When the Lightning acquired Conor Geekie, general manager Julien BriseBois called him the “highest profile prospect we’ve had in years”. One of the least important aspects of having a high-profile prospect is that they start showing up on lists created by prospect writers in the mainstream media. Such was the case when Scott Wheeler of The Athletic released the summer edition of his Top 100 drafted NHL prospects.
In his preamble, Wheeler mentions that Isaac Howard was one of the last cuts from the final list, which would have left the Lightning with zero prospects had they not acquired Geekie.