Re: Central Scouting Final Rankings
Originally Posted by
Pengwin7
Thanks for linking!
I know nothing (yet) about this year's prospects, but I believe I recall seeing a few articles saying that the top three were above the rest.
Is that true?
Are the top three going to be the "top three" regardless of team order in the draft???
IMO guys like Draisaitl and Dal Colle should be considered just a bit below the Big3, if at all. Dal Colle is a pure scoring winger with great size, speed, skills, etc. and I see a lot of Anze Kopitar in Draisaitl, a guy who could've competed for a top-3 spot but had some consistency issues this year. I think Bennett is the clear-cut #1 choice, partly due to his age (June, 1996 -- compared with October/November 95 for Reinhart/Ekblad) and his development curve being ahead of his draft peers at his age. Also in Bennett's favor is his feisty streak, which could be GOLD in multi-cat leagues. He reminds me a lot of Toews, as he's got that "clutch" scoring ability and edge to his game.
I think this draft isn't really getting a lot of credit because it doesn't have a Mackinnon/Drouin, and 2015 obviously has McDavid/Eichel; however, there are a bunch of quality options and I'd guess several above-average fantasy options within the first round.
Cheers.
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