This is not a mock draft. This is an evaluation of the prospects potential overall impact on the game in the players prime based on available information.
Here are my Top 65 Ranked:
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
- Jonathan Huberdeau
- Adam Larsson
- Sean Couturier
- Gabriel Landeskog
- Dougie Hamilton
- Ryan Murphy
- Ryan Strome
- Mika Zibanejad
- Sven Bartschi
- Joel Armia
- Nathan Beaulieu
- Mark McNeill
- Oskar Klefbom
- Mark Scheifele
- Jamieson Oleksiak
- Joseph Morrow
- Jonas Brodin
- Nicklas Jensen
- Duncan Siemens
- Scott Mayfield
- Rocco Grimaldi
- Matt Puempel
- Brandon Saad
- Thomas Jurco
- Alexander Khokhlachev
- Tyler Biggs
- Dmitri Jaskin
- Zach Phillips
- Ty Rattie
- Stefan Nosen
- Vladislav Namestnikov
- Victor Rask
- Boone Jenner
- David Musil
- Ryan Sprool
- Ricard Rakell
- Daniel Catenacci
- Connor Murphy
- Mario Lucia
- Shane Prince
- Myles Bell
- John Gibson
- Marcel Nobels
- Tyler Wotherspoon
- Ramus Bengtsson
- Phillip Danault
- Adam Clendening
- Lucas Lessio
- Robbie Russo
- J.T. Miller
- Brett Ritchie
- Christopher Gibson
- Seth Ambrose
- Xavier Ouellet
- Stuart Percy
- Mikka Salomaki
- Marcus Grunland
- Joel Edmundson
- Reece Scarlett
- Vincent Trocheck
- Colin Jackobs
- Mattew Nieto
- Nick Shore
- Samu Perhonen
SOME LATER PROSPECTS OF SPECIFIC INTEREST
Kale Kessy
Jeremy Boyce Rotrall
Michael St. Croix
Nick Cousins
Jordan Binnington
Not as much background as on other sites so see Lowetide and Bruins Draft Watch for good player descriptions. Also I would buy a copy of The Hockey News Draft Preview 2011. If you want to be a real nerd, listen to the team 1260 all day, everyday (almost) and the Dan Tencer Show on CHED, all of which are available on the links lists.
I've spent a lot of time mulling over the options and as such am fairly satisfied with my list. I'm a dedicated draft observer but by no means a scout. I started following the draft closely for the first time in 2007 and had Sam Gagner circled and then when it came time for the Oilers to pick I had him as the BPA. With my early success (and Gagner's) I was inspired to follow the draft from that day forward. Since then I have had nearly the exact same experience for Paarjavi, Eberle, Hall and Pitlick. Last year was the first year I spent much time beyond the first round hopefuls and as such when I herd about our later round selections (I was at the on the way to the Lake for the 2nd round last year and couldn't get control of the radio in the car) I was familiar with most of our selections. I'm hoping to extend my reach this year into the 3rd round. Hope you enjoy.
EDIT: My initial rankings can be found here.~~~~~ It was my first post on this blog!
EDIT: My initial rankings can be found here.~~~~~ It was my first post on this blog!
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