C’est assez sinistre d’avoir raté les séries éliminatoires six années de suite ET de ne pas avoir un seul gars dans ce graphique. Existant comme une terrible franchise sans aucun espoir d’avenir.
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You’re believing The Athletic? They’re one step away from being a fully clickbait organization. Somehow they’re worse than ESPN when it comes to hockey.
The Athletic did a top 100 drafted prospects, we had 2, Smith at 23, and our 4th overall pick at 72. It’s beyond disheartening. It’s paywalled, but here’s the link https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7176031/2026/04/13/nhl-prospects-top-100-ranking-wheeler-2026/
There are definite cases to be made for 2 CBJ to be on there. I’m not sure ability to find talent is the issue. That said, 25 years of pretty much defaulting to failure is statistically hard to do and very sobering as a franchise. Is ownership willing to admit what they are doing isn’t working?
Fantilli and Carlson pretty even. Same points while Adam has 13 more games played. Fantilli better even strength stats
If Jet was a few months younger he’d probably be on the list
Jet is up there with those goalies. Honestly our players just never get attention.
I will say this again and again, the CBJ Captains and Assistant Captains are having a negative impact on the developing players. The CBJ’s younger players are picking up on the brain-dead habits of players like Boone and Gudbranson, leading to those young players underperforming due to being overly puck focused, trying to force plays, and playing like they think a little extra hustle will magically make anything work.
The regression of KJ, the hidden skill flashes of Silli, the inconsistency of Fantilli, the hidden production of Chinakov, you name it. I think it all comes back to Jenner and the habits he is impressing upon them as they try to develop and find a way to fit into Jenner’s team.
Wolf over Jet is certainly a choice, if we’re considering stats from this season.
Oh and also, there are 32 teams in the NHL, and only 11 represented here. People acting like we’re the only ones not here geez
When your only hobby is miring over sports
Wow. Logan Cooley is 21??
I kinda get it, however Fantilli and Mateychuk have a couple more shots to get on this list. Not everyone makes it right at 21 or 22
In the full article they make a Second Team. Fantilli is on the first line and they also said Jet was the fourth goalie right behind the three listed in the graphic.
I think Fantilli and Greaves have a shout to make this. So not all doom and gloom from me
Seeing thia graphic makes me so sad so very sad…
Not really doom or gloom. Under 25 is a really wide developmental space, since you have older players already in their prime, like Hughes and Stutzle, and players like Fantilli who are nipping on the heals of the class while still having upside from here/2-3 years younger.