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Originally Posted by Bingo
He does have a recency bias himself when it comes to prospects. Players can fall back from their draft year, but has Valimaki done that?
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Marginally, if at all. But Bouchard was generally seen as a probable top ten pick, and Valimaki wasn't. I am with you, because I am pretty wary of Bouchard's ability to skate in the NHL, but the consensus at the time of both players' drafts backs up the idea that Bouchard is a tier above.
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I'd have Andersson at least ahead of the Oilers equivalents of Bear, McLeod and Benson. Dube should be as well even with recency bias ... Mangiapane down a tier on size?
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If you read Pronman's preface to the rankings, his focus on ceilings as opposed to floors makes it obvious that a player like Andersson is going to suffer by those criteria, while a player like Yamamoto is going to be favoured.