EP Rinkside 2021-22 Prospect Pool Rankings: No. 3-ranked Minnesota Wild

Seemingly overnight, the Minnesota Wild has become one of the NHL’s most exciting teams. So many of their players register high on the fun-to-watch meter, and their team has plenty of room to grow.

Their work at the draft table reflects their NHL roster: An exciting collection of skill, defensive instincts, and undervalued player archetypes.

And it’s that work that pushed the Wild up two spots in the ranking despite graduating NHL star Kirill Kaprizov.

The Wild’s prospect pool includes one of the sport’s best centre prospects, best goaltending prospects, best wing prospects, and an embarrassment of exciting defensive prospects.