The New York Islanders have a number of prospects playing for various clubs around the world. Some are just a step away in the AHL. Others are playing the collegiate circuit. Others still are playing at the junior level and some are abroad in Europe.
At the start of the season, the New York Islanders were rated as having the fifth best system in the NHL (subscription required). They’ve been stockpiling talent for a number of years, thanks to poor finishes, and its starting to be noticed.
But that ranking was done at the start of the season before a puck had dropped for any of these players.