GRADES AND PERSPECTIVE

It is not all about a team’s Future Watch report-card grade. It’s how it measures up against the rest of the league

BY BRIAN COSTELLO

TEAMS IN THE MIDST of their Stanley Cup windows don’t typically have high grades in our annual Future Watch issue. That’s because to remain among the top Cup contenders every year, they often have to forsake high picks and prospects. They don’t complain about it. In fact, they strive toward it. The chart on the right is an attempt to level the playing surface when it comes to analyzing how NHL teams perform at the draft. Teams with high Future Watch report-card grades (below) have both quality and quantity in their prospect systems. But they should. They’re at the low end of the NHL standings and have had multiple early picks in recent drafts. The ‘ADR’ number ranks NHL teams on how early they’ve made their first pick in the past…

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