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Originally Posted by Rick M.
Good list. I'd put Thomas Chabot in there also.
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Here where ISS, Future considerations and Lwos agree on the top 13:
Mcdavid
Eichel
Strome
Hanifin
Crowse
Marner
Rantanen
Barzal
Provorov
Zacha
Werenski
Konecny
Connor
After that the lists diverge. Jeremy Roy is listed at 14 for FC, Paul Bittner at 14 for ISS. I expect there will be some deviation from the lists like always, especially with Barzal and Konecny who are less than ideal size. Apart from Roy, both ISS and FC do not list D until #19 and have Meier, Svechnikov and Merkley in the 15-18 range.
If our scouts see things similar and follow the bpa model, we could be drafting another F in the first round despite most people believing we need an elite level d. If we do draft a F, I hope it's a focus on skill first and not size as we need to get these first rounders right (no more Dingmans or Sunblads please).
Have a feeling we will pick someone who has fallen out of the top or draft someone that while not a stretch may be ranked below our position in order to fill a need (top 4 D).