With the Tampa Bay Lightning humming along picking up points, how about we take a gander at the next generation of players that will be skating in Amalie Arena some day? While the pundits don’t rate the organizational depth all that high, there are some future NHLers toiling away in the junior, college, and European leagues.
Taking a look at all of the prospects would necessitate a post all its own, we’ll keep it simple here on a Monday morning and look at the top prospect (points-wise) in each league.
OHL
Jack Thompson - Sudbury Wolves - 15 games, 4 goals, 12 assists, 16 points
A point-per-game as a defenseman?