHL is becoming a younger, faster league and there is no denying that the product on the ice is better for it.
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