Jeff Marek?s Top 100 prospects for the 2017 NHL Draft

[evans334]

1. Nolan Patrick ? C, Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL
2. Nico Hischier ? C, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL
3. Miro Heiskanen ? D, HIFK, Liiga
4. Owen Tippett ? RW, Mississauga Steelheads, OHL
5. Cody Glass ? C, Portland Winterhawks, WHL
6. Gabriel Vilardi ? C, Windsor Spitfires, OHL
7. Timothy Liljegren ? D, Timra, Allsvenskan
8. Casey Mittelstadt - C, Eden Prairie, Minnesota High School
9. Cale Makar ? D, Brooks Bandits, AJHL
10. Martin Necas ? C, Brno, Czech Extraliga
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http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/j...017-nhl-draft/

[Bass56]

Good stuff! Thanks for sharing evans!

Personally, I think Makar makes it into the top-6 while bumping Tippett and Glass into the 8th and 9th spots. Nonetheless, I love having these different takes on the final rankings!

[Eskimo Brother]

I think the biggest question in where does Liljegren fit. He's not a consensus top 3 anymore, and in some lists he's out of the first round. On average I would say we see him in the 10-12 range. He's going to be the toughest one to peg in my mind.

[Axeman33]

I wont be surprised if Buffalo or Detroit select Liljegren with their 1st round pick (8th and 9th respectively).

[Eskimo Brother]

I wont be surprised if Buffalo or Detroit select Liljegren with their 1st round pick (8th and 9th respectively).

It would make sense to grab him there. Detroit did trade away the ability to draft Chychrun last year, so no guarantee that they jump on Liljegren. Buffalo makes a little more sense to me. I might have said Tampa too if they hadn't just sign Raddysh.

[hockeyrobot]

Marek knows his stuff that's for sure.

[Axeman33]

It would make sense to grab him there. Detroit did trade away the ability to draft Chychrun last year, so no guarantee that they jump on Liljegren. Buffalo makes a little more sense to me. I might have said Tampa too if they hadn't just sign Raddysh.

I bet they are regretting that decision today as well.

[Eskimo Brother]

I bet they are regretting that decision today as well.

You're right. Maybe they learn from their mistake instead.

[als_revenge]

I bet they are regretting that decision today as well.

It's a big funny b/c I remember a lot of people at the time saying Arizona should have gotten a better return for taking on Datsyuk's contract.

[Mr. Guru]

What was the exact trade again?

[Sulla]

Datsyuk and Chychyryn for Vitale, Dennis Cholowski and Filip Hronek

wherre do we see Cholowski these days?

[Jouko-Pouko]

It's a big funny b/c I remember a lot of people at the time saying Arizona should have gotten a better return for taking on Datsyuk's contract.

I never understood that. They got a player they saw as being a top-10 player from his draft class in Chychrun. They didn't need to pay a single dollar to Datsyuk, so I always thought it was a good trade. People just want to bash Chayka because he's young.

[rataylor22]

This is massively different from Pronman's lol.

[Axeman33]

This is massively different from Pronman's lol.

I haven't seen Pronmans but I am curious if his list is also a ranking or a mock draft?

If it's also just a ranking, then that just goes to show a difference in opinions. There will be plenty of those as the draft leads up, especially when you consider that many consider a lot of parity in the first round players.

[rataylor22]

I haven't seen Pronmans but I am curious if his list is also a ranking or a mock draft?

If it's also just a ranking, then that just goes to show a difference in opinions. There will be plenty of those as the draft leads up, especially when you consider that many consider a lot of parity in the first round players.

Rankings, hasn't released his mock draft yet. Couple stark differences I see:

Pronman has Nico over Patrick.

Vilardi is his #3

Heiskanen 8, Liljegren 13, Makar 19

Pronman has Suzuki 5 vs. 19, Tolvanen 8 vs 12, Vesalainin 10 vs 21, Mittlestadt 12 vs 8, Necas 16 vs 10