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Future Watch 2023
It's our annual Future Watch edition, examining the pipeline for each NHL club and laying out the top 100 prospects in the game. The meat of the issue is our NHL Team Reports, where you'll find scouting reports for the top 10 prospects for each organization. But we also have features on several of the game's best youngsters: Logan Cooley, Shane Wright, Simon Edvinsson, Brandt Clarke and many more.
OTTAWA SENATORS
WHILE THE OTTAWA SENATORS are currently front-loaded with young talent – 21-year-old center Tim Stutzle and 20-year-old defenseman Jake Sanderson have already established themselves as stars in the city – the next wave of potential prospects brings a different dynamic. Up-and-comers could find their way into the NHL by serving as complementary pieces. For many, the key is to be physical and hard to play against as much as it is about raw skill. The ability to play in different situations and in more than one position would also help them eventually become NHL regulars. A- | RANK: 8TH 1. RIDLY GREIG C, 20, 6-0, 180 Belleville (AHL) 28–12–11–23–38 2020 draft, 28th overall Ottawa was careful not to rush Greig into the NHL. The feisty center, who can also play the wing, brings a smart, hardnosed, two-way…
BOSTON BRUINS
DESPITE RELENTLESS CRITICISM OF his 2015 draft, GM Don Sweeney did snag regular contributors Jake DeBrusk (No. 14 overall) and Brandon Carlo (No. 37 overall). And, coincidentally, Sweeney acquired two others from that class by trading Erik Haula for Pavel Zacha (No. 6 overall by New Jersey) and signing A.J. Greer (No. 39 by Colorado). Both forwards have made the Bruins bigger and faster. Recently extended, Zacha may even emerge as a long-term solution at center. The Bruins can be patient with their prospects while challenging for the best record of the NHL’s expansion era. D+ | RANK: 32ND 1. FABIAN LYSELL RW, 20, 5-10, 175 Providence (AHL) 34–11–16–27–34 2021 draft, 21st overall Like David Pastrnak and David Krejci before him, Lysell is a slick European forward finding his way in the AHL. Off the rush, the…
STILL MOORE TO GIVE
WHEN YOU WATCH William Moore on the ice, his burgeoning potential is obvious. The 15-year-old center is already 6-foot-2, and though he’ll need to fill out his frame in the coming years – he currently comes in at around 160 pounds – his blend of size and skill makes him one of the top prospects for the OHL draft this summer and a star with the U-16 Toronto Marlboros of the Greater Toronto League. But the more you dig into the kid’s story, the more fascinating he gets. While he was born in Canada, his mother and father were not. His dad is American, and his mom is Brazilian. And when he’s not on the ice, he’s living a renaissance life. “He’s a leader,” said Marlboros coach Richard Power. “He’s probably…
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
THIS REBUILD WILL PROBABLY take a while. And that’s OK with the Blackhawks, as the plan is to keep stockpiling draft picks and prospects rather than try to win immediately. “We need young assets and to build up our prospect base,” said GM Kyle Davidson. Franchise pillar Patrick Kane and other vets were on the block heading into the trade deadline in an attempt to acquire additional assets. The Hawks’ pipeline includes three defensemen (Kevin Korchinski, Ethan Del Mastro, Nolan Allan) from Canada’s winning squad at the 2023 WJC. Five of Chicago’s top 10 prospects are D-men. B+ | RANK: 13TH 1. KEVIN KORCHINSKI D, 18, 6-3, 185 Seattle (WHL) 39–7–48–55–38 2022 draft, 7th overall Korchinski is an agile skater who sees the ice well and ranks as one of the top-scoring D-men in the WHL. He’s…
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