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Prospects Analysis: Top 3 Organizational Prospects - Atlantic Division

August 27, 2014

The Atlantic Division features this year's No. 1 overall pick, the player that had the best statistical year, and Jon Litterine's top overall NHL prospect. See which is which in Jon Litterine's article.

2013 Leafs Preview: Pigs Can Fly!

September 14, 2013

Is Phil Kessel primed for his first 40-goal season as he plays for a new contract next summer? Either way, the future is looking very bright in Toronto.

Darryl's Dispatch: 2012-13 Top 300 NHL Prospects (Part II: The Defensemen)

March 27, 2013

Dougie Hamilton is already playing in the NHL, but under Darryl's criteria he still qualifies as a prospect and thus tops our list.

Darryl's Dispatch: Top 300 Prospects

September 11, 2012

Ryan Suter's departure creates an opening for a top defenseman prospect on the Preds.

2012 NHL Draft Preview: Top 30 Draft Prospects

June 18, 2012

Taylor Hall was the first overall draft pick in 2010. RotoWire's Jon Litterine previews this year's draft class to see who might end up on top.

Past Fantasy Outlooks

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2012

Finn's 2013-14 was as good as the previous season was bad. Finn finished second in OHL scoring from the blue line with 61 points (14 goals and 47 assists). His plus-minus was a whopping plus-57 and he led his Guelph Storm to an OHL championship and a Memorial Cup berth. Leaf fans should take a deep breath before they get excited -- Finn won't deliver offense like that in the NHL and his skating needs to continue to improve. He'll be a pass-first, second-pairing defender who plays a shutdown game like Matt Niskanen in Dallas. Let someone else in your keeper league take the bait.

Finn had a tough 2012-13. First stricken with mono and then felled by a nasty knee-on-knee hit, the smooth defender just couldn’t catch a break. He did play well on a thin Guelph Storm blue line when he did dress, but he'll need another year of junior -- a full year, that is -- to see if he can become an offensive force. Otherwise, he's a solid, top-four defender with second power-play unit upside. But that won't come for a few years just yet. Watch and wait.

Finn fits the mold of the prototypical puck-moving NHL defender – not only is he a great skater who can accurately hit the tape of a streaking forward in transition, but he also plays a strong positional game in his own zone. He may not have the flash-and-dash of the top defenders in the 2012 class, but he’s not that far behind. He should have a long NHL career as a sturdy, top-four defender, however, he'll return to junior but could be in the NHL in three seasons.