When we started this reader poll to determine the top 25 under 25 years-old in Detroit, we knew there would be a lot of methodologies that would lead to some wildly different orderings; some folks prized potential, leading to guys like Zadina and McIsaac rising up some voters’ boards. Others focused on which players were the best at this very moment, which favored guys like Martin Frk and Tyler Bertuzzi. Still others favored players by position, often defenders, which pushed guys like Filip Hronek and Dennis Cholowski into some pretty lofty places. Others still took a dartboard approach, because, hey, with a lot of these guys it’s anyone’s guess (especially with the goalies.
Top 25: Under 25: Dylan Larkin ends up exactly where you thought he would at 1
