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JJ1532 · 10-10-2014, 07:21 PM

First time I've really checked up on the draft guys, but it seems most from Dal Colle downwards has been sent straight back to their junior clubs. Obviously Ekblad, Reinhart and Draisaitl have all made their teams rosters, whilst Bennett was also likely to have been sent down. Is this proving the draft order correct? Top 3 making the rosters, 4 touch and go, 5 downwards all back to junior?

Also interesting when you compare it to last years draft. 7 of the top 10 in last years group could realistically be said to have made it in the NHL straight from the draft. Only Drouin, Nurse and Horvat went straight back to their junior clubs, compared to 6(probably 7 including Bennett) this time around. Definitely proving the experts right when they said this draft class was much weaker than the 2013 one.

You do wonder how many of next years class will step straight into the NHL.

10-10-2014, 07:21 PM	#49
JJ1532 First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2013 Exp:	First time I've really checked up on the draft guys, but it seems most from Dal Colle downwards has been sent straight back to their junior clubs. Obviously Ekblad, Reinhart and Draisaitl have all made their teams rosters, whilst Bennett was also likely to have been sent down. Is this proving the draft order correct? Top 3 making the rosters, 4 touch and go, 5 downwards all back to junior? Also interesting when you compare it to last years draft. 7 of the top 10 in last years group could realistically be said to have made it in the NHL straight from the draft. Only Drouin, Nurse and Horvat went straight back to their junior clubs, compared to 6(probably 7 including Bennett) this time around. Definitely proving the experts right when they said this draft class was much weaker than the 2013 one. You do wonder how many of next years class will step straight into the NHL.