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Originally Posted by Knut

So he thinks Zary projects as a third line Center, but puts him ahead of guys with much higher ceilings?

Honestly, I do not have much time for Pronman's rankings. I never find them accurate. Curious to look back at his old ones and see how well he projects players. I bet it is pretty pitiful.

He did an awful job on the Flames Oct 20, 2020.. He had them at #10

9 Colorado Avalanche
Pre-draft org ranking: No. 8
2020 NHL Draft grade: B-

Colorado has defensemen. “That’s not a puck-moving group, that’s a puck-owning group,” said one NHL scout about the collection of young defensemen in the Avs organization. Alex Newhook is very promising, among others, but overall the talent at forward doesn’t stand out at nearly the same level.

1. Cale Makar, D
2. Bowen Byram, D
3. Samuel Girard, D
4. Alex Newhook, C
5. Justin Barron, D
6. Tyson Jost, C
7. Justus Annunen, G
8. Martin Kaut, RW
9. Jean-Luc Foudy, C
10. Connor Timmins, D
11. Logan O’Connor, RW
12. Shane Bowers, C
13. Colby Ambrosio, C

10 Calgary Flames
Pre-draft org ranking: No. 12
2020 NHL Draft grade: B

Calgary has been efficient in recent years at the draft, making good use of its picks and signings. The 2016 draft aged very well with how good Matthew Tkachuk and Dillon Dube became. I’m also very high on the Flames’ 2020 top pick Connor Zary.

1. Matthew Tkachuk, LW
2. Connor Zary, C
3. Dillon Dube, LW
4. Juuso Valimaki, D
5. Mathias Emilio Pettersen, C
6. Jeremie Poirier, D
7. Jakob Pelletier, LW
8. Connor Mackey, D
9. Glenn Gawdin, C
10. Ryan Francis, RW
11. Yan Kuznetsov, D
12. Ilya Nikolaev, C

11 Montreal Canadiens
Pre-draft org ranking: No. 9
2020 NHL Draft grade: B-

The two young centers in the Habs system lead the way here. What’s a common trend throughout their organization is value. Other than Kotkaniemi, who was a No. 3 pick, so many of the players listed here are projected higher than the slot they were selected.

1. Nick Suzuki, C
2. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, C
3. Alexander Romanov, D
4. Cole Caufield, RW
5. Victor Mete, D
6. Ryan Poehling, C
7. Mattias Norlinder, D
8. Jordan Harris, D
9. Kaiden Guhle, D
10. Cayden Primeau, G
11. Jan Mysak, C
12. Sean Farrell, C
13. Josh Brook, D

With just 2 NHL regular players produced over the last 2 years the Flames would be in the bottom 3rd at very best.

I put the Avs and Montreal #9 and #11 to show what a good pipeline can produce.