Top 100 NHL Prospects - March Update: RotoWire's Top 100 NHL Prospects

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Updated on March 18, 2012 3:08AM EST

March Update

Rank	Name	Team	Pos	Age	DOB	Comments
1	Vladimir Tarasenko	STL	RW	20	12/13/1991	Almost certain to come to NHL next year
2	Mikael Granlund	MIN	C	20	2/26/1992	Still pouring it on in Finnish league
3	Jonathan Huberdeau	FLA	C	18	6/4/1993	Missed major time with broken foot, but 2 PPG
4	Evgeny Kuznetsov	WAS	C	19	5/19/1992	Knee injury fortunately not that serious
5	Tyler Toffoli	LOS	RW	19	4/24/1992	OHL leader in goals now second in points
6	Nick Bjugstad	FLA	C	19	7/17/1992	Big guy scoring plenty of goals
7	Sven Baertschi	CGY	LW	19	10/5/1992	Two goals in first three NHL games; just a stud
8	Dougie Hamilton	BOS	D	18	6/17/1993	Pace has fallen off, but still putting up huge points
9	Jacob Markstrom	FLA	G	22	1/31/1990	With Theodore healthy, back to waiting in the wings
10	Emerson Etem	ANA	C	19	6/16/1992	Almost a goal per game in WHL; looks NHL-ready
11	Mark Stone	OTT	RW	19	5/13/1992	Big WJC; cleared last year's point total (106) already
12	Chris Kreider	NYR	LW	20	4/30/1991	Late-season NHL arrival sounds possible
13	Robin Lehner	OTT	G	20	7/24/1991	AHL stats say he needs more development time
14	Justin Schultz	ANA	D	21	7/6/1990	Polished puck mover and goal scorer from blue line
15	Ty Rattie	STL	RW	18	2/5/1993	Star power written all over him
16	Ryan Strome	NYI	C	18	7/11/1993	Good in WJC; heating up now
17	Mark Scheifele	WPG

