But being around NHL players all his life did not keep Caleb from being awestruck during the prospects\u2019 three-day visit, especially when they toured the dressing rooms of the two teams on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just like the other guys,\u201d he said Tuesday. \u201cWe\u2019re just kind of fans who are excited to be around the atmosphere and around these types of guys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been an unbelievable experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
All five prospects were surprised at finding out that Jack Eichel<\/a>\u00a0(No. 2, Buffalo Sabres), Marner (No. 4, Toronto Maple Leafs) and their Golden Knights teammate Noah Hanifin<\/a>\u00a0(No. 5, Hurricanes) were all top-five picks in the 2015 NHL Draft. As such, they were on a similar top prospects tour together 11 years ago during the Cup Final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, we shared that memory together recently and it was pretty cool,\u201d Eichel said. \u201cObviously you\u2019re a young kid at the time and it\u2019s before you start the whole process and become part of this.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a great experience. We were there for Tampa-Chicago. It was fun getting to know my fellow prospects that I didn\u2019t know. It\u2019s funny that the three of us are now on the same team.<\/p>\n \u201cNow it\u2019s these young guys who are going through the same and we\u2019re the NHLers giving them tips. The only thing we said is, \u2018Have fun and enjoy the process.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Verhoeff, for one, certainly was.<\/p>\n