After ranking the top 100 NHL prospects for 2015-16, and ranking each team by organizational depth, ESPN Insider Corey Pronman ranks the top 10 prospects for each NHL team. Here is his entry for the Colorado Avalanche. Extended write-ups on prospects ranked in the top 100 can be accessed here.
The Avs' system has shown notable progression in the past year because of trades and a very solid 2015 draft class. The pipeline is very thin in depth, as shown this past season when relying on call-ups such as Borna Rendulic. However, the top of the group is pretty decent; the low system rank (25th) is due to the fact the floor falls out too quickly.