It's always interesting to see who unexpectedly drops in the draft.
Players like Deangelo, Kylington, Shinkaruk, Merkley, and Ritchie all seemed to fall down quite a few spots.
Deangelo likely fell for personality reasons. Maybe scouts thoughts Kylington was too one dimensional. Perhaps scouts thought that Shinkaruk's and Merkley's skills wouldn't translate to the NHL. And maybe they thought Ritchie lacked high end offense or speed.
The Russian factor tends to cause a few drops as well. Nichushkin was projected to be a top 5 pick.
A lot of the falls tend to shock us. However, the NHL teams often end up being correct in their skepticism.
There are exceptions to this. Filip Forsberg was supposed to be a high pick, but he fell to 11th overall.
Any predictions on who will drop this year? And are there any projections on potential steals?
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