NHL Team by Team Breakdown of Best Prospects

The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently the youngest team in the NHL and have played quite well, winning seven of their last nine games as they fight to get out of the 29th spot in the league and have been a thorn on the side of many teams needing the points as they fight for their playoff lives. The Leafs situation gives some food for though of what do the rest of the NHL teams prospects look like, taking every player in the organization that is 25 years of age and under as of today as well under 40 NHL games played lets take a look at a team by team breakdown of the clubs Top 5 Prospects.


Anaheim Ducks

1- Luca Sbisa (Portland, WHL) 20 years old, D
2- Dan Sexton (Anaheim, NHL) 22 years old, RW
3- Kyle Palmieri (Notre Dame, CCHA) 18 years old, RW
4- Jake Gardiner (Wisconsin, WCHA) 19 years old, D
5- Peter Holland (Guelph, OHL) 18 years old, C
Atlanta Thrashers

1- Jeremy Morin (Kitchener, OHL) 18 years old, RW
2- Patrice Cormier (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) 19 years old, C
3- Paul Postma (Chicago, AHL) 20 years old, D
4- Carl Klingberg (Frolunda, Sweden) 19 years old, RW
5- Angelo Esposito (Chicago, AHL) 20 years old, C
Boston Bruins

1- Joe Colborne (Denver, WCHA) 20 years old, C
2- Jordan Caron (Rouyn-Noranda, QMJHL) 19 years old, RW
3- Brad Marchand (Boston, NHL) 21 years old, RW
4- Adam McQuiad (Providence, AHL) 23 years old, D
5- Zach Hamill (Providence, AHL) 21 years old, C
Buffalo Sabres

1- Tyler Ennis (Portland, AHL) 20 years old, C
2- Zack Kassian (Windsor, OHL) 19 years old, RW
3- Jhonas Enroth (Portland, AHL) 21 years old, G
4- Luke Adam (Cape Breton, QMJHL) 19 years old, LW
5- Brayden McNabb (Kootenay, WHL) 19 years old, D
Calgary Flames

1- Michael Backlund (Calgary, NHL) 20 years old, C
2- Tim Erixon, (Skelleftea, Sweden) 18 years old, D
3- Leland Irving (Abbotsford, AHL) 21 years old, G
4- Greg Nemisz (Windsor, OHL) 19 years old, C
5- Ryan Howse (Chilliwack, WHL) 18 years old, LW
Carolina Hurricanes

1- Zach Boychuk (Carolina, NHL) 20 years old, LW
2- Justin Peters (Carolina, NHL) 23 years old, G
3- Drayson Bowman (Albany, AHL) 20 years old, LW
4- Jamie McBain (Albany, AHL) 21 years old, D
5- Zac Dalpe (Ohio St, CCHA) 21 years old, C
Chicago Black Hawks

1- Jack Skille (Rockford, AHL) 22 years old, RW
2- Kyle Beach (Spokane, WHL) 20 years old, LW
3- Corey Crawford (Rockford, AHL) 25 years old, G
4- Akim Aliu (Rockford, AHL) 20 years old, RW
5- Marcus Kruger (Djurgarden, Sweden) 19 years old, C
Colorado Avalance
1- Kevin Shattenkirk (Boston Univ, HE) 21 years old, D
2- Brandon Yip (Colorado, NHL) 22 years old, RW
3- Ryan Stoa (Lake Erie, AHL) 22 years old, LW
4- Colby Cohun (Bostun Univ, HE) 20 years old, D
5- Mike Carman (Minnesota, WCHA) 21 years old, C
Columbus Blue Jackets
1- Nikita Filatov (CSKA, KHL) 19 years old, LW
2- John Moore (Kitchener, OHL) 19 years old, D
3- Tom Sesito (Syracuse, AHL) 22 years old, LW
4- Nick Holden (Syracuse, AHL) 22 years old, D
5- Ted Ruth (Notre Dame, CCHA) 19 years old, D
Dallas Stars
1- Scott Glennie (Brandon, WHL) 18 years old, RW
2- Ivan Vishnevskiy (Texas, AHL) 21 years old, D
3- Alex Chiasson (Boston, Univ) 19 years old, RW
4- Tyler Beskorowany (Kingston, OHL) 19 years old, G
5- Philip Larsen (Frolunda, Sweden) 20 years old, D
Detroit Red Wings

