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Red Wings goalie debate heats up as Trey Augustine keeps surging

Well, well, well, is Trey Augustine seriously climing that much in the Detroit Red Wings prospect rankings? While Augustine didn't scratch my top 10 earlier this summer, I also rank prospects more based on their NHL readiness (among other factors), as opposed to overall upside, so you'll get polar opposite takes from around hockey circles.

One outlet, the Daily Faceoff, clocked in Augustine at No. 2, behind only Axel Sandin-Pellikka. But that wasn't the only thing that jumped out at me.

Steven Ellis summed up his ranking by saying, "Augustine is ready to take the AHL by storm next year and isn’t far away from challenging for NHL duty, either.