A few things are becoming clear this camp in my eyes:
1. Musty and dick are not there yet. Both have shown some flashes, but neither plays with the speed and consistency needed to be an everyday NHLer. Furthermore, both have some glaring holes. Dick's processing speed is just not yet up to par leading to ill advised plays and defensive lapses. Musty is not moving his feet nearly enough and thus is not breaking out with speed and making plays at speed. Both are just not at the NHL thinking/decision making level yet. Both will be back at juniors shortly, but neither has shown that they are busts either. Just 18, 19 is too young.
2. Gush and cardwell have shown themselves to be the most NHL ready of the forward prospects (alongside celebrini). Gushkin, especially, has been spectacular, not just offensively but in defensive effort as well. He really looks like a budding Marty St. Louis. Undersized, but very fast and really driven. I would not be surprised to see him on the opening roster and I would not be surprised, if they give him celly's wing, to see him explode on the scene with a 50-60 pt season.
3. Warsofsky is clearly working very had to change the culture. He is unafraid to call guys out and seems to be specific in his lessons and expectations. The defensive and transition game of the sharks remains garbage, so he has a lot of work to do there.
4. Cagnoni and Thompson look like they are getting closer too. Both should be in the A, but I would not be surprised to see them in teal at some point. Cagnoni skates really well and has some great offensive instincts, so if he can solidify the defensive side, he has a very high ceiling.
5. This season could go either way. I could imagine a repeat of last year (or slight improvement) where the depth at both forward and D is just not good enough to score enough and provide enough offensive pressure, and thus they will play defense too much and give up too much. Great offense is a major part of a great defense (long O zone shifts mean fewer chances against).
Or...
Warsofsky could establish a whole new culture of hard work, effort, and pride. He could create an effective defensive system that also leads to more offense and much more discipline. If a couple kids step up (celly, smith, gush?) then they could surprise big time.
The good news of rookie tourney+camp+preseason thus far is that while some of the highly touted younger guys have not shown NHL prowess yet, many of the other older prospects have. Gushkin, Thompson, Cardwell, Cagnoni, and celebrini have all shown NHL level skills.