Love his list as usual and love the placement of Jones and 1 that is were I have him. Just 2 things that seem odd to me. 1 Ristolainen at 19 is way,way to low (imo) and the omission of William Butcher from the entire top 71 is very puzzeling to me. He may be a little undersized but outside of Jones he may be the offensivly gifted d-man in the draft.

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Not too gutsy at all IMO. While I still prefer MacKinnon over Jones, I could totally see an NHL team wanteing a big two way minute-munching defenseman in their system. I think the MacKinnon vs. Jones battle is more realistic than most of the recent draft battles we've seen over the past few years.

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Agree with this. NHL teams are trying to win games, not win fantasy leagues. If they believe that Jones is the staple that moves the needle the most in the win/loss column, then he has to be their top priority. The next team might feel that MacKinnon is the best alternative.

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I popped by Button's chat last week and asked him a question about Valeri Nichushkin.

Here's what he had to say: Valeri is a big, powerful and skilled winger. He skates well and with his size, is able to impose himself in a positive way. He is competitive and makes a difference when it counts. He was instrumental in leading Russia to the championship at the World Under '17 Tourney in January in Windsor. He could be in the mix for 1st overall as well.

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nehithaw nailed it. gutsy calls are still wrong when their wrong. you made the wrong call and you think its ok because you picked the underdog. 1st overall is the easiest pick to make.dont get it wrong.

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I watched Nichushkin at those U17. He was probably the best player in the tournament (definitely had a better tournament than MacKinnon, but he was playing hurt ). Very impressive Russian. I'd be surprised to see him go top 2 but I guess we never know. Lots of hockey and viewings left

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Button released updated rankings today:

http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=49649

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Thanks for posting.

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G- Lehtonen

F: Granlund, Silfverberg, Jensen, Dalpe, Bowman, Knight, Fasth, JAM
D: Beaulieu, Koekkoek, Gelinas, Pysyk, McCabe, Irwin
G: Nilsson, Nilstorp, Ramo, Berra, Brossoit, Gibