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Originally Posted by robaur
Why is Marner getting ranked ahead of Bennett in all of these rankings ?
I understand that Marner had an amazing 126 point season during his draft year but there were 2 other players on his team who hit 100+ points in the season - Domi (ranked 11th on this list) and Dvorak. He was playing on a stacked London Knights team.
Bennett on the other hand during his draft year had little to no offensive help, and when he played junior this past season after missing pretty much the entire season -- he lit up the OHL to the tune of 24 points in 11 games playing with an offensive plug like Spencer Watson. And then after that, he jumped right into the NHL Playoffs level.....Mitch Marner might not even make the Leafs regular season team...
Being drafted by the Leafs just seems to outweigh any tangible evidence.
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To be fair, Marner had a pretty stellar season. Bennett was injured. I'm sure those rankings are based mostly on the past season.
I never put stock into these. Look at the 2003 draft rankings and where you would rank those players now. These rankings mean sweet #### all when it comes to predicting how good these guys will be in the NHL.