Quoting: pharrow
then there is reality when 1/2 these guys don't even make it to the roster.
Two of the 6 are already on the roster, and Bouchard is a lock to play a significant number of games next year. That's half right there.
And scouts all seem to agree that Broberg has an NHL top-4 floor, where they disagree is his ceiling. It's pretty safe to say he's a lock for an NHL career... Benson got some games this year and did okay, neither he nor McLeod is expected to start in the NHL out of training camp and neither is a lock for a 100+ game NHL career. But then, McLeod isn't one of the top-6 Oilers prospects, either. Pronman's rankings last fall along with my comments:
1. Broberg - going back to SHL for another year
2. Bouchard - NHL ready
3. Samorukov - needs another year in the AHL
4. Benson - got his cup of coffee this season, will get more games next
5. Lavoie - starting in the AHL this fall, will get at least a year if I know Holland
6. Yamamoto - took the NHL by storm this season
7. Jones - played 43 games this year, was one of the Oilers better defenders in the second half, even when playing 2nd pairing when Klefbom was injured
8. McLeod - will play some games next year, Oilers see him as a 3C in the near future rather than a top-6 guy
13. Bear - he shocked everyone, even Pronman. Played 1RHD from game 2 on (Larsson was injured in game 1)
https://theathletic.com/1162560/2019/08/27/2019-nhl-farm-system-rankings-no-9-edmonton-oilers/