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The Blackhawks are obviously off the ice for the next week due to the ongoing 4 Nations Face-Off, so it\u2019s a great time to check in on how their non-NHL players are doing. After all, that\u2019s what fans really care about \u2013 Chicago couldn\u2019t care less about the majority of the current big-league roster. Luckily, Scott Wheeler at The Athletic released an updated list of his top 100 drafted NHL prospects, including 28 from the 2024 draft, 32 from 2023, 29 from 2022, eight from 2021 and three from 2020.<\/p>\n
The Blackhawks have poured everything into their prospect pool over the past few years, and while we\u2019ll have to wait a bit longer to see their efforts pay off on the ice, they continue to dominate lists like these. Chicago was tied with the Capitals for the most players on the list, starting near the very top.<\/p>\n
No issues here. Levshunov was the No. 2 pick last summer and has begun to turn his game around, but it was a bit of a slow learning curve as he opened the season in Rockford. That was to be expected \u2013 Levshunov is still just 19 and has already skated in 41 games for the IceHogs. But you certainly can\u2019t blame Wheeler for slotting him in just behind Ivan Demidov and Zeev Buium, who has 32 points in 26 games as a defenseman at Denver.<\/p>\n
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Wheeler is another media member who is inexplicably low on Nazar. The 21-year-old has picked up the NHL game nicely, spending a lot of time on the wing of Connor Bedard. He still profiles as one of the biggest long-term stars of the Blackhawks\u2019 future, and while he\u2019s picked up 10 points in 26 games in Chicago, he had an All-Star campaign going in Rockford before being called up.<\/p>\n
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No huge issues here. Korchinski was a pleasant surprise in his NHL stint earlier this year, displaying better defensive skill and wherewithal than many expected. He\u2019s looked equally good in Rockford, picking up 19 points in 37 games and being named to the AHL All-Star game. He should be in the NHL full-time by the start of next season.<\/p>\n
Why is a potential Hobey Baker Award finalist slotted in at 54? The sophomore can make a case as the best defenseman in college hockey, scoring 25 points in 30 games so far. The Blackhawks are loaded with young blueliners, and Rinzel may be one of the best of the bunch.<\/p>\n
Moore will be one of the fastest skaters in the NHL when he arrives soon, but has struggled to finish at times this season at Minnesota, so no problem with this ranking. He\u2019ll be the most exciting Blackhawk to watch on the ice when he gets there, but Chicago has to hope that that translates to scoring.<\/p>\n
After the Blackhawks drafted him at No. 18 overall last summer, Boisvert has continued to be impressive, being nominated for the Hobey Baker Award this year as a freshman. The 18-year-old has 20 points in 27 games (one off the team lead) and is as pure a goal scorer as they come. He\u2019ll continue to climb these rankings for the duration of his collegiate career.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s about time Lardis cracked one of these lists. The 19-year-old leads the entire CHL in scoring, already dropping 52 goals and 86 points in an explosive 50-game stretch. He pounds the net, hitting double-digit shots in seven games this year and putting 15 on goal in a game back in December. It\u2019ll be hard not to bump him up the list if he cracks 70 goals, which is both ridiculous and well within his range. The Blackhawks will need goal scorers in their team of the future, and Lardis is one of the best Chicago has seen in a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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