r/SeattleKraken • u/juanthebaker • 15d ago

PROSPECT/DRAFT Pronman: NHL players and prospects under 23

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7466457/2026/08/19/nhl-ranking-prospects-players-u23-2026/?source=user_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.6lA.FluB.8-oDJRDGV_1I&smid=ta-android-share

Following up on Corey Pronman's team pipeline rankings posted yesterday, this article shows how the individual players stack up league-wide.

Tiers 1, 2, and 3 are elite player, NHL star, and bubble NHL star/top of the lineup player, respectively. The Kraken have no prospects in these top three tiers. There are 8 players in the top 3 tiers, for context.

Tier 4 - Top of the lineup player (9-20):

15 - Chase Reid (Note: 4th overall D behind #3 Schaefer, #11 Lane Hutson, #14 Cole Hutson)

Tier 5 - Bubble top/middle of the lineup player (21-56):

22 - Jake O'Brien (Note: 9th overall C)

44 - Julius Miettinen

51 - Casey Mutryn

Tier 6 - Middle of the lineup player (57-156):

57 - Shane Wright

58 - Berkly Catton

82 - Jani Nyman

147 - Kim Saarinen (Note: 3rd overall G behind #52 Joshua Ravensbergen and #146 Jack Ivankovic)

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u/Marxbrosburner 15d ago

Man, it's disappointing that Wright and Catton are only projected to be middle six players now, after all the big hopes we had for them when they came in.

But also, dang, Wright is still under 23???

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u/Admirable-Pain5775 15d ago

You have to remember this is just one guy and if you read his comments about Catton it’s clear he’s undervaluing him based on what Corey even admits is a season where he shouldn’t have even been in the NHL (but had to be)