The idea involves placing each prospect in a team’s system into general tiers, instead of quibbling over the exact order of a bunch of players who mostly haven’t seen a single NHL game. We’re going to apply the pyramid to our own Washington Capitals in 5 tiers. Notable players omitted are Philip Grubauer and Stan Galiev, who having spent last year with the Caps are something beyond traditional prospects. First, Steve Dangle’s source video on the Toronto Maple Leafs can be found here.
And now, the Washington Capitals prospect pyramid:
You could make a strong case that Ilya Samsonov should be in this position.