Chicago Blackhawks Prospects Ranked: Corey Pronman's Top Under-23 NHL List

Corey Pronman's Under-23 NHL Rankings

• 💡 Corey Pronman of The Athletic has ranked the best NHL players and prospects under 23, with 11 Chicago Blackhawks players and prospects making the list.
• 🎯 The list is based on projected best professional careers, not immediate game impact.

Blackhawks Player Placements and Opinions

• 🚀 Connor Bedard is ranked #2 overall, and Matvei Michkov is #1, with Leo Carlsson at #3.
• 📌 Artyom Levshunov is argued to be a better prospect than Frank Nazar, with a suggestion to rank Levshunov in the 20s and Nazar in the 30s.
• 📈 Fedor Fondell is considered too low at #44, especially after being named best forward at the World Juniors.
• 🌟 Roman Knyazev's significant jump on the list, moving up over 100 places to be ranked near Nazar, is highlighted due to his strong KHL performance.
• 🧐 Gleb Nesterov is seen as underrated, with his college and World Juniors performance suggesting a higher potential than his current ranking.

Player Skill Assessments and Disagreements

• ⚠️ A point of contention is the assessment of Matthew Savoie's skating as merely above average, with the hosts believing he is a significantly better skater.
• ⚡ Oliver Moore's compete level is questioned, with observations from practice suggesting it's higher than his ranking indicates.
• 🎯 Colton Dach's placement at #71 is questioned, with the hosts betting on the careers of other players ranked below him, like Sam Ruzicka, Oliver Moore, and Sasha Bobrovsky, over Dach's potential as a third or fourth liner.
• 🔍 The discussion touches on the subjective nature of skill categorization and the depth of analysis applied to each player on the extensive list.