[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Yea Pronman is the kind of crazy guy who would keep stocking up midgets like Tyler Johnson, Nikita Kucherov, Vladislav Namestnikov, Anton Stralman, Jonathan Drouin, Nikita Gusev, Brayden Point, Nikita Nesterov, Anthony DeAngelo, knowing full well they're just too short to be useful NHLers. Rawr size.

Look at the whole lineup. They have some serious beef in the lineup. It is really too bad that Washington got knocked off as I would have liked to have seen how Tampa stacks up against a big quick team. I wonder how they will do against the winner of the west, which is going to be a big quick team?

Originally Posted by JJ1532

Hang on, first issue here is, why should Pronman write like he cares what NHL teams want? He isn't running a mock draft, he is writing a list of the prospects he likes. Where does he say that in ranking Keller 4th, he thinks Keller will go top 5/top 10?

Because he's trying to write a credible report on the draft, and he will only gain credibility if the ultimate draft list is similar to his, or if the players he calls turn out to be the best talents from said draft. So far he looks like an asshat for most of his predictions. Seriously, if you're writing a prospectus on stocks, and you picks losers year after year, how much credibility would you have in the industry?

He clearly just is quite high on Keller, as some on here have been about McLeod(including McKeen's externally). Others are high on Chychrun, others Juolevi. Some aren't huge fans of Dubois or Tkachuk, others don't like Nylander where as some do. But all I get from it is, what does it matter and why get worked up about it?

Whose worked up about it? I asked a question why his opinion matters any more. Seems you're more worked up about someone questioning his opinion.

He isn't the one conducting the draft, he isn't going to be making the pick for the Flames or any other team. Would you rather he lied and did a list that was more in keeping with what NHL teams valued? I happen to like guys that go off the board and make interesting choices. Generates new discussion and debate and lets face it, we desperately need it with the draft still 6 odd weeks away.

I would hope that if he ranks players for the up coming draft that is who he honestly believes should be ranked and drafted at those slots. If he's doing it to be different or for click bait, then he's a bigger loser than his selections make him appear.

I reckon if you asked Pronman to run a mock draft, his list would look different. But I just don't think one writers thoughts need to be met with so much hostility.

Then he has no credibility and shouldn't be writing this stuff. If your prospectus is different from how you think the talent should be drafted then you are not a very credible source of information.