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Ranking Top 15 Red Wings Prospects: Anthony Mantha

One year ago today, perception of the top Red Wings prospect was completely different. You see, back in my day, we had to walk 15 miles to see our favorite prospects play, and the snow was up to our shoulders. We didn't whine about it, or call them a disappointment! Anyways, if you were to go back a year ago, just after the Red Wings had drafted Dylan Larkin, the attention was centered around one prospect in particular. That prospect, was Anthony Mantha, of course. The Red Wings drafted Mantha in 2013 at 20th overall, after trading down with San Jose to acquire a later first round pick (20th), and a 2nd round pick (58th) for their first round pick (18th.