Quoting: Sagecoll
Stud is an A prospect. I'd say it's mostly C prospects with a few B's, but all those B's had mediocre years. Beecher had a sub par year in NCAA, Lauko missed half the year and Vaakanainen didn't do much offensively this year at all. Steen also had a mediocre year in the AHL. And those are basically the top Boston prospects. After that, you're looking at a handful of guys with 3rd pair or 4th line ceilings...
Based on the people you are mentioning, what
@ON3M4N said is the case. The reason people are rating them so low is the guys already with the nHL.
Guy you didnt mention:
Senyshyn (Still middle 6 potential, played well in the NHL)
Kuhlman (Top 6 potential, already playing well)
Zboril (still decent potential, not A level, but not "bottom pair")
Frederick (middle 6, grinder)
Lauzon (Already looking like a good defensive guy)
Keyser, Swayman (both goalies excelling in their respective leagues, OHL and College respectively)
And i am still probably missing some
Plus everything
@bhavikp27 said below:
Quoting: bhavikp27
Beecher: Wasn't playing top minutes, yet he was 3rd in pts/GP among forwards
Lauko: first pro season, mostly had a bottom-6 role and suffered injury at WJC
Vaakanainen: He is NOT going to be an offensive dman. He is more defensive and is in his second year in the AHL
Steen: also limited to a bottom-6 role but started playing C around January and adjusting his game
And this:
Bruins have a much better pool of YOUNG PLAYERS than they are given credit for, perhaps the term "prospect" should be fixed, but to say the bruins dont have an amazing future moving forward is a complete lie. Prospect rankings mean nothing to me and other intelligent fans at the moment