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Old 06-17-2014, 09:01 PM   #8
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Not necessarily tools per se, but have say I have now looked at all the top Draft Guides produced this year with the exception of ISS (really priced themselves out of range this season, imo). I can say that FC is the best value out there and I'll throw a few other comments out while I'm at it.

Style and design wise (which really I take note of; shows pride of the work and a desire to display the work exceptionally well) no other guide is even close. While I can't personally comment on all of the scouts outside of the Dub (although do know some of them), I have met most of the WHL scouts and they are exceptionally knowledgable. FC also takes into consideration reader feedback yr to yr. Well done AV and lads! I also like the draft tracker tool Aaron notes above.

HockeyProspect.com: I know some of the lads from there and they put in the work, no doubt. A little pricier, some of the info I can do without (game reports) and could use some refinement design wise.

Red Line Report: Amateurish design. Do they even have editors?? Some unique and interesting insight and they have experience on their side, but don't seem to evolve as time goes on.
I admit I laughed at the first one-liner I read about a prospect they used a bit of humour on. The second time, I was of the ilk "that was kind of lame". The third one was terrible. As it went on, I thought that this was simply unprofessional how they talk about 17-18 yr old hockey lads. Just doesn't sit well with me. I do know a coupe of the staff there, so they have some good lads working there - the super critical lines are likely from the likes of Kyle Woodlief.

McKeens: have it, but mixed opinions. I've heard plenty of negatives about their director of scouting, so not sure what to think about them as a whole, but again know and like some of their staff.

Other Tools

MyNHLDraft has some interesting stuff, but things like Consensus Rankings not up to date yet. Might be waiting for some rankings to come in.
Link: http://www.mynhldraft.com/
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EyeOnThe Sens review some of the guides here as well - definitely some limitations to the analysis, but here it is: http://eyeonthesens.com/2014/06/12/a...raft-guides-2/

That's it for me, for now.
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Thanks for the props to THW, AV. The lads put in some great efforts and often connect with FC scouts for opinions.

It's the most wonderful time of the year!
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