Organizational Prospect Rankings: 2018 Final

During the summer, we've been running Organizational Prospect Ranking polls to see where HFBoards ranks each team's prospect pool.

Along with HFBoards, I've also included some other media sources often cited around this site, and have added some tables to show analysis on the rankings.

HFBoards Ranking:

1. Buffalo - 66%
2. Vancouver - 41%
3. Carolina - 76%
4. New York Islanders - 37%
5. New York Rangers - 35%
6. Philadelphia - 39%
7. St. Louis - 37%
8. Colorado - 31%
9. Detroit - 33%
10. Vegas - 55%

11. Ottawa - 29%
12. Florida - 35%
13. Los Angeles - 28%
14. Montreal - 27%
15. Dallas - 48%
16. Chicago - 40%
17. Edmonton - 24%
18. Tampa Bay - 26%
19. Arizona - 22%
20. Minnesota - 38%

21. Winnipeg - 35%
22. Toronto - 36%
23. Anaheim - 30%
24. Boston - 36%
25. Calgary - 42%
26. Nashville - 79%
27. New Jersey - 55%
28. Columbus - 43%
29. Pittsburgh - 49%
30. Washington - 68%

31. San Jose - 100%


Ranking based on Average across media sources:

1. Buffalo
2. Vancouver
3. Carolina
4. St. Louis
5. Philadelphia
6. New York (Islanders)
7. New York (Rangers)
8. Detroit
9. Florida
10. Montreal

11. Colorado
12. Ottawa
13. Vegas
14. Los Angeles
15. Tampa Bay
16. Chicago
17. Winnipeg
18. Arizona
19. Minnesota
20. Dallas

21. Toronto
22. Edmonton
23. Boston
24. Anaheim
25. New Jersey
26. Calgary
27. Nashville
28. Columbus
29. San Jose
30. Pittsburgh

31. Washington



Ranking Analysis

*There is rounding happening on the average column

Prospect Pools (unfinished until Top 50 list complete)

Top 5 Risers:

• New York (Rangers) +18
• Montreal +15
• Buffalo +13
• Florida +12
• Chicago +15

Top 5 Fallers:

• Nashville -18
• New Jersey -18
• Arizona -16
• Columbus -13
• Tampa Bay -12

Rank Distribution (worst - best)



Consensus Rankings:

• Buffalo (Top Pool)
• Vancouver (Top 3)
• Carolina (Top 4)
• Ottawa (10-13)
• Florida (8-12)
• Nashville (24-27)
• Columbus (25-28)
• Washington (29-31)

Controversial Rankings:

• New York (Islanders) (4-14)
• Philadelphia (2-12)
• Vegas (8-22)
• Los Angeles (10-24)
• Montreal (6-18)
• Dallas (15-26)
• Edmonton (17-27)
• Arizona (15-25)
• San Jose (17-31)

Extremely Controversial Rankings:

• Colorado (6-21)
• Tampa Bay (7-30)
• Winnipeg (11-28)
• Boston (12-27)

Highest Rank by Source

1. Buffalo - All sources
2. Vancouver - HFboards, The Athletic, LWOS
3. Carolina - HFboards, LWOS
4. New York (Islanders) - HFboards
5. New York (Rangers) - LWOS
6. Philadelphia - Sporting News
7. St. Louis - The Athletic
8. Colorado - Sporting News
9. Detroit - The Athletic
10. Vegas - The Athletic
11. Ottawa - HFboards
12. Florida - Sporting News
13. Los Angeles - The Athletic
14. Montreal - The Athletic
15. Dallas - HFboards
16. Chicago - The Athletic
17. Edmonton - HFboards, Sporting News
18. Tampa Bay - Sporting News
19. Arizona - The Athletic
20. Minnesota - The Athletic
21. Winnipeg - Sporting News
22. Toronto - Sporting News
23. Anaheim - Sporting News
24. Boston - Sporting News
25. Calgary - Sporting News
26. Nashville - LWOS
27. New Jersey - Sporting News
28. Columbus - The Athletic
29. Pittsburgh - The Athletic
30. Washington - Sporting News
31. San Jose - The Athletic

HFboards Comparison to Average

Overrate (HFboards Rank > Average Rank).

• Carolina
• New York (Islanders)
• New York (Rangers)
• Philadelphia
• Colorado
• Vegas
• Ottawa
• Los Angeles
• Dallas (5 ranks above average)
• Chicago
• Edmonton

Underrate (HFboards Rank < Average Rank).

• St. Louis
• Florida
• Montreal
• Tampa Bay
• Minnestoa
• Winnipeg
• Toronto
• Anaheim
• Boston
• New Jersey (4 ranks below average)
• Columbus
• Pittsburgh
• San Jose (4 ranks below average)

Equal (Hfboards rank = average)

• Buffalo
• Vancouver
• Detroit
• Arizona
• Calgary
• Nashville
• Washington

About the Sources

Pronman @ The Athletic's article can be found here:
Pronman: 2018-19 NHL farm system rankings

• Pronman is high on Montreal, St. Louis and San Jose.
• Pronman is low on Philadelphia, Colorado and Tampa Bay.

Kournianos @ Sporting News' article can be found here:
NHL farm system rankings: Best, worst prospect pipelines for 2018-19, from 1 to 31

• Kournianos is high on Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, and Boston.
• Kournianos is low on New York (Islanders), Vegas and Los Angeles.

Kerr @ LWOS' article can be found here:
TSP: 2018 NHL Organizational Prospect Rankings (31-21) -

• Kerr is high on Montreal, Tampa Bay and Nashville.
• Kerr is low on Dallas, Edmonton and Toronto.