NHL Prospect Report

Scout's notebook: Tyler Boucher's start, Francesco Pinelli's smarts, Xavier Bourgault's puck management

In this edition of the scout's notebook, we focus on three top forward prospects: Xavier BourgaultFrancesco Pinelli and Tyler Boucher. While the first two have had explosive starts to their junior seasons while the third one has seldom picked up points. 

However, sometimes the numbers don't tell the right story. They can hide a prospect's stagnant play and another one's promising performances. So let's dive into what's going on with these three prospects to see if we can tell the story.

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