Connor Hrabchak sits down with Scott Wheeler of The Athletic to break down the Winnipeg Jets’ top prospects heading into the 2025–26 season.
They discuss the overall strength of the Jets’ prospect pool and go in-depth on Elias Salomonsson, Braden Yager, Colby Barlow, Sasha Boumediene, Kieran Walton, Kevin He, and more.
Wheeler explains why the Jets have a solid group of “B+” level prospects, what’s missing at the top end of their pipeline, and how players like Salomonsson could anchor the next generation of Winnipeg’s blue line.
Intro – Connor Hrabchak welcomes Scott Wheeler (00:00)
Overall strength of the Jets prospect pool (00:45)
Elias Salomonsson: Winnipeg’s top prospect (03:57)
Braden Yager: Can he become a top-six center? (07:00)
Colby Barlow: Pro shot and skating concerns (10:56)
Sasha Boumediene: Jets’ 2024 first-round pick (15:19)
Kieran Walton: Breakout season in Sudbury (19:00)
Kevin He & Alphonse Frey: Underrated depth prospects (22:40)
Final thoughts from Scott Wheeler (23:40)
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6 Comments
This team has an underestimated prospect pool, give these guys 2-3 years they are almost all NHL ready, we say the window for this team is only 4-6 years these guys could take it further.
Yeah Yager only had two goals less than Perfetti and 14 assists less in the WHL oh wow he must be awful. Oh wow he’s only among the top 20 players in a Canada.. wow what a terrible prospect… durrr. Brutal take.
Jets have guys coming don’t worry. Not all NHL stars are 1st round picks. Lowery is a great example. So is Kaprizov and Hyman. Jets have guys coming don’t worry
Barlow scoring 40 goals isn’t ending up on the bottom 6. These takes are unbelievably click bait. Bet this guy thought Stanley was gonna be killer when the Jets drafted him.
The player I have enjoying the most to watch, wasn't even mentioned in this video. But he is about 2 years away yet, give or take. Another big body F. Jacob Julien.
Scott wheeler, idk man 🤦♂️ some of these takes
Based on this, the Jets don’t have any future first line prospects…things could be pretty grim in 3? 4? 5? yrs.