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blankall · 08-10-2018, 10:22 AM

People are making way too big a deal out of "farm system" rankings. It's absolutely true that if you draft well, you're players will graduate to the NHL and not be in your farm system. The vast majority of players in farm systems are project players.

Rankings are all over the place too:

http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/n...l16bxvtds5dacu

Winnipeg at 11.

Ranking farm systems is absurd. Who can predict how your draft pick from 2016, who's been in the AHL will actually be in the NHL. It's a total crap shoot. Valimaki could develop into a #1 d-man...he could never be an NHL level d-man. Who knows.

If you go through the list, the big difference is that Calgary traded away their 2018 pick. #1 is Buffalo...who have Dahlin on the list...that's a shocker. Buffalo's #3 prospect is Alex Nylander, who is not so great and is further behind in his development than Bennett.

08-10-2018, 10:22 AM	#168
blankall Ate 100 Treadmills Join Date: Mar 2006 Exp:	People are making way too big a deal out of "farm system" rankings. It's absolutely true that if you draft well, you're players will graduate to the NHL and not be in your farm system. The vast majority of players in farm systems are project players. Rankings are all over the place too: http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nhl/n...l16bxvtds5dacu Winnipeg at 11. Ranking farm systems is absurd. Who can predict how your draft pick from 2016, who's been in the AHL will actually be in the NHL. It's a total crap shoot. Valimaki could develop into a #1 d-man...he could never be an NHL level d-man. Who knows. If you go through the list, the big difference is that Calgary traded away their 2018 pick. #1 is Buffalo...who have Dahlin on the list...that's a shocker. Buffalo's #3 prospect is Alex Nylander, who is not so great and is further behind in his development than Bennett.