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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Exactly.
If we were only voting on who was most NHL ready, Bennett would be ranked about 7th-8th.
May as well just list the guys from oldest to youngest if that's the reasoning.
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Is it possible that maybe, just maybe, some people don't think Bennett is going to be a top line player? Personally, I think Bennett tops out as a Doug Gilmour type, and he was a great #2 center. I see Gaudreau as a top line winger though, so I think he's the better prospect. Doesn't mean Bennett is a bad player, just means that I think Gaudreau is better. Also, I have to see Bennett play some hockey as a Flames prospect to proclaim him as a top player in the system. His development is what will make him a top prospect, not his draft position.
This is also why Baertschi is down my personal list. Baertschi has struggled with consistency since turning pro. There was a post earlier that showed the success he had with Monahan, reasoning that Baertschi should be at or near the top of the rankings, because of his scoring exploits. If Baertschi was all that, he would have ripped up the AHL and not been playing second or third fiddle to the likes of Reinhart and Granlund, who Henry Fool ironically assured us was a poor prospect from his time in Finland. Player development is what makes a prospect a player. The prospects that continue to develop go up the rankings. Those who struggle fall.