Craig Button's Final "List" is out.

[Axeman33]

Certainly some interesting spots, which is normally the case with Button's list.

One just has to remember that this list is how he projects them as NHL players going forward and this is not a mock draft or how he anticipates how the draft will go.

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-matth...tters-1.503562

I think the biggest surprise for me is Max Jones and how far down he has him ranked.

[STONE.]

Chychrun too -- has he really dropped that far?
From top four discussion to the 6th D-man?
Yikes.

[Axeman33]

Chychrun too -- has he really dropped that far?
From top four discussion to the 6th D-man?
Yikes.

As I say, this is just Buttons opinion on their end value in the league when it's all said and done and they are playing, not a draft ranking or mock draft per se. He must see things in Chychruns game that he doesn't like as much as a few others.

[2014olympicgold]

The reason for Chychurn hasn’t stayed where he was in the rankings was he hasn’t built on a very good yr last yr. He isn’t “Progressing” in the eyes of scouts.

[GoNucks]

Would like to see the Canucks made a draft day splash to land Dubois (or Tkachuk) and Logan Brown.....but with Benning stating he wants to trade the #5 pick for immediate help to make the playoffs next year I think the rebuild is on hold until Benning is fired.

[Goldendelicious]

Jones slipping doesn't really surprise me...ranking him 42 is pretty harsh.
Chrychrun at 17 is a shocker. As is Gustavson at 68 especially when he has Hart ranked 24.
Sergaychev as the top D is quiet puzzling to me.
I'm surprised he still has Jost outside the top 10...figured he was one player who jump in (not it matters too much).

He always shows bias to players who play C (said so himself) especially in cases where two players are equal. In the end, its one man's take on the rankings. There will always be surprises from guys who blossomed after the draft or went higher than they should have because of a late season surge. Also this is a list and not a mock draft so players all over the place is not a surprise.

[Rodgort]

One thing I found out the other day is Sean Day is in the draft (remember him?) and not even ranked in Button's top 100! He has fallen so far.

I love how he has Keller at #6 though, kid may be small but he is dynamite!

And I think the Max Jones slipping is because he is on London, and that team had such a plethora of talented players it is hard for some to stand out when you are waiting for others (not to mention ice time and opportunity)

[Goldendelicious]

And I think the Max Jones slipping is because he is on London, and that team had such a plethora of talented players it is hard for some to stand out when you are waiting for others (not to mention ice time and opportunity)

Jones had plenty of ice time and opportunity. But he was a peripheral player. He relies too heavily on his linemates and takes a lot of dumb penalties. Kid has talent but playing on London should have elevated his game no declined it. He played in a 3rd line role because he wasn't performing well. Not the best skater either. He'll go first round but this would be why Button dropped him in his rank.

Day on the other hand is like Chychrun (although much much worse slide), his game just hasn't developed. He was a phenom at 15 but as he started to play against guys his own size and with higher skill levels, he hasn't been able to adjust. He'll probably go third round and be a solid #4-6 D man but certainly has declined from his franchise status many were hailing him to have a couple years ago.

[forsbergfan]

I think jones slipping had a lot to do with his suspension. it's gonna scare a lot of teams away. it showed just how horrible his character is right now.

[yougo]

Certainly some interesting spots, which is normally the case with Button's list.

One just has to remember that this list is how he projects them as NHL players going forward and this is not a mock draft or how he anticipates how the draft will go.

http://www.tsn.ca/craig-s-list-matth...tters-1.503562

I think the biggest surprise for me is Max Jones and how far down he has him ranked.

He's got Julien Gauthier one spot after Jones. I don't disagree. Gauthier is unidimensionnal

[audiopile]

I find it useful to have this sort of stuff in a spreadsheet. TSN has done well to make that difficult for me, but not impossible. If there is a way to hide this then please let me know.

