Les Red Wings de Détroit sont au 4e rang du classement des espoirs de la LNH pour 2026 de Scott Wheeler
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cows1100
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Les Red Wings de Détroit sont au 4e rang du classement des espoirs de la LNH pour 2026 de Scott Wheeler
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cows1100
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As some of these guys start to filter in the next few years in their early 20s, we could really start to see some special players develop. Really excited for camp next year and if guys like Bear, and Plante can battle for spots right out of camp. Would like to see a couple buyouts and internal promotions in the offseason. Still really high on this batch of guys.
Any chance you can give a breakdown? Paywalled
This is why I don’t feel like the future is completely bleak. This team has a massive need for a game changing elite talent that the system lacks but the overall depth and top end of this team should be really good in 3 years or so.
This year’s team I’m so done with.
He says Detroit has 7 or so legitimate prospects and about a dozen he expects to be NHLers. I’ll assume everybody knows most of these guys by their last names and positions.
Tier 1 guys.
Cossa, Augustine, Bear, ASP, Danielson, MBN, Finnie
Tier 2 guys.
Plante, Genborg, Lombardi
Tier 3 guys
Anton Johansson, Buium, Pradel, Guimond, Kiiskinen
Honourable Mentions
Larry Keenan, Brett Solomon, Dylan James, Ondrej Becher, Michel Svrcek, Noah Dower-Nilsson.
He has Chicago, San Jose and Calgary ahead of us in his prospect pool rankings.
For the paywall, here’s the top line before the rankings others have posted.
The Red Wings have seven legit prospects, and there are a dozen or so on their list who I expect to play NHL games, plus a few others with some traits or intrigue. Their group is missing a game-breaking forward prospect, but they have several projectable top-nine forwards who will help them win games, a top young D prospect and two of the best goalie prospects outside the NHL.
2025 prospect pool rank: No. 5 (change: +1)
I’m curious what that ranking is after cossa then trey are not on it.
I may have been spoiled by our teams in the 90’s and 00’s, but I am damned sick after a decade of articles in April telling me just how good our up-and-comers are.
There is no prospect who’s gonna do what Tim Stutzle did for the Senators yesterday- take the puck in his own end and simply decide to score. We have no game breakers anywhere – in Detroit or in our system – who can do that. And that’s a big problem.
Hang the banner
There has been a report just like this every single season since 2012.
One of these days it’s going to start paying off, right?
I have zero faith that any of these prospects will make a difference in the next while given that the majority will likely stay buried at GR. The Wings starred the year with ASP, MBN and Danielson on the team – and it was only through injuries that the first two got second looks after injuries forced their recall. I’d rather lose with the kids than run guys like Compher, Rasmussen, Appleton, Copp etc. out there.
Hang the banner
These lists don’t work for hockey because the best prospects (that we never got high enough picks to draft) skip the minors and are in the NHL at 18 and 19. It’s like ranking the best NBA prospects only looking at the G-League.
I mean that’s cool and all let’s see how our prospects have done this season at the NHL
Kasper 20 points
Finnie 28 points
MBN 1 point
Danielson 7 points
ASP 20 points -20
Results vs potential is a real kick to the nuts
This year’s team is not quite ready but their play before the deadline warranted adding at the deadline. You can’t assume March is going to suck every year or it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
Faulk was a great add and he still is from the standpoint of not putting too much on ASP too quickly, though it’s going to hurt to give up a first in a year they miss. Assuming ASP develops, the Wings will eventually need a left side D but they should be set on the right which is great.
They should also be set at goalie. Cossa, Augustine, or even both could be the real deal.
The problem remains the same: where is the elite forward talent? If it’s not Lucas Raymond — which is still TBD — then it’s got to come via trade, because that player isn’t in the system.
If anyone wants a goalie, the Wings should clearly think about selling, but… goaltending is voodoo.
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A couple of prospects are gonna need to step up next season or Yzerman and Todd are gone.
Gibby and Cossa could be pretty sick.
But we need a 2nd line that can put Copp and Kane on the 3rd. Maybe even allow cat to play on the 1st
I don’t care who steps up or who we have to trade for, but come next season…gotta have 3 nhl caliber scoring lines or we’ll be sitting on the sidelines next April too.
I’m high on our prospects, but I think this shows that Scott is watching draft-eligibles more than drafted prospects. He starts with Cossa and praises the consistency he’s finally showing… when Cossa has been among the worst AHL goalies over the last six weeks (Griffins were pretty rocked with injuries/callups until recently, but he’s been clearly outperformed by Postava, who isn’t on here at all). That’s not a rip on Cossa, I’m still a believer and expect he will be in the NHL next season, but it’s a pretty big detail to miss on the #1 ranked guy.
Just a lot of biographical fluff overall to fill space — I don’t think what these kids did in their draft season is relevant 4-5 years later.
No one is going to be able to do a list like this for every team in the league, it’s just too many guys to watch (on top of working on draft lists).
My takeaway based on my own followings is it’s a very deep system with guys that top out at middle six/2nd pair types. We definitely need those (especially this year!), and maybe someone will make a leap to a more impactful player. But not everyone will pan out either, which is why I’m hoping we clear the logjam a bit by moving a few pieces out for established NHL players.
The strategy was always building up the team through drafting and since Yzerman has taken over I have much more confidence in our draft picks.
I want whatever Wheeler is smoking
I found Stevie’s sock puppet account
Good news? We can’t have good news around here. Read the room, we’re all wailing and gnashing of teeth
Wait. I was told Stevie couldn’t make a trade that included any prospects because nobody wanted them but they are rated in top 10% in NHL?
It’s time to warm up to Stevie trading next years first for Faulk. That’s outstanding value. It’s not Faulk’s fault things are falling apart. If Stevie didn’t think he had prospects better than what is currently in the system he doesn’t make the trade.
It’s important to note all the first round picks of the Yzerplan are still in the organization. He believes in what he has.
The real problem is who is the leader of this team? There doesn’t seem to be anyone other than Cat and Seider. I’ll get grief from Larkin lovers but it’s right in front of you. Take the C off his jersey and just let him play. It’s too big for him.
It’s gonna get better tho. Even if by some strange juju wings make playoffs they will get bounced in the first round.
There’s going to be a lot of movement this off season too. There’s some America born studs with Olympic gold that would like to leave Canada for the states. Matthews and Tkachuk are at the top of that list.
Can’t wait to read this same exact article in 4 years time