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Originally Posted by Matty81
It invalidates the article because it reflects upon a lack of consideration of current performance, which is the most important thing to consider when putting out a time sensitive ranking of an organizations prospects.
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I disagree, current performance is not the major thing to consider. The point is to rank who will be the best in the NHL when they are fully developed in 3-5 years or so. When thinking about it that way, Wahl's rookie injury problems may just be a blip the radar and fairly insignificant in the long run. Perhaps he will be plagued by concussions, I sure hope not.
I believe the Hockey News and most other prospect ranking systems are not emphasizing current performance and are instead trying to rank long term for who will be the better NHLer. Wahl's year has been a write off for the most part. His next year will be significant for sure.