McKenzie listing the best of this year's draft as voted by 10 NHL scouts
Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Best pure goal-scorer: Anthony Mantha with the win over Drouin, MacKinnon, Shinkaruk. Mantha scored 50 this season.
Best agitator: Plymouth's Ryan Hartman with clear win but guy he fought in Prospects Game Kerby Rychel got a couple of votes.
Toughest prospect: Sam Morin with slight lead over J-I Diaby and Ryan Hartman.
Biggest/hardest hitter: London Knight defenceman Nikita Zadorov.
Jonathan Drouin was runaway leader in 3 categories: best puckhandler, best playmaker, best hockey sense. And it wasn't close in any of them.
Fastest skater: Nathan MacKinnon.
Prospect with the best shot: Brandon dman Ryan Pulock. Seth Jones got a couple of votes too.
Biggest draft day Wild Card prospect: Winger Valery Nichushkin, with 8 out of 10 votes.
Prospect with the most complete game: Aleksander Barkov with the win over Nathan MacKinnon.
Prospect most ready to step into NHL and play now: Nathan MacKinnon tops, Seth Jones runner up.
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