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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
Nah, I don't think he was clearly behind the Sams. It was a pretty consensus top 4 by the time of the draft. There was speculation the Flames wanted to move up to #2 to pick Draisaitl even.
https://thehockeynews.com/news/artic...fantastic-four
Just one of many talking about the "big four" prior to the draft. Of course surprises happen and teams go "off-the-board" but the big four was pretty established by the draft. |
Yeah, the top four was always cast in stone, and most people had the Sams 3 and 4. Bennett had been ranked higher but not by the time of the draft. Nylander was never ahead in any list I saw.
ETA: here's a few lists. A couple have Nylander ahead but that's more about Draisaitl being ranked way lower (and the list usually being a longer time in advance):
http://www.mynhldraft.com/2014-nhl-d...pect-rankings/