I'm not sure if someone is ranked at #2 on one list, and someone else has them listed at #1 on another list that he is "overrated".
If you haven't noticed, rankings are subjective and not everyone has the same things they look for or notice from one player to another.
In fact, the year Crosby was drafted there were scouts out there who liked Bobby Ryan better than Crosby. They are both forwards who can score and make plays...but different in the fact that Ryan has always played physical (Crosby was small and didn't really start to be physical until just before his concussion problems).
It also would depend on what your team in looking for. For instance, if Edmonton was picking, and there was no clear cut #1 like Nail last season, between MacKinnon and Jones, Edmonton would likely lean more towards Jones as they already have a plethora of young talented forwards and could use more studs on their blueline. Columbus could use whatever the hell they can get.
Why do you think Bob McKenzie's lists is different from Buttons in most cases? Bob's is a melting pot of what the scouts/GM's he talks to tells him. I believe Craig's is by rolling up his sleeves and doing his homework like a scout. Sometimes going off the board, or taking a "flyer" on someone know one talks about (Nashville's Pekka Rinne for instance) and then its all up to the player to prove that the scouts and GM made the right decision.
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