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MoneyGuy · 07-25-2015, 09:37 AM

I think that prospects have to be weighted, with the top guy being hugely important and giving far lesser weighting as you go down the list. That's obvious, I suppose, but let me explain. I think that a team's No. 1 is often more valuable than - at the very least - everything below No. 3 or 4.

The outstanding blue-chippers may be worth more than your entire prospect pool combined. McDavid is in that category. He's probably worth more than every team's Nos. 2 through 10 combined.

There are other blue-chippers like Bennett and Ehlers who are not in the same category but likely to be great players and worth more than packages of several players below them.

I think that all teams' top-five list is the group that will hugely influence a team's future and that prospects below No. 5 are far less important. You'd better find a player or two below No. 5 but they're unlikely to be major contributors. In most cases they may be third- and fourth-line forwards, guys you need to have but players in abundance.

It's early and I don't know if I'm making my point clearly.

07-25-2015, 09:37 AM	#35
MoneyGuy Franchise Player Join Date: May 2006 Exp:	I think that prospects have to be weighted, with the top guy being hugely important and giving far lesser weighting as you go down the list. That's obvious, I suppose, but let me explain. I think that a team's No. 1 is often more valuable than - at the very least - everything below No. 3 or 4. The outstanding blue-chippers may be worth more than your entire prospect pool combined. McDavid is in that category. He's probably worth more than every team's Nos. 2 through 10 combined. There are other blue-chippers like Bennett and Ehlers who are not in the same category but likely to be great players and worth more than packages of several players below them. I think that all teams' top-five list is the group that will hugely influence a team's future and that prospects below No. 5 are far less important. You'd better find a player or two below No. 5 but they're unlikely to be major contributors. In most cases they may be third- and fourth-line forwards, guys you need to have but players in abundance. It's early and I don't know if I'm making my point clearly.