	Player	Team	Pos	HT	WT	GP	G	P
1	Auston Matthews	Zurich (Suisse A)	C	6'1½	194	36	24	60
2	Patrik Laine	Tappara (SMLiiga)	RW	6'4	206	46	17	63
3	Jesse Puljujärvi	Karpat (SMLiiga)	RW	6'3 ½	203	50	13	63
4	PierreLuc Dubois	Cape Breton (QMJHL)	C/LW	6'2 ½	202	62	42	104
5	Matthew Tkachuk	London (OHL)	LW	6'1	195	57	30	87
6	Clayton Keller	USA NTDP (USHL)	C	5'9 ½	168	62	37	99
7	Logan Brown	Windsor (OHL)	C	6'6	222	59	21	80
8	Mikhail Sergachev	Windsor (OHL)	D	6'2 ½	206	67	17	84
9	Olli Juolevi	London (OHL)	D	6'2 ½	179	57	9	66
10	Alexander Nylander	Mississuaga (OHL)	LW/RW	6'0 ½	179	57	28	85
11	Tyson Jost	Penticton (BCHL)	C	5'11	191	48	42	90
12	Jake Bean	Calgary (WHL)	D	6'0	173	68	24	92
13	Kieffer Bellows	USA NTDP (USHL)	LW	6'0	196	62	50	112
14	German Rubtsov	Russia U18 (MHL)	C	6'2	176	28	12	40
15	Dante Fabbro	Penticton (BCHL)	D	6'0	189	37	3	40
16	Charlie McAvoy	Boston (NCAA)	D	6'0	208	45	14	59
17	Jakob Chychrun	Sarnia (OHL)	D	6'2	215	62	11	73
18	Brett Howden	Moose Jaw (WHL)	C	6'2	193	68	24	64
19	Michael McLeod	Mississuaga (OHL)	C	6'2	188	57	21	78
20	Luke Kunin	Wisconsin (NCAA)	C/RW	6'0	193	34	19	53
21	Alex DeBrincat	Erie (OHL)	C/RW	5'7	163	60	51	111
22	Cam Dineen	North Bay (OHL)	D	5'11	183	68	13	81
23	Vitali Abramov	Gatineau (QMJHL)	LW/RW	5'9	172	63	38	101
24	Carter Hart	Everett (WHL)	G	6'0 ½	177	63	2.14	6
25	Will Bitten	Flint (OHL)	C/RW	5'10	167	50	12	40
26	Dennis Cholowski	Chilliwack (BCHL)	D	6'0	170	67	30	97
27	Samuel Girard	Shawinigan (QMJHL)	D	5'9 ½	160	67	10	77
28	Dillon Dube	Kelowna (WHL)	LW	5'10	180	65	26	91
29	Jordan Kyrou	Sarnia (OHL)	C/RW	6'0	178	65	17	51
30	Logan Stanley	Windsor (OHL)	D	6'7	220	65	5	17
31	Janne Kuokkanen	Kärpät (FINJr)	LW	6'1	175	47	22	53
32	Tage Thompson	Connecticut (NCAA)	C	6'5	185	36	14	32
33	Matthew Phillips	Victoria (WHL)	C/RW	5'6 ½	140	72	37	76
34	Henrik Borgström	HIFK (SMLiiga Jr)	C	6'3 ½	176	40	29	55
35	Pascal Laberge	Victoriaville (QMJHL)	C/RW	6'1	162	56	23	68
36	Rasmus Asplund	Farjestad (SHL)	C	5'11	176	46	4	12
37	Mitchell Mattson	G. Rapids (USHSW)	C	6'4	186	25	17	46
38	Adam Fox	USA NTDP (USHL)	D	5'10	185	64	9	59
39	Tyler Parsons	London (OHL)	G	6'1	184	49	2.33	0.921
40	Taylor Raddysh	Erie (OHL)	RW	6'2	203	67	24	73
41	James Greenway	USA NTDP (USHL)	D	6'5	213	64	5	28
42	Max Jones	London (OHL)	LW	6'3	205	63	28	52
43	Julien Gauthier	Val d'Or (QMJHL)	RW	6'3 ½	225	54	41	57
44	Tyler Benson	Vancouver (WHL)	LW	6'0	201	30	9	28
45	Riley Tufte	Blaine (USHSW)	LW	6'5	205	25	47	78
46	Brayden Burke	Lethbridge (WHL)	LW	5'10	160	72	27	109
47	Cameron Morrison	Youngstown (USHL)	LW	6'2	205	60	34	66
48	Noah Gregor	Moose Jaw (WHL)	C	5'11	180	72	28	73
49	Boris Katchouk	S.S. Marie (OHL)	LW	6'1	181	63	24	51
50	Lucas Johansen	Kelowna (WHL)	D	6'1	174	69	10	49
51	Givani Smith	Guelph (OHL)	RW	6'1	194	65	23	42
52	Aapeli Räsänen	Tappara (SMLiiga Jr)	C	6'0	196	50	19	38
53	Adam Brooks	Regina (WHL)	C	5'10	174	72	38	120
54	Jonathan Dahlén	Timrå IK (SWEAls)	C	5'11	176	51	15	29
55	Kale Clague	Brandon (WHL)	D	6'0	177	71	6	43
56	Sam Steel	Regina (WHL)	C	5'11	177	72	23	70
57	Adam Mascherin	Kitchener (OHL)	LW	5'9 ½	206	65	35	81
58	Markus Niemeläinen	Saginaw (OHL)	D	6'5	189	65	1	27

[theIceWookie]

As I say, this is just Buttons opinion on their end value in the league when it's all said and done and they are playing, not a draft ranking or mock draft per se. He must see things in Chychruns game that he doesn't like as much as a few others.

Button also tends to take a somewhat highly regarded dmen and drop them noticeably lower than any other list almost every year.

He did it with Ristolainen and a few others. It's kind of become one of his things

[Axeman33]

Button also tends to take a somewhat highly regarded dmen and drop them noticeably lower than any other list almost every year.

He did it with Ristolainen and a few others. It's kind of become one of his things

I've also seen him go the other way too. I remember when he had Hampus Lindholm ranked something like 6th or 8th (I cant remember exactly) overall on his list but I know it was WAY higher than most "mock" drafts had him even coming close to going.

[dino200022]

Take whatever Button says with a grain of salt, there is a reason he is on TV and not in a front office...with that being said he is quite bold and I like that he has a mind of his own and does not stick with the in crowd shall we say. We should also remember, no one on tv for that matter is a professional scout and most have had limited viewing of the guys they are talking about. They get most of their stuff from sources anyways.

[Axeman33]

Take whatever Button says with a grain of salt, there is a reason he is on TV and not in a front office...with that being said he is quite bold and I like that he has a mind of his own and does not stick with the in crowd shall we say.

I take everything I read on the internet with a grain of salt.