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Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Oh please. No one has any idea at all?
Why have a scouting staff then?
Ask someone like Sandman or FCAV what they think about any of the draft eligible prospects. They'll be able to give you an impressively well-though out analysis. These insights aren't based off of nothing.
Most of the first round prospects have played 30 or so games. And this excludes the samples from last year and the year before.
There is definitely "an idea" of who is good and who isn't.
And the difference between 8th overall and 12th overall is probably a late 1st or high 2nd, although I realize this is entirely conjecture. What is certain is that every win removes considerable draft capital.
Conroy is on record saying that they actually have more video for the prospects this year than ever before. So he is actually more familiar with many of them.
With all that said. I also realize that there's really no point in cheering for losses. As fans, we have no control over any of this. It's more fun to cheer for wins. So that's what we might as well do.
It's especially easy to be happy with a 6-1 win. Even if you're a pessimist, at least guys like Gaudreau increased their trade value after a night like that.
If I'm not mistaken, Calgary, Vancouver, and LA are the only teams that have yet to be eliminated from playoff contention. This is kind of surprising, because the Flames playoff chances have been almost non-existent for the better part of two months.
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There are always risers and fallers (including those that get bumped from the second tier to first tier group) over a full draft year season, even with notable movement from the midway point of the season to the draft. They might say they have a ton of tape and they probably do, but its likely footage that's a bit dated or based on limited play. The point of longer/full seasons that is useful is seeing which players get into a groove and figure it out and which burn out or can't sustain their high level of play that might be achieved over a smaller sample size. The rankings could absolutely look different had this year been played out like normal.