05-15-2014, 08:36 AM
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#4787
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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Corey Pronman:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/story...X&refresh=true
Quote:
To put it in perspective, compared to last year's draft class (without our current hindsight), I'd have ranked Aaron Ekblad behind MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin, with a tough debate about how close he was to Jones and Valeri Nichushkin. He'd have ranked ahead of Aleksander Barkov, however. I'd then have Sam Bennett and the rest of the top tier after Barkov.
Although the No. 1 and 2 prospects are below-average compared to the players who have fallen in that range historically, the middle of the top end -- the No. 5 to 10 range -- is somewhat above-average. This draft may not be one that produces superstars, but there are some very useful players here.
There is a slight drop-off after Ekblad, and the next tier runs three prospects deep, with another tier from No. 5 to 9. There's a good argument to fit any of the next seven prospects after the No. 9 slot into that group, but the rest of the draft is a gradual decline from there.
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Pronman's top 10:
1. Ekblad
2. Bennett
3. Nylander
4. Reinhart
5. Ehlers
6. Fiala
7. Draisaitl
8. Dal Colle
9. Kapanen
10. Fleury
Last edited by sureLoss; 05-15-2014 at 08:56 AM.
Reason: had Ehlers and Fiala transposed
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