After a stellar AHL season that saw him make his NHL debut in March, the center moved up one spot from where he sat in last summer's rankings.
Nick Cousins
Nick Cousins came into last season looking to bounce back from a hugely disappointing 2013-2014 campaign. Two seasons ago, Cousins scored just 29 points (11 goals, 18 assists) in 74 games, the lowest point total in his career. However, just prior to this down year he was climbing up the ranks of the Ontario Hockey League with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Cousins scored 32 points in his first OHL season (2009-10) before more than doubling that his next year: 29 goals, 39 assists for 68 points in 68 games.