Raw Charge · Jul 17, 2024
Lightning Round: Newest Bolt makes top prospect list
Jul 7, 2022; Montreal, Quebec, CANADA; Conor Geekie shakes hands with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman after being selected as the number eleven overall pick to the Arizona Coyotes in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: Eric Bolte-USA TODAY SportsWhen 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.