Last week, we saw the St. Louis Blues' prospect pool ranked tenth in the NHL by prospect expert Scott Wheeler at The Athletic. This week, Wheeler's released his amalgamated list of the Top 100 prospects in hockey, and four of the Blues' prospects make an appearance--two of them in the top half of the ranking. Keep in mind that this list comprises only skaters, and that goaltenders are a separate ranking, though the Blues likely won't have one in the Top 20 given how thin they are at the position in their pipeline.
The first player to make an appearance should be no surprise: Justin Carbonneau, at No. 25, which is Wheeler considers Tier 4. For a bit of context, Carbonneau is one behind a New Jersey Devils prospect, defenseman Anton Silayev, and one spot ahead of forward Calum Ritchie of the New York Islanders. That's a pretty good spot for the young winger to be, not even a year removed from being drafted.
Two spots after Carbonneau, at No. 27, is our next Blue: Dalibor Dvorsky. This will probably be Dvorsky's final season in the rankings, as he'll be a fully established member of the Blues next year. Two prospects in the Top 30 gives the Blues solid depth in their pipeline--and hopefully they can add a potential star at the top this summer.
The final two players on the list aren't far from each other, and both are defensemen: Logan Mailloux at No. 55, and Adam Jiricek at No. 66. Like Dvorsky, Mailloux will likely graduate from this list next year, especially when considering how strong his play's been since the Olympics--he should be a roster lock for the forseable future. Jiricek won't be in juniors next season, so he should have an opportunity to make the team, though it wouldn't be surprising to see him spend some time with the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL.
St. Louis has decent depth in its pipeline but, now that they're officially eliminated from playoff contention, all attention should turn to the draft this summer and restocking the farm with a number of premium picks.