This article is part of our Prospects Analysis series.
The 2014-15 trade deadline has come and gone and it's time to update our rankings for the final time this season. Ten prospects have graduated (including our No. 1 man) and several new faces have joined the ranks, so there has been a lot of movement since our last update in December.
(Note: Players with 25 games or more of regular season NHL experience are not included. All stats as of March 1, 2015)
1. Nikolaj Ehlers (F-WPG) -- Has points in 34 of his last 35 games for Halifax (QMJHL)
2. Max Domi (F-ARI)
3. Sam Bennett (F-CGY) -- Recently made season debut after undergoing shoulder surgery
4. John Gibson (G-ANA)
5. Andrei Vasilevskiy (G-TB)
6. Anthony Mantha (F-DET)
7. Teuvo Teravainen (F-CHI) -- Being used totally incorrectly by 'Hawks
8. William Nylander (F-TOR) -- 9 points in 16 games since joining Marlies (AHL)
9. Michael Dal Colle (F-NYI)
10. Darnell Nurse (D-EDM) -- Team Canada's best defensemen at WJC
11. Josh Morrissey (D-WPG)
12. Sonny Milano (F-CBJ)
13. Pavel Buchnevich (F-NYR) -- Expected to come to North America next season
14. Robby Fabbri (F-STL) -- Still out with high-ankle sprain suffered at WJC
15. Sam Reinhart (F-BUF)
16. Anthony Duclair (F-ARI) -- Idea of Domi/Duclair pairing was too much for ARI to pass up
17. Kevin Fiala (F-NSH) -- 12 points in 15 games since joining Milwaukee (AHL)
18. Derrick Pouliot (D-PIT)
19. Griffin Reinhart (D-NYI)
20. Shea Theodore (D-ANA)
21. Jake Virtanen (F-VAN)
22. Connor Hellebuyck
The 2014-15 trade deadline has come and gone and it's time to update our rankings for the final time this season. Ten prospects have graduated (including our No. 1 man) and several new faces have joined the ranks, so there has been a lot of movement since our last update in December.
(Note: Players with 25 games or more of regular season NHL experience are not included. All stats as of March 1, 2015)
1. Nikolaj Ehlers (F-WPG) -- Has points in 34 of his last 35 games for Halifax (QMJHL)
2. Max Domi (F-ARI)
3. Sam Bennett (F-CGY) -- Recently made season debut after undergoing shoulder surgery
4. John Gibson (G-ANA)
5. Andrei Vasilevskiy (G-TB)
6. Anthony Mantha (F-DET)
7. Teuvo Teravainen (F-CHI) -- Being used totally incorrectly by 'Hawks
8. William Nylander (F-TOR) -- 9 points in 16 games since joining Marlies (AHL)
9. Michael Dal Colle (F-NYI)
10. Darnell Nurse (D-EDM) -- Team Canada's best defensemen at WJC
11. Josh Morrissey (D-WPG)
12. Sonny Milano (F-CBJ)
13. Pavel Buchnevich (F-NYR) -- Expected to come to North America next season
14. Robby Fabbri (F-STL) -- Still out with high-ankle sprain suffered at WJC
15. Sam Reinhart (F-BUF)
16. Anthony Duclair (F-ARI) -- Idea of Domi/Duclair pairing was too much for ARI to pass up
17. Kevin Fiala (F-NSH) -- 12 points in 15 games since joining Milwaukee (AHL)
18. Derrick Pouliot (D-PIT)
19. Griffin Reinhart (D-NYI)
20. Shea Theodore (D-ANA)
21. Jake Virtanen (F-VAN)
22. Connor Hellebuyck (G-WPG) -- 25-16-4, 2.42 GAA, .927 save% in first AHL season
23. Brady Skjei (D-NYR)
24. Nick Ritchie (F-ANA)
25. Kerby Rychel (F-CBJ)
26. Jakub Vrana (F-WSH)
27. Travis Sanheim (D-PHI) -- 55 points in 58 games for Calgary (WHL); 29 in 67 last year
28. Kasperi Kapanen (F-PIT)
29. Nicolas Kerdiles (F-ANA)
30. Dylan Larkin (F-DET) -- Easily Team USA's best player at WJC
