What I like about Redline Report and to a lesser extent Button's list - is that it actually presents a much different list than you get from everyone else. If you read a lot of the draft publications and mock drafts you will find they are somewhat similar - same guys in the top 30 with only minor differences. This becomes what fans perceive to be "the board".
But Redline is often way different - which is more reflective of the NHL reality - that there are dramatic differences between organizations when it comes to their lists.
To put it another way if Redline really likes a certain player, chances are there's at least one NHL club out there, that also does. That's when you see guys go higher than perceived and called 'a reach'.
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