#17 Prospect: Cody Wild

Current Rank: #17Summer 2009: #18I'm still convinced Cody Wild is a better player than the Oilers imply. In spite of trips to the ECHL and comments from coaching and management types about the holes in his game, math likes Cody Wild and so he's on the list again. The current crop of Falcons defenders is an interesting group of youngsters along with those tough hombres who probably run the league in the corners with their toughness and experience.In a lot of ways the AHL is all about how quickly Wild (#37) can learn enough from Dean Arsene (#29) to make himself useful in the NHL. Wild doesn't have draft pedigree and his skill set is duplicated by a higher pick (Chorney) so he's going to have to be clearly better in order to move up the depth chart. Let's start by listing two quotes from VIP's in the Cody Wild career development plan.(08-09) Jeff Truitt: "You can just tell he's got an offensive flair, he likes to jump into the rush. It's a learning...