Sports fans always have a different set of precedents for certain prospects in their favorite team's system. In hockey, expectations are usually higher for prospects that were taken earlier in the draft or have an impressive track record at the college and junior levels. The team's organizational depth usually plays a role in fan's expectations, as well. For example, a forward who was a point-per-game player for a couple seasons in the OHL, he might be looked upon as the crowned jewel of a team's prospect pool whereas he might be lower in the rankings on a deeper team with more prospects similar to him. On a team with a lot of organizational depth, there would be less depended on just one prospect and the expectations for him would be leveled a bit. They might even have some more patience and allow him to develop in the AHL for a few years.
The Hurricanes, unfortunately, haven't had that deep of a forward prospect pool that last few seasons so anyone who posts b...
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August 18, 2012
