Stillman, Squires(may be, may be not) and Filmon are not top-10 devils prospects for now.
Stillman has ceiling of fourth line player. If he will become NHL - it will be success. Its a question will he ever be real, not situational top-6 AHLer. Lack of positional thinking is a problem. His motor can help but if he will continue to not understand defensive game and zone protection he will never be NHL regular.
Squires is interesting, he is more boom or bust player, his production isnt great for his competition and stage but it isnt really bad. And he is smart player. But his boom is third line player now. He doesnt have and doesnt show full dominant game to be a player who can try to be top-6 in NHL. But he has good decision making. So at least he has potential.
Filmon... I dont know. Very straight forward player, but he has physical potential. NAnd good hands for forward. On paper. He isnt smart player, he doesnt show good two way game, his boom potential is third liner, at least he has potential to be complimentary fourth liner who can create some offense... in complimentary role.
Hattaka, Misyul, Vilen, Orlov, Karpovich all has tools, smart and potential to play more important third pair role, some of them have ceiling of something more. Hattaka is already NHL level player, Misyul is very close to show it, Vilen is much closer to NHL, he was better positionally and his production was better for his role. Orlov and Karpovich didnt blow anything but they are not in "production category" of players with little chances for NHL. Both are two way players with some defensive potential. Stillman is bad defensively, Filmon isnt good defensively, Squires is... okay but again - more offensive oriented player with less tools for offense and not so great production.
For Filmon age/stage/production we can remember only Sissons in the last 15 years, who was very good defensively. His results are so weak for a player who is not famous for two way game. Chances are so small. 346 in production U20 player in the last 15 years.
Squires is little better, but league is easier, he is #93 in production for U19 player in the last 15 years.
Stillman... he isnt good now. He should learn the game. Not just work on timings, learn more about different variations of different positional situations. He needs to learn positioning overall.
Like I said Vilen, Orlov and Karpovich have much better results for their age, played on the better level, have better tools for more two way roles. Hattaka and Misyul are more proven and more ready. Both show they can be top pair AHLers at least in their more defensive oriented role. Stillman, Filmon and Squires are not even a sure top line future AHLers. If one of them will be regular fourth liner on NHL level - it will be very good for organisation. If one of them will be third liner - we will call it a day. I hope one of them will be able to develop their game to that level. But for now I have so little to wait for it. Filmon was very productive year ago, but it is a story of scoring forward only on junior level - not very consistent, not very translatable.