March Update

Rank	Name	Team	Pos	Age	DOB	Comments
1	Vladimir Tarasenko	STL	RW	20	12/13/1991	Almost certain to come to NHL next year
2	Mikael Granlund	MIN	C	20	2/26/1992	Still pouring it on in Finnish league
3	Jonathan Huberdeau	FLA	C	18	6/4/1993	Missed major time with broken foot, but 2 PPG
4	Evgeny Kuznetsov	WAS	C	19	5/19/1992	Knee injury fortunately not that serious
5	Tyler Toffoli	LOS	RW	19	4/24/1992	OHL leader in goals now second in points
6	Nick Bjugstad	FLA	C	19	7/17/1992	Big guy scoring plenty of goals
7	Sven Baertschi	CGY	LW	19	10/5/1992	Two goals in first three NHL games; just a stud
8	Dougie Hamilton	BOS	D	18	6/17/1993	Pace has fallen off, but still putting up huge points
9	Jacob Markstrom	FLA	G	22	1/31/1990	With Theodore healthy, back to waiting in the wings
10	Emerson Etem	ANA	C	19	6/16/1992	Almost a goal per game in WHL; looks NHL-ready
11	Mark Stone	OTT	RW	19	5/13/1992	Big WJC; cleared last year's point total (106) already
12	Chris Kreider	NYR	LW	20	4/30/1991	Late-season NHL arrival sounds possible
13	Robin Lehner	OTT	G	20	7/24/1991	AHL stats say he needs more development time
14	Justin Schultz	ANA	D	21	7/6/1990	Polished puck mover and goal scorer from blue line
15	Ty Rattie	STL	RW	18	2/5/1993	Star power written all over him
16	Ryan Strome	NYI	C	18	7/11/1993	Good in WJC; heating up now
17	Mark Scheifele	WPG	C	19	3/15/1993	Just coming out of a long slump
18	Frederik Andersen	CAR	G	22	10/2/1989	Destroying SEL: 39 games, 1.67 GAA, .941 SV%
19	Jerome Gauthier-Leduc	BUF	D	19	7/30/1992	Two games left to hit 30 goals in the Q; he's got 28
20	Gustav Nyquist	DET	C	22	9/1/1989	Still pulling a point per game in the AHL
21	Jaden Schwartz	STL	C	19	6/25/1992	Wore the C for Canada in WJC; still crushing college
22	Tomas Jurco	DET	RW	19	12/28/1992	Had a neck injury, but back now and playing well
23	Kyle Palmieri	ANA	RW	20	4/16/1991	Delivered two-goal game in brief top-line stay for Ducks
24	Ryan Murphy	CAR	D	18	3/31/1993	Has recovered from bad start; pulling a point per game
25	Jakob Silfverberg	OTT	RW	21	10/13/1990	Aggressive ranking, but he's killing it as a pro in SEL
26	Matthew Hackett	MIN	G	22	3/7/1990	Looks great in the NHL, especially for his age
27	Jordan Weal	LOS	C	19	4/15/1992	Career-high 116 WHL points; small, but never gets hurt
28	Drew Shore	FLA	C	21	1/29/1991	Lighting up college more than ever
29	Joe Morrow	PIT	D	19	12/9/1992	Turning into complete blue line package
30	Brandon Gormley	PHO	D	20	2/18/1992	No goals in 9 games since being traded to Shawinigan
31	Braden Holtby	WAS	G	22	9/16/1989	Almost back to his old self, but still needs work
32	John Gibson	ANA	G	18	7/14/1993	Rounding back into form; missed a month (tonsil surgery)
33	Christian Thomas	NYR	RW	19	5/26/1992	Slowed by concussion early, but has come on strong
34	Zack Phillips	MIN	C	19	10/28/1992	Strong year, but not spectacular; good foundation, though
35	Brayden McNabb	BUF	D	21	1/21/1991	Big kid playing well in AHL since demotion
36	Brendan Smith	DET	D	23	2/8/1989	With Commodore gone, he's here to stay; looks good
37	Brandon Saad	CHI	LW	19	10/27/1992	Killing it for Saginaw (OHL) -- 74 points in 42
38	Mika Zibanejad	OTT	C	18	4/18/1993	Offense coming along slowly; could be back in NHL soon
39	Mark Visentin	PHO	G	19	8/7/1992	Won 15 straight after WJC; looks right again
40	Joe Colborne	TOR	LW	22	1/30/1990	Hasn't stuck in NHL; now struggling in AHL
41	Eddie Lack	VAN	G	23	1/5/1988	Bad luck to be buried behind two studs
42	Mark Barberio	TAM	D	22	3/23/1990	AHL All-Star pouring it on for Norfolk
43	Martin Jones	LAK	G	22	1/10/1990	D corps in flux hurting stats, but still looks good
44	Jake Allen	STL	G	21	7/8/1990	Seems to have elevated his game after Bishop trade
45	Tim Erixon	NYR	D	21	2/24/1991	Still showing playmaking skills in minors
46	Cory Conacher	TAM	C	22	12/14/1989	Undersized, but looks like a star in AHL
47	Tyler Bunz	EDM	G	20	2/11/1992	Dramatically outperforming fifth-round selection
48	Nathan Beaulieu	MON	D	19	12/5/1992	Riding coattails on a great team, but still a huge talent
