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Originally Posted by Boreal
Elite talent is vital and gets paid, but every roster optimally need a diversity of home grown skills that are appropriately paid replacement level talent.
When I read his work it seems like he assesses every mid-late round pick on its potential to be a Gaudreau/Datsyuk/Zetterberg Diamond in the rough.
This is why I rarely give his work much credence or find it useful.
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Just my opinion - but players with some sort of elite flashes, even if they don't end up hitting their ceiling, have more potential to be useful NHLers than players who "seem safe". I look at a guy like Paul Byron, and I don't think he was drafted to be a bottom six grinder. That's the niche he ended up filling out thanks to his skillset, but contrast that with a guy like Greg Nemisz, who on paper seemed really well rounded, but lacked any gamebreaking ability that could help him find a niche.
So I do value Pronman's opinions more than most.
Overall though, of the various writers, I value Byron Bader's rankings. It's a purely numbers-based look, and contrary to the prevailing sense... this actually has a higher chance of predicting future NHLers.