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Elite Prospects Dir. of North American Scouting Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room ™️ to look at Dawson Mercer and the art of stickwork.

The Ottawa Senators went against the consensus when they drafted Shane Pinto at 32nd overall in the second round of the 2019 NHL Draft. And it's working out perfectly.

When you look back on the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs knocked it out of the park by selecting Morgan Rielly at fifth overall. Rielly was a...

The Canucks have recalled Jonah Gadjovich from the Utica Comets, with his debut expected to come any day now. EliteProspects Rinkside film scout Daniel Gee takes an exhaustive look at the 2017 second-round pick's game.

Wyatt Kaiser proved during the NCAA post-season that he's a top defensive prospect within the Chicago Blackhawks system. Russ Cohen offers an exhaustive scouting report, with the help of some statistical insights made possible by InStat hockey, for Rinkside.

Most prospects improve, but they don't usually improve as much as Rodion Amirov did this season. Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room™️ to look at just how far Amirov's game has come.

The Washington Capitals paid a premium price to get Anthony Mantha from the Detroit Red Wings. Mitch Brown takes you into the Film Room trademark™️ to explore Mantha's game, and why he's worth the trouble.

The Chicago Blackhawks added another former first-round pick to their long list of reclamation projects when they acquired Henrik Borgström from the Florida Panthers as part of Thursday's substantial six-piece swap. David St-Louis breaks his game down to see if there's hope.

Since you've already read the title, this first paragraph will not be much of a surprise to you. This piece will dive deeply into the game of Brandt Clarke. It...

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown are binge-watching tape, exhausting their long-distance minutes, and running the numbers to provide the most thorough guide to this year's crop of NCAA free agency available in the public sphere.

Tuukka Tieksola's development has been a nice boon to the Carolina Hurricanes system. EP Rinkside's Dir. of European Scouting Lassi Alanen spoke to Darren Yorke about Tieksola's progress in an article for Rinkside.

The Los Angeles Kings have the best prospect pool in the NHL, and it's not even all that close. That's how well they're navigating their rebuild to this point in the proceedings.

It wasn't enough for the New York Rangers to win the second-overall pick in last year's NHL Draft Lottery. No, they had to go ahead and win this year's first-overall...

The Detroit Red Wings are going through a renaissance. There's a spoke in the wings of this phoenix, and it's forming in the ashes.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the team of Hockey Prospect Twitter, an honorific they've brandished in consecutive seasons with their work at the draft. They now boast the fourth-best prospect pool in the NHL.

It took them long enough, but the Minnesota Wild finally decided to embark upon something of a rebuild. With a strong 2020 draft and Marco Rossi's addition at ninth-overall in...

For years, the Montreal Canadiens suffered from their inability to graduate prospects from their farm system. Now they're one of the best drafting teams in the NHL, with a prospect pool that most teams should envy.

Newark may be the official home of the New Jersey Devils, but this organization has returned to its natural hellish habitat spiritually.This once storied franchise last enjoyed something resembling sustained...

A system full of new acquisitions, the Florida Panthers gave themselves a massive shot in the arm with five 2020 NHL Entry Draft players occupying a position within their Top-15...

The Ottawa Senators prospect pool, long lauded for its depth and lamented for its lack of credible top-of-the-lineup talent, now has more than enough of both to set the foundation...

While there’s no disputing the shortcomings on the Toronto Maple Leafs roster, they have the right idea — insulate the stars with a plethora of cost-effective skill. To achieve that,...

The Vancouver Canucks are a team in flux. The current management group had long refused to be a trade deadline seller, admit to a rebuild, or sit out free agent...

The Anaheim Ducks and their 12th-ranked prospect pool in the NHL might be as unfairly maligned a team as you’ll find in this entire process. The future is Orange County...

The Colorado Avalanche must be the envy of many a general manager. Not only have they unearthed their core through the draft and careful maneuvering elsewhere. They’ve locked many of...

The Buffalo Sabres and their fans would much rather place in the top half of the league’s standings after so many years spent clinging to the hope of a prospect...

For the most part, the Vegas Golden Knights have made a point of valuing upside ahead safety in their four drafts. Their inaugural draft has already seen four players eclipse...

For more than a decade, there was never any doubt about Nashville’s goaltending. It was Pekka Rinne’s net — full stop. As Rinne’s illustrious career winds down, though, questions concerning...

Not only did the Dallas Stars make it within two wins of the Stanley Cup. They did so without sacrificing any real draft capital or top-flight prospects in the process....

It’s been a lean, difficult few seasons for the Winnipeg Jets, and largely by no fault of their own either. About half of their top-four got out of dodge at...

With a pair of top-10 picks in the past three seasons, the Edmonton Oilers should be much higher than 19th on these prospect pool rankings. That’s not to say that...