Just create an account, no credit card required! 22 Florida Panthers. 2020 NHL organizational rankings: No. See where the Florida Panthers stack up in ESPN's latest NHL Power Rankings. Enter your email to read this article for free. Check out the full explanation of Pronman’s eligibility and the full ranking of all 31 systems here. These are cookies that are required to provide you with features or services that you have requested. 10 pick in 2017 NHL Draft. All Rights Reserved. He led the Western Hockey League in assists and finished third in points last season. Florida Panthers Ranking the NHL's Unrestricted FAs The top 12 players on the open market who will be hot commodities. 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His offensive ability, highlighted by one of the best shots in the organization, could earn him a job, but the Panthers may decide his defense needs work before he's ready to be a full-time NHL player. For more information about Cookies and how to adjust them, please see our. Borgstrom (6-foot-3, 185 pounds) was one of the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award last season and has excellent puck-handling and playmaking abilities. This includes information about the number of visitors to the site, what pages visitors view on our site and how long visitors are viewing pages on the site. NHL.com is providing in-depth prospect analysis for each of its 31 teams throughout August. Playing against men in Finland will provide a better gauge than playing against junior-age players in Canada. The Zamboni word mark and configuration of the Zamboni ice resurfacing machine are registered trademarks of Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc.© Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. 2019. 2020 NHL organizational rankings: No. Video: Panthers draft F Aleksi Heponiemi No. Denisenko, 18, could begin the season with the Panthers, but given their depth at forward, he likely will spend the season in the Kontinental Hockey League after making his debut in the league during its 2018 playoffs (no points in four games with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl). Borgstrom, who turned 21 on Aug. 6, will compete in training camp to earn the third center spot behind Aleksander Barkov and Vincent Trocheck. Today, the top five prospects for the Florida Panthers, according to NHL.com. Denisenko (5-11, 176) didn't put up big numbers last season in the MHL, Russia's junior hockey league, but showed flashes of the elite offensive skills and playmaking that Borgstrom possesses. Lyle Fitzsimmons All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. © NHL 2019. Must read content, player grades, stuff you can't get anywhere else. The 19-year-old began last season with the Panthers but was returned to Mississauga on Nov. 6 before he finished the season with Springfield of the American Hockey League. 23 pick in 2016 NHL Draft, Last season: Florida: 4 GP, 1-0-1; University of Denver (NCAA): 40 GP, 23-29-52. But this allows you to see where teams stand going into the draft, and Pronman will update the rankings after the draft. These Cookies allow us to understand how visitors use our site. The NHL uses cookies, web beacons, and other similar technologies. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract and made his NHL debut March 29 after Denver was eliminated from the NCAA Division I men's tournament. Analytical Cookies also help us measure the performance of our advertising campaigns in order to help us improve our advertising campaigns and to optimize our Services' content for those who engage with our advertising. [Panthers 31 IN 31: Season preview | 3 Questions | Fantasy breakdown | Behind the Numbers], How acquired: Selected with No. After the 2019-20 NHL regular season was declared concluded through games of March 11, it was announced that 24 teams -- the top 12 in each Conference on the basis of … Corey Pronman’s annual deep dive into the farm system of every NHL organization will be slightly different this year. Video: ANA@FLA: Tippett scores first NHL goal on the rush, How acquired: Selected with No. All rights reserved. Any other third party trademarks or copyrights are the property of their respective owners. There's little question that Heponiemi has elite-level skills with his vision and playmaking ability, but with his size (5-10, 147), he'll need to show he can withstand the physical rigors of the NHL. ©2020 The Athletic Media Company.