In this [athletic article](https://theathletic.com/4805966/2023/08/28/nhl-players-prospects-under-23-connor-bedard/?source=user_shared_article) made a week ago, they ranked all the prospects in tier lists. Bedard is alone in tier 1. Fantilli is in tier 2 with J. Hughes and Stutzle. Then there is Carlsson at tier 4 with Caufield, McTavish etc.
This doesn’t make sense to me. How is Fantilli already two tiers above Carlsson? What changed between now and 2 month ago at the draft? At the draft they should be around the same tier since Carlsson was drafted before Fantilli, but somehow Fantilli’s value already skyrocketed.
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The best answer is that lists are subjective and that the writer knows as much about how two 18 year olds will develop as you and I do.
Fantilli is widely recognized as the better prospect. Time will tell if we outsmarted everyone or whether we just made a mistake. Check back in 4 years.