49	Petr Mrazek	DET	G	20	2/14/1992	Jimmy Howard's backup in two years
50	Jason Zucker	MIN	LW	20	1/16/1992	One point off his career high for U. Denver
51	Brock Nelson	NYI	C	20	10/15/1991	Has shot up the list, as promised
52	Peter Holland	ANA	C	21	1/14/1991	Nice AHL season -- over 20 goals, will clear 50 points
53	Alexander Khokhlachev	BOS	LW	18	9/9/1993	Out for the year (lacerated kidney), but looked damn good
54	Brandon Pirri	CHI	C	20	4/10/1991	Just 2 points in 11 February games in AHL
55	Sam Brittain	FLA	G	19	5/10/1992	Killing it since return -- .925 SV% in 10 games
56	Brendan Ranford	LW	PHI	19	5/3/1992	Needs to work on skating, but points are there
57	Brendan Gallagher	MON	RW	19	6/5/1992	Third straight 40-goal WHL season for Giants' captain
58	Teemu Pulkkinen	DET	LW	20	1/2/1992	Finishing season well off last year's pace
59	Charlie Coyle	MIN	RW	20	3/2/1992	Rare college-to-junior hop; he's coming next year
60	Connor Knapp	BUF	G	21	5/1/1990	1.43 GAA, .943 SV% for Miami of Ohio
61	Kevin Poulin	NYI	G	21	4/12/1990	Still not flashing '11-12 form, but he's been better
62	Joey Hishon	COL	C	20	10/20/1991	Concussion still holding him out; seems injury-prone
63	Mark Dekanich	CBJ	G	25	5/10/1986	Promising season destroyed by injuries; getting old
64	Shane Prince	OTT	LW	19	11/16/1992	Goal-scoring explosion this year
65	Kirill Petrov	NYI	LW	21	4/13/1990	NHL next year? Decent KHL stats
66	Tyson Barrie	COL	D	20	7/26/1991	Great offensive skillset, but D needs work
67	Reilly Smith	DAL	RW	21	4/1/1991	Big-time goal scorer with Miami (Ohio)
68	Sami Aittokallio	COL	G	19	8/6/1992	Holding his own against men in Finnish pro league
69	Leland Irving	CGY	G	21	4/11/1988	Looked solid in handful of NHL appearances
70	Tomas Tatar	DET	LW	21	12/1/1990	Good, but still looking for that next gear on offense
71	Jack Campbell	DAL	G	20	1/2/1992	Back to struggling; when can we call him a bust?
72	Chris Terry	CAR	LW	22	4/7/1989	Tough year, but he's still a major talent
73	Austin Watson	NAS	C	20	1/13/1992	Move from Peterborough to London (OHL) has helped
74	Greg McKegg	TOR	C	19	6/17/1992	Whole Erie (OHL) team suffering from awful goalies
75	Patrick Holland	CGY	RW	20	1/7/1992	Over 100 points; is it him or linemates?
76	J.T. Miller	NYR	C	19	3/14/1993	Just a point per game in OHL won't cut it
77	Joel Armia	BUF	RW	18	3/31/1993
78	Erik Haula	MIN	LW	21	3/23/1991	Finn having a big year for U. Minnesota
79	Jamie Oleksiak	DAL	D	19	12/21/1992	Almost Chara-sized; offense will come long-term
80	T.J. Tynan	CBJ	C	20	2/25/1992	Pace has fallen off, but still PPG for Notre Dame
81	Andrew Yogan	NYR	C	20	12/4/1991	Plus-5 on a team with an .892 SV%; points leader too
82	Carter Ashton	TOR	LW	20	4/1/1991
83	Mark McNeill	CHI	C	19	2/22/1993	Has skills, but his team is very bad
84	Tobias Rieder	EDM	RW	19	1/10/1993	German import has blown up for 40 goals in OHL
85	Rickard Rakell	ANA	C	18	5/5/1993	Like Miller, just a PPG in OHL won't cut it
86	Beau Bennett	PIT	RW	20	11/27/1991	Wrist injury
87	Stuart Percy	TOR	D	18	5/18/1993
88	Matt Puempel	OTT	LW	19	1/24/1993	Another "meh" PPG guy in the OHL
89	Tyler Johnson	TAM	C	21	7/29/1990	Undrafted 100-point man having terrific AHL debut
90	Jason Akeson	PHI	RW	21	6/3/1990	Like Johnson, but a playmaker rather than a scorer
91	Tyson Sexsmith	SAN	G	23	3/19/1989	AHL All-Star took opening left by Stalock and ran
92	Jonathan Audy-Marchessault	NYR	C	21	12/27/1990	Small and undrafted, but kid can play
93	Sergei Shirokov	FLA	LW	26	3/10/1986	Killing KHL; will he ever return to North America?
94	Quinton Howden	FLA	LW	20	1/21/1992	Hasn't taken that next step
95	Adam Clendening	CHI	D	19	10/26/1992
96	Scott Wedgewood	NJD	G	19	8/14/1992	Pretty decent WJC showing raises his status
97	Brett MacLean	PHO	LW	23	12/24/1988	Changed organizations twice and having a tough year
98	Kyle Beach	CHI	C	22	1/13/1990	Out since October (upper body); could be done for season
99	Alex Stalock	SAN	G	24	7/28/1987	Has missed all year with leg injury
100	Anders Lee	NYI	C	21	7/3/1990	Hasn't been so great last few months