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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
I am not going to speak for anyone else, but I haven't voted for them so far and yet I am not stupid enough to think that they are 2nd and 3rd rounders.
First of all, it isn't the deepest draft in history until it actually produces NHLers. It projects to possibly becoming that.
Second, a draft is simply a knot in the rope. It is a snapshot in time. Yes they were both 1st round picks in a draft that was deep with talented prospects, but I still want to see some progression from them before I push them up the list.
Wotherspoon and Sieloff have progressed since their darft and thus have moved up. Nemisz and Howse haven't progressed as well and thus have slided.
I am really hoping that Poirier can make Team Canada because it will give us a chance to see him play and it will likely bolster his development. Obviously, a solid showing at the WJC would really boost his ranking.
But let's wait until they actually show some progress before we anoint them.
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I certainly didn't mean to imply that people are 'stupid' for having different ranking criteria than I do. Your reasoning all makes sense. I'm just in the camp of 'potential' greatly trumping 'chance of reaching potential' in a prospect ranking exercise.