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Originally Posted by Rerun
Mackinnon was drafted #1. Was that because he was the best player in the draft or because he had the advantage of playing on the Memorial Cup champion Halifax Mooseheads which has a win % of 88.2?
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I'm confident NHL scouts factor these kinds of things into their assessments of players. Speed, acceleration, hands, shot, agility, puck pursuit, vison, power, puck protection, intensity. These things are assessed independently of how many points a player gets and how many games his team wins.