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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
There is no consensus except at the very, very top end in certain drafts (Crosby consensus #1, Ove/Malkin consensus 1/2, Stamkos consensus #1, etc.) Consensus in the draft is a myth. The "board" is a myth.
In Yakupov's year there was clearly no consensus about who the top player was. You give 10 different teams the #1 pick and you might've gotten 5 different #1 picks that year.
Clearly in this draft there is no consensus about the order the top 5-6 should go. You can find endless quotes from GM's and head scouts about it.
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Last year there was a consensus group at the top, then a 2nd grouping, then a big drop off, and the draft went exactly that way.
In Yakupov's year, a weak draft year, there was also a consensus group at the top.
I've no freaking idea why you're so adamant that consensus groups don't exist when it comes to the draft. In all recent draft years, the top of the draft has more or less been decided. Yes, there are players that shift - and some players drop drastically, but that's more the exception than the rule.
Whichever order they go, who knows, but the consensus top 5 is Ekblad, Reinhart, Draisaitl, Bennett and Dal Colle. There are very few outlets that disagree with that group at the top - thus making it a consensus top 5. Everything we've heard the GMs say about the top of the draft has been based around those 5 players with the odd mention of another player from time to time, but by in large, all the GMs in the top 5 seem to be talking about those 5 players.
It's not a pointless subject - it gives us all an opportunity to look into players that our teams may be drafting. It creates discussion. It creates something for fans of awful hockey teams to talk about and get excited about. It's fandom.