[Nuje]

Awful. They basically took the spring rankings, added the 09 draftees, moved Puustinen down, but not off the list (what's his status anyways? I don't THINK he's part of the org. anymore is he?) and did a bit of minor tweaking (moving Keetley down, which is maybe appropriate, but not as much as they did). To say that the majority of our defensive prospects are going to be hard pressed to crack an NHL 2nd pairing is pretty hilarious.

Negrin had a terrific year in the WHL. Seems to have a good knack for assists, and while I didn't see a whole lot of him in the W, he was great when I did, and Brad Kearl mentioned during games I listened to that when the Hitmen played the Ice, they more or less did what they wanted to with the puck, until Negrin hit got off the bench. Also, while defensively shaky in his first NHL game (but he scored the Furlatt goal if I remember correctly) he looked more than fine in his next 2, which give me high hopes for the guy.

Matt Pelech is an NHL defenseman right now, and he's still quite young. To rate him as someone who'll top out as a 3rd pairing guy at best is a farce.

T.J. Brodie....went up by what, one ranking? I don't think he's the next big thing, but with the offense he showed in the OHL last year, you'd think that he'd get some recognition from the guys who claim to be the authority on these sorts of things....especially since the CHL should probably have the most people working on it, considering the quality, and quantity of prospects that they pump out. The kid's got talent.

Keith Seabrook ranked above Matt Pelech? Awful. I am not a Keith Seabrook fan. Seabrook is an EXTREMELY high risk-high reward guy. He has offensive talent, but he pretty much needs to be taught to play defense from the ground up. If this is possible at his age, he could be a steal, but he's got a long way to go.

Keith Aulie is a guy I'm glad is a Flames prospect, but I do think that the HF guys went "OMGWORLDJUNIORSTEAMCANADA!!!!!".....and promptly vaulted him to that position and ranking.