Voted for Lindstrom... but I got ahead of myself. I haven't slept, and seemed to skip both Klimchuk and Phillips.
It will be interesting to see how Phillips does in the pro league against men. I discounted Mangiapane, and it looks like he is going to be an NHL'er. I won't discount Phillips.
Klimchuk probably belongs here. He has an NHL-type game, and nobody has made a mention of his shot. He has an elite shot - a total sniper shot. Not that my vote will make a difference, but I have it as Klimchuk - Phillips - Lindstrom. I just worry about Klimchuk's durability. If he starts getting a bit more durable, I think he becomes an NHL'er.
Ruzicka doesn't have that drive in him for me to rank him anywhere close right now. Sure, he can wake up and get a bit of drive into himself, and if he does so, he might be a legitimate force to be reckoned with. I just think that often it is the determination and perseverance, along with consistency, that sets a prospect off on an NHL career, while another prospect plies his trade in Europe.
I have Sveningsson, Zavgorodny and obviously Lindstrom ahead of him in the next batch of prospects, perhaps a few more. I just like prospects with a high compete level and who exhibit that compete level consistently - which is why I like Zavgorodny so much, and why I have been very high on Rafikov in the past. I actually am not a big fan of Russians unless they have a very high compete level. I don't know where to vote Rafikov - I haven't heard any news on him or seen any video, so I would have no idea where he would rank, so he may default to the last couple of picks this year for me (as he has for most of you the last poll or two already).
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