1- Brendan Smith (Wisconsin, WCHA) 20 years old, D
2- Tomas Tatar (Grand Rapids, AHL) 19 years old, LW
3- Jakub Kindl (Grand Rapids, AHL) 22 years old, D
4- Landon Ferraro (Red Deer, WHL) 18 years old, C
5- Thomas McCollum (Grand Rapids, AHL) 20 years old, G
Edmonton Oilers

1- Jordan Eberle (Regina, WHL) 19 years old, C
2- Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson (Timra, Sweden) 18 years old, LW
3- Jeff Petry (Michigan St, CCHA) 22 years old, D
4- Anton Lander (Timra, Sweden) 18 years old, C
5- Teemu Hartikainen (KalPa Kuopio, Finland) 19 years old, C
Florida Panthers

1- Jacob Markstrom (Brynas, Sweden) 20 years old, G
2- Shawn Matthias (Rochester, AHL) 21 years old, C
3- Colby Robak (Brandon, WHL) 19 years old, D
4- Keaton Ellerby (Florida, NHL) 21 years old, D
5- Michal Repik (Florida, NHL) 21 years old, RW
Los Angeles Kings

1- Jonathan Bernier (Manchester, AHL) 21 years old, G
2- Brayden Schenn (Brandon, WHL) 18 years old, C
3- Colten Teubert (Regina, WHL) 19 years old, D
4- Thomas Hickey (Manchester, AHL) 20 years old, D
5- Kyle Clifford (Barrie, OHL) 19 years old, LW
Minnesota Wild

1- Nick Leddy (Minnesota, WCHA) 18 years old, D
2- Marco Scandella (Val d'Or, QJMHL) 19 years old, D
3- Colton Gillies (Houston, AHL) 20 years old, LW
4- Matthew Hackett (Plymouth, OHL) 19 years old, G
5- Tyler Cuma (Ottawa, OHL) 20 years old, D
Montreal Canadiens

1- PK Subban (Hamilton, AHL) 20 years old, D
2- Louis Leblanc (Harvard, ECAC) 19 years old, C
3- Tom Pyatt (Montreal, NHL) 23 years old, C
4- Danny Kristo (North Dakota, WCHA) 19 years old, RW
5- Yannick Weber (Hamilton, AHL) 21 years old, D
Nashville Predators

1- Colin Wilson (Nashville, NHL) 20 years old, C
2- Ryan Ellis (Windsor, OHL) 19 years old, D
3- Chet Pickard (Milwaulkee, AHL) 20 years old, G
4- Jonathon Blum (Milwaulkee, AHL) 21 years old, D
5- Cal O'Reilly (Nashville, NHL) 22 years old, C
New Jersey Devils

1- Jacob Josefson (Djurgarden, Sweden) 18 years old, C
2- Mattias Tedenby (Jonkoping, Finland) 19 years old, LW
3- Adam Henrique (Windsor, OHL) 19 years old, C
4- Vladimir Zharkov (New Jersey, NHL) 22 years old, RW
5- Mike Hoeffel (Minnesota, WCHA) 20 years old, LW
New York Islanders

1- Calvin de Haan (Oshawa, OHL) 18 years old, D
2- Travis Hamonic (Brandon, WHL) 19 years old, D
3- Jesse Joensuu (Bridgeport, AHL) 22 years old, LW
4- Dustin Kohn (NY Islanders, NHL) 23 years old, D
5- Rhett Rakhshani (Denver, WCHA) 21 years old, RW
New York Rangers

1- Derek Stepan (Wisconsin, WCHA) 19 years old, C
2- Chris Kreider (Boston College, HE) 18 years old, C
3- Evgeny Grachev (Hartford, AHL) 19 years old, LW
4- Ryan McDonagh (Wisconsin, WCHA) 20 years old, D
5- Bobby Sanguinetti (Hartford, AHL) 21 years old, D
Ottawa Senators

