Chicago Blackhawks forward Brandon Saad ranked No. 28 in Corey Pronman of The Athletic’s top 100 NHL players under age 25.
Pronman’s rankings are “based on talent assessment of who I believe will have the best NHL careers. This ranking is not based on how well a player will perform in the 2017-18 season.”
The other parameters: “To qualify a player needs to have played at least 25 NHL games in one season, or 50 career games, and be under the age of 25 by September 15, 2017.”
Here’s what Pronman said about Saad:
“So, Saad is in Chicago now.