It's taken some time, but the Summer Prospect Rankings are finally completed. This one was especially hard to write since most of these players are no longer Detroit's property -- a lot of failed projects who had trouble impressing at every level. However, their story must be told, so I wanted to make sure I got this out as soon as I could.

Check out the prospect rankings page for all four chunks of this sucker in one place. And keep in mind I started this in June so no 2010 prospects are included -- they'll be in the Fall (September/October) rankings. For information on them, check my draft review.

31. Julien Cayer, LW (-1) [-6]
5th round, 151st overall, 2008
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Stats
08/09 .. Clarkson (ECAC) .. 29 GP .. 4-6-10 .. 30 PIM
09/10 .. Clarkson (ECAC) .. 22 GP .. 2-3-5 .. 16 PIM
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Season: Cayer sounded like he could have all the makings of a power forward. At the very least, it looked like his size and scoring ability at lower levels would make him an impact college player. Unfortunately, Cayer took a step back from his freshman season. Injuries took a toll, but Cayer was also a healthy scratch from time to time on what was a bottom feeding team. His numbers took a step back, and they weren't impressive enough to begin with.
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Future: Clarkson is only graduating one forward -- their leading scorer -- so it's no guarantee that Cayer will have a larger role. As a junior, he will need to make a serious push to showing that he was worth an NHL draft pick, or else he'll be doomed to spend his final two years very close to the bottom of this list.
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32. Anton Axelsson, LW (+3) [+3]
6th round, 192nd overall, 2004
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Stats
08/09 .. Timra IK (SEL) .. 52 GP .. 6-9-15 .. -3 .. 0 PIM
09/10 .. Timra IK (SEL) .. 51 GP .. 5-6-11 .. -19 .. 6 PIM
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Season: An SEL regular for several seasons now, Detroit only held on to Axelsson's rights because there was no transfer agreement. At one point, they seemed interested in bringing him to North America, but several seasons later he's still in Sweden and his numbers have taken a hit. Particularly in the second half of the season, his plus-minus was dropping like a rock -- bad news for a player who's game is built on two-way play.
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Future: Axelsson is no longer Detroit property. With Sweden sigining a transfer agreement with the NHL, older picks like Axelsson faced a quick deadline to sign. Based on his age and lack of advancement in Sweden, Detroit officially let him go. He supposedly turned down North America at some point in his career, so it seems very unlikely he will head across the pond even if his offensive game finally breaks out.
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33. Nick Oslund, RW (+1) [+5]
7th round, 191st overall, 2006
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Stats
08/09 .. St. Cloud State (WCHA) .. 35 GP .. 4-3-7 .. 26 PIM
09/10 .. St. Cloud State (WCHA) .. 43 GP .. 4-5-9 .. 24 PIM
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Season: Consistency is an aspect of Oslund's game that should be applauded. For the third straight season, he recorded four goals. Unfortunately, as a player with good size and solid skating ability, it's disappointing. Oslund's veteran status should have led to a bigger role on the team, but he seems to have found a niche on the 4th line, throwing his weight around and killing penalties. Unfortunately, there are many players in college hockey doing the same thing and producing offensive numbers, making Oslund a questionable NHL prospect.
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Future: Oslund has been nothing more than a depth player in three years at St. Cloud, though he is well-liked and will likely have some sort of leadership role this season. Oslund continues to impress at Detroit's prospects camp because he looks like has the tools to develop into a higher impact player, at least at the college level. He's got one year left to prove that to Detroit's brass, and could be a candidate to break out given that seniors typically take on bigger roles, as the oldest players in the league. A 2009 Detroit draft pick, Nick Jensen, will cross paths with Oslund as a freshman under Oslund's senior leadership.
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34. Gennady Stolyarov, LW (+3) [+2]
8th round, 257th overall, 2004
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Stats
08/09 .. Moscow Dynamo (KHL) .. 3 GP .. 0-0-0 .. -4 .. 4 PIM
08/09 .. Astana Barys (KHL) .. 41 GP .. 12-9-21 .. +12 .. 24 PIM
09/10 .. HC MVD (KHL) .. 1 GP .. 0-0-0 .. +0 .. 0 PIM
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Season: Not much to report here. After a breakout last year season, Stolyarov injured his shoulder in the summer and it required surgery. He was targeted for a January return, but he just never came back. He played one game two months later, but was never seen after that in the regular season. He did appear in 15 postseason games, recording just three assists. Unfortunately, it's very hard to find information on the KHL so I can't really say if he was limited because of his injury, or if the team was just too deep to use him in a scoring role.