31. Nicolas Petan (F-WPG)
32. Anthony DeAngelo (D-TB) -- 39 points in 20 games since trade to S.S. Marie (OHL)
33. Josh Ho-Sang (F-NYI)
34. Teemu Pulkkinen (F-DET) -- Finally getting shot in DET after dominating AHL last two years
35. Ty Rattie (F-STL)
36. Christian Dvorak (F-ARI) -- 2014 second-round pick has 40 goals, 103 points in 58 games for London (OHL) after 14 points last season
37. Alex Tuch (F-MIN)
38. Samuel Morin (D-PHI) -- Team Canada's weakest defensemen at WJC
39. Jon Gillies (G-CGY)
40. Shayne Gostisbehere (D-PHI)
41. Madison Bowey (D-WSH)
42. Mike Matheson (D-FLA)
43. Malcolm Subban (G-BOS)
44. Oscar Dansk (G-CBJ) -- Struggles this season led to stint in ECHL
45. Brendan Perlini (F-ARI)
46. Ryan Pulock (D-NYI)
47. Nikita Scherbak (F-MTL)
48. Haydn Fleury (D-CAR) -- Absolutely dreadful for Red Deer (WHL)
49. Julius Honka (D-DAL)
50. Danny O'Regan (F-SJ) -- Back on map as a legitimate prospect
51. Brett Ritchie (F-DAL)
52. Ville Pokka (D-CHI)
53. Nikolai Goldobin (F-SJ)
54. Adam Erne (F-TB) -- Quebec's (QMJHL) best player all season
55. Kevin Roy (F-ANA)
56. Charles Hudon (F-MTL)
57. Danny Kristo (F-NYR) -- Talent is undeniable, but running out of time
58. Oliver Bjorkstrand (F- CBJ) -- 48 goals in 49 games for Portland (WHL)
59. Ivan Barbashev (F-STL)
60. Nick Schmaltz (F-CHI)
61. Ryan Hartman (F-CHI) -- Recently made NHL debut
62. Mark McNeill (F-CHI)
63. Hunter Shinkaruk (F-VAN)
64. Rocco Grimaldi (F-FLA)
65. Emile Poirier (F-CGY)
66. Joel Armia (F-WPG) -- Dealt to Jets in Evander Kane deal
67. Hudson Fasching (F-BUF)
68. Steve Santini (D-NJ) -- Missed WJC with wrist injury
69. Nick Paul (F-OTT)
70. Mike Reilly (D-CBJ) -- 37 points in 32 games in junior season at University of Minnesota
71. Marko Dano (F-CBJ)
72. Remi Elie (F-DAL) -- Playing alongside Connor McDavid and Dylan Strome in Erie (OHL)
73. Sven Andrighetto (F-MTL)
74. William Karlsson (F-CBJ) -- Traded to Columbus in James Wisniewski deal
75. Robert Hagg (D-PHI)
76. J.T. Compher (F-BUF)
77. Thatcher Demko (G-VAN)
78. Zach Fucale (G-MTL) -- .884 save% in QMJHL this season. Not good
79. Ville Husso (G-STL)
80. Ian McCoshen (D-FLA)
81. Juuse Saros (F-NSH)
82. Brayden Point (F-TB) -- Carved out major role on Team Canada after starting tournament as team's 13th forward
83. Vladislav Kamenev (F-NSH)
84. Henrik Samuelsson (F-ARI)
85. Adam Tambellini (F-NYR) -- 44 goals, 76 poiints in 62 games with Calgary (WHL)
86. Alexander Khokhlachev (F-BOS)
87. Jason Dickinson (F-DAL)
88. Michael McCarron (F-MTL)
89. Connor Brown (F-TOR) -- Terrific first season in AHL (44 points in 55 games)
90. Valentin Zykov (F-LA.
91. Sergey Tolchinsky (F-CAR)
92. Adrian Kempe (F-LA)
93. Adam Clendening (D-VAN)
94. Brandon Halverson (G-NYR) -- 28-1-2 in last 31 games for S.S. Marie (OHL)
95. Jimmy Vesey (F-NSH) -- College hockey's best player this year not named Jack Eichel
96. Mark Jankowski (F-CGY)
97. Morgan Klimchuk (F-CGY)
98. Jake McCabe (D-BUF)
99. Pontus Aberg (F-NSH)
100. Scott Wilson (F-PIT)
DROPPED OFF
Scott Harrington (D-PIT)
Mario Lucia (F-MIN)
Nicklas Jensen (F-VAN)
GRADUATED
Jonathan Drouin (F-TB)
Alexander Wennberg (F-CBJ)
Bo Horvat (F-VAN)
David Pastrnak (F-BOS)
Curtis Lazar (F-OTT)
Mirco Mueller (D-SJ)
John Klingberg (D-DAL)
Kevin Hayes (F-NYR)
Seth Griffith (F-BOS)
Scott Laughton (F-PHI)