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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
No, but where they rank is irrelevant.
Pospisil was ranked 21st last year,
In 2019 Wolf was ranked 18th
In 2017 Ruzicka 22nd
In 2016 Mangiapane was 9th and Hathaway 20th
In 2015 Kylington was 10th
In 2014 Ferland was 14th
Where guys rank isn't what matters. What matters is having more fish in the pond so you are more likely pull out some trophies.
The fact that Grushnikov will probably be in the 10-12 range for the Flames isn't an insult to him, it's a reflection that the Flames have built a pretty decent, and growing, prospect pool. If 3 or 4 of them make the team that's pretty good.
But then consider:
Zary, Pelletier and Pospisil already have
Wolf and Coronato are just a matter of time
Kuznetsov, Solovyov and Schwindt have all had a taste and all have a (small) chance
And you still have Honzek Morin, Brzustewicz, Suniev, Poirier and Grushnikov as prospects with a good to great chance.
Plus any out-of-nowhere posiibilities from down the list
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Saying that ranking doesn't matter doesn't make a lot of sense. They are ranked for a reason. But sure you have more bullets in the chamber, some just have a lower probability to hit. When I read things like "profile that virtually never translates to the NHL" it's pretty much a definition of a throw in, or a long shot.