NHL’s Hidden Gems: Discover the Explosive Prospects Ready to Dominate Each Team’s Future!
New York Islanders
Jacob Kvasnicka, RW
Kvasnicka didn’t have a great draft season, but he’s looked promising in his draft-plus-one in the WHL. He’s a good skater with legit skill who has shown more consistent effort. His size is the only issue in his projection at 5-foot-11. — Corey Pronman
Gabe Perreault might be the only forward in the Rangers pipeline with legitimate top-six upside. (Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)
New York Rangers
Gabe Perreault, LW
Power winger Jaroslav Chmelař deserves a nod as an under-the-radar prospect who recently earned a call-up, but Perreault has to be the choice. He may be the only forward in the pipeline with legitimate top-six upside, and he’s showing why in his first full pro season. The 20-year-old needs to work on his “physical maturity,” as Rangers coach Mike Sullivan put it, before being deemed NHL-ready. However, it hasn’t hindered his production with AHL Hartford, where he leads the team with 17 points (10 goals and seven assists) in 20 games. An Eastern Conference scout called him “too smart” for the AHL. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano
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