Continuing on with our U25 core rankings, we've got the Vegas Golden Knights at
#29.
Vegas' U25 core is headlined by their two top prospects in Trevor Connelly and Juho Piiparainen, both first-round grade prospects who project as top-six forward and top-four defenseman at the NHL level respectively.
Braeden Bowman is a depth NHL forward already, who in my opinion has third line shutdown forward upside.
Jakob Ihs-Wozniak is a solid prospect with top-six upside but a bottom-six role in the end is more likely.
Carl Lindbom is a good AHL starter, likely can play in the NHL as a full-time backup at the moment. Upside is a tandem goaltender but he's not there yet.
Kai Uchacz & Alexander Holtz are likely DEEPPPP depth NHL forwards who are probably better suited for top-six AHL roles or Europe.
Sapovaliv & Nobert are like ~15% chance at becoming NHLers.
Van Vilet, Cormier, Moysevich, Brabenec, Cataford & Ride are all likely sub-5% chance to become NHLers.
Vegas is relying heavily on th...