1- Jared Cowan (Spokane, WHL) 19 years old, D
2- Mike Hoffman (Saint John, QMJHL) 20 years old, C
3- Patrick Wiercioch (Denver, WCHA) 19 years old, D
4- Robin Lehner (Sault Ste Marie, OHL) 18 years old, G
5- Derek Grant (Michigan St, WCHA) 19 years old, D
Philadelphia Flyers

1- Jon Kalinski (Adirondack, AHL) 22 years old, LW
2- Kevin Marshall (Adirondack, AHL) 21 years old, D
3- David Laliberte (Adirondack, AHL) 23 years old, RW
4- Joonas Lehtivouri (Adirondack, AHL) 21 years old, D
5- Patrick Maroon (Adirondack, AHL) 21 years old, LW
Phoenix Coyotes

1- Oliver Ekman-Larsson (Leksand, Sweden) 18 years old, D
2- Max Goncharov (CSKA, KHL) 20 years old, D
3- Brett Maclean (San Antonio, AHL) 22 years old, LW
4- David Schlemko (San Antonio, AHL) 22 years old, D
5- Chris Summers (Michigan, CCHA) 21 years old, D
Pittsburgh Penguins

1- Eric Tangradi (Wilkes-Barre, AHL) 20 years old, LW
2- Simon Despres (St John, QMJHL) 18 years old, D
3- Philip Samuelson (Boston College, HE) 18 years old, D
4- Brian Strait (Wilkes-Barre, AHL) 22 years old, D
5- Dustin Jeffrey (Wilkes-Barre, AHL) 21 years old, LW
St Louis Blues

1- Alex Pietrangelo (Barrie, OHL) 20 years old, D
2- Lars Eller (Peoria, AHL) 20 years old, C
3- Jake Allen (Drummondville, QMJHL) 19 years old, G
4- Ian Cole (Notre Dame, CCHA) 20 years old, D
5- Brett Ponich (Portland, WHL) 18 years old, D
San Jose Sharks

1- Logan Couture (San Jose, NHL) 21 years old, C
2- Nick Ptrecki (Worchester, AHL) 21 years old, D
3- Steven Zalewski (Worchester, AHL) 24 years old, LW
4- Patrik Zackrisson (Linkoping, Sweden) 23 years old, LW
5- Fraser Mclaren (Worchester, AHL) 22 years old, LW
Tampa Bay Lightning

1- Carter Ashton (Regina, WHL) 18 years old, RW
2- Karri Ramo (Omsk, KHL) 23 years old, G
3- Alex Hutchings (Barrie, OHL) 19 years old, LW
4- Richard Panik (Belleville, OHL) 18 years old, RW
5- Dustin Tokarski (Norfolk, AHL) 20 years old, G
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

1- Nazem Kadri (London, OHL) 19 years old, C
2- Tyler Bozak (Toronto, NHL) 23 years old, C
3- Jonas Gustavsson (Toronto, NHL) 25 years old, G
4- Viktor Stalberg (Toronto, NHL) 24 years old, LW
5- Carl Gunnarsson (Toronto, NHL) 23 years old, D
Vancouver Canucks

1- Cody Hodgson (Brampton, OHL) 19 years old, C
2- Jordan Schroeder (Minnesota, WCHA) 19 years old, C
3- Michael Grabner (Vancouver, NHL) 22 years old, RW
4- Cory Schneider (Manitoba, AHL) 23 years old, G
5- Sergei Shirokov (Manitoba, AHL) 23 years old, LW
Washington Capitals

1- John Carlson (Hershey, AHL) 20 years old, D
2- Karl Alzner (Hershey, AHL) 21 years old, D
3- Mathieu Perreault (Hershey, AHL) 22 years old, RW
4- Michal Neuvirth (Hershey, AHL) 21 years old, G
5- Stfean Della Rovere (Barrie, OHL) 19 years old, LW

There you have it the Top 5 prospects for each NHL club, dont expect everyone to agree but if there is a team you have your own thoughs about let me know in the comment section, some teams do have a few potential players that are not on the list due to the 40 NHL game rule that I used.