Since this looks like it has morphed into the "2014 Draft Thread" more than just a discussion around Craig's own list, thought I would leave this here - some interesting tidbits from different scouts on some of the highly-ranked players.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/junio...014-nhl-draft/
Bennett
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If you’re looking at one of the top-three picks, you’ll focus on him and Reinhart and a couple of others, but of all those guys he’s the most consistent of them.” Trending up.
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Reinhart:
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What sticks out for me is the way he can use his skates to make plays—I saw him make a move, letting the puck go back to his skates like he was over-skating it and then kick it up to his stick. He just bamboozled this defencman.
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Virtanen
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He could have 50 goals, but Calgary spreads the ice time around. It’s not like he gets rolled over on every power play or double-shifted or anything like that.
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Also tidbits on Draisaitl, Ekblad, Ritchie and DeAngelo.
I like reading these little 'insights' that scouts share. Things that aren't always covered in scouting reports. I had no idea that Reinhart using his skates like that is a 'lost art', for instance.