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Future: Stolyarov is the victim of a strange circumstance. As any good Jiri Hudler fan knows, the legendary club Moscow Dynamo faced financial issues and folded. This only lasted a few days, as they eventually combined with HC MVD into a "superclub" called OHK Dynamo Moskva. Stolyarov is under contract with that club, so he's penciled into the lineup for next season. He should be healthy, so it will be a big season for the "skilled but lazy" player. He turns 24 next month, and he was drafted six years ago, so next season will be the last I consider him a prospect even though Detroit has no deadline to sign him.
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35. Johan Ryno, LW (-4) [-19]
5th round, 137th overall, 2005
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Stats
08/09 .. AIK (SWE-2) .. 21 GP .. 5-8-13 .. -1 .. 18 PIM
09/10 .. AIK (SWE-2) .. 47 GP .. 9-11-20 .. +7 .. 34 PIM
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Season: The third of a three-year entry level contract, the Wings were hoping to get one last crack at getting Ryno to stay in North America. That never materialized. Despite a training camp where he showed an improved but still lacking skating ability and solid offensive instincts, Ryno bolted back to Sweden as soon as he was assigned to the minors, essentially ending his time as a much maligned Wings prospect. To make matters worse, he started off terribly unproductive before a stronger second half, where he helped AIK achieve a promotion from SWE-2 to the SEL. However, it's debatable how much he actually helped, because AIK release Ryno as soon as they were promoted because they don't feel he is an SEL player.
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Future: Ryno did not receive a qualifying offer, so he is officially no longer Red Wings property and is an unrestricted free agent. He signed on with Oskarshamn, where he had his most productive SWE-2 season in 2005-06 with 23 points in 34 games. Ryno likely won't attract much more NHL attention since he just turned 24, but with more consistency and an improved skating ability, he could find himself in the SEL in a few seasons.
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36. Jamie Tardif, RW (+2) [+1]
Signed as a free agent, April 2009
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Stats
08/09 .. Grand Rapids (AHL) .. 55 GP .. 9-9-18 .. -1 .. 43 PIM
09/10 .. Grand Rapids (AHL) .. 77 GP .. 16-17-33 .. -9 .. 90 PIM
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Season: Tardif assumed a big role in Grand Rapids from early in the season. He served as the team's captain, started the season on the first line right wing, and scored an early season hat trick. He played in all situations and was known for dropping the gloves from time to time. He was unable to sustain his offensive consistency and bounced around the lineup a lot, frequently ending up on the 3rd and 4th lines. He hit a midseason slump, as most of the Griffins did, but padded his stats a little late in the season as the Griffins made a late playoff push that ultimately fell short.
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Future: Tardif was given a qualifying offer, so while he hasn't signed yet, it seems likely that Tardif will be back for a 5th season with Grand Rapids. Given his age and the role he's used in, I'm no longer going to consider him a prospects since he seems to be settling more into the minor league depth role. He has never shown much high end offensive ability, relying more on his work ethic and strength in front of the net to be effective. The Wings have a few younger prospects in the AHL who offer this package with a little more upside, so it seems unlikely that Tardif will get an NHL look any time soon.
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37. Ryan Oulahen, C (-1) [-6]
5th round, 164th overall, 2003
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Stats
08/09 .. Grand Rapids (AHL) .. 73 GP .. 19-12-31 .. +7 .. 31 PIM
09/10 .. DID NOT PLAY
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Season: Like Gennady Stolyarov, there isn't much to report. Oulahen was having a solid season for Grand Rapids in 2008/09 before suffering a gruesome hip injury that was supposed to keep him out until January or February this year. Detroit re-signed him to a one-year deal last summer, indicating that they thought he might have a chance at playing. Late in the season, he began skating again, but he never appeared in any game action in what would have been his 5th AHL season.
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Future: This season, Detroit choice to let Oulahen go, letting the oldest prospect in terms of draft year become a free agent after a career of developing him in the OHL and then AHL. Oulahen did look like a promising bottom six player at one point, but never showed enough in the AHL to warrant a call up. He did serve as a leader on the team for a few seasons and had a solid enough shot to chip in some offense. His best bet now will be to try to catch on with another AHL team where he may be able to play a bigger role, provided his hip is fully healed and he is able to regain his once impressive skating ability.
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38. Evan McGrath, C (-15) [-23]
4th round, 128th overall, 2004
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Stats
08/09 .. Grand Rapids (AHL) .. 68 GP .. 17-30-47 .. +12 .. 24 PIM
09/10 .. Grand Rapids (AHL) .. 57 GP .. 8-11-19 .. -18 .. 25 PIM
09/10 .. Syracuse (AHL) .. 15 GP .. 4-2-6 .. -5 .. 2 PIM
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Season: Years ago, McGrath was considered a top ten prospect in the organization. Not by just me either, by most media publications. He was an 100 point scorer in the OHL and someone who quickly worked up from a rookie season that required some ECHL time into a 40-50 point player at the AHL. After his best AHL season last year, McGrath crashed quickly this season, struggling to produce offense and being a minus player in seemingly every game. He was frequently held out of the lineup until Detroit ultimately loaned him to Columbus' AHL affiliate in Syracuse. His numbers didn't improve much here, but it did paint a picture that McGrath would no longer be in the organization come the summer.
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Future: McGrath's story is the reason for hesitating celebrating a draft pick like Teemu Pulkkinen. Both former consensus first round picks who slipped in the rankings throughout the year to the late first/early second area before Detroit scooped them up -- in the same round, too. Sometimes when they fall, they fall for a reason. McGrath rebounded and made something of himself as a pro -- even making a pretty strong impression at two straight training camps. He'll likely have trouble landing an NHL contract elsewhere even though he showed a lot of promise elsewhere. The best he can hope for is a camp invite and hopefully a new environment where he can find his old game -- because at times last year, he didn't even look like an AHL player worth keepin garound.
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39. Jesper Samuelsson, LW (-6) [-16]
7th round, 211th overall, 2008
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Stats
08/09 .. Timra IK (SEL) .. 40 GP .. 2-1-3 .. -3 .. 10 PIM
08/09 .. Timra IK (J20) .. 4 GP .. 2-0-2 .. -1 .. 2 PIM
08/09 .. IF Sundsvall (SWE-2) .. 13 GP .. 1-5-6 .. -6 .. 38 PIM
09/10 .. Timra IK (SEL) .. 23 GP .. 0-1-1 .. +0 .. 8 PIM
09/10 .. IF Sundsvall (SWE-2) .. 35 GP .. 3-13-16 .. -12 .. 36 PIM
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Season: There was a lot of hype for Samuelsson, drafted out of Timra one pick away from where Henrik Zetterberg was, with the same club. Many assumed Detroit found a steal, but after two SEL seasons, Samuelsson has only scarce 4th line minutes and four points to show for Detroit's faith in him. This season he spent even more time in SWE-2 with Sundsvall, struggling to score goals there and taking a big plus-minus hit on a bad defensive team. 
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Future: Samuelsson falls hard in this ranking, and may not even be Detroit's property anymore. The main reason he falls is he's essentially given up -- choosing to sign with his old SWE-3 club, Vita Hasten instead of trying to stick in the SEL or even in SWE-2 in order to prove he belongs in the SEL. Fans of Swedish hockey will tell you there is a big gap in talent between SWE-2 and SWE-3, and it's not a serious league for those with NHL aspirations. It seems likely that Samuelsson will be able to produce eye-opening numbers at this level, like the 62 points in 40 games he put up to get himself drafted. The story with him was that Hakan Andersson saw him play before scouting an SEL practice, and that's the only reason he even knew who Samuelsson was. Unfortunately, it looks as if Hakan may have swung for the fences and missed on this one, as Samuelsson has resigned himself to a career in this league. With the transfer agreement in place now, Samuelsson should have had a deadline to sign this summer since it's been two years since he was drafted. Only Stephen Johnston and Anton Axelsson were mentioned as players Detroit lost rights to, so it seems likely that an extension was given on European players for next summer. Unless Samuelsson has a change of heart and plays among challenging competition, he'll be out the door next summer.
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