The Minnesota Wild have been stuck in some form of mediocrity and with that has come some standard mid-level draft picks that haven’t moved the needle. Now, they’ve improved their drafting reputation and eye for talent, moving them into owning one of the top prospect pools in the NHL, and therefore, making our Top 25 Under 25 rankings more enjoyable and exciting.
Unfortunately, on the other side, that means there’s too long of a list to include all the prospects that we want to talk about and rank somewhere. So with that, here are some honorable mentions for our 2021 T25U25 list that didn’t make the final ranking but still had some significant support on our individual rankings from our staff.