In many of the threads running back to last year, there has been a calming sentiment that the 2013 draft runs incredibly deep (also increasing the value of the extra firsts the Flames have picked up from Iggy and Bouw).
I am more than open to accepting that this is the case, however I don't claim to have any skills in assessing player talent and I was wondering where do people reliably source these kinds of claims? Generally I'll read up on scouting reports and ISS rankings to get an idea of the players available while looking for relative information, such as "Player X has a style similar to NHL Player X" (Although, I feel these often refer to player ceilings rather than realistic outcomes).
I recently read this article
2013 NHL draft lacks depth of talent from Brian Costello who claims to source "dozens of scouts":
http://www.thehockeynews.com/article...of-talent.html
I'm not taking this article as gospel, but I'd love to be pointed to other sources to read up or some evidence to the contrary?
Thanks