The NHL prospect pipeline rankings for all 32 went out last week, which looked at each team's future from a broad perspective. This week, it's the top 50 team-affiliated prospects -- the best players outside the NHL, but who have been drafted by an NHL team.
As with the pipeline rankings, players who are rookies but are expected to play primarily in the NHL this season are excluded (that includes players like Macklin Celebrini, Matvei Michkov, and Conor Geekie). Some players listed here are currently with their NHL team, but are not expected to remain there throughout the 2024-25 campaign.