The Young Stars tournament is finally here. That means some real, actual hockey with players, goals, hits and, where applicable, pride at stake.
Last year I ran through the prospect groups for the Oilers as a way to introduce to fans here some names with which they may not otherwise be familiar. The idea was that with the Flames entering a rebuild and attention turning to prospects and prospect depth it made sense to try and get the lay of the land in that regard amongst some other Western Canadian teams.
This year I'll again be looking at the Canucks, Oilers, Jets and Flames and independently rating their prospect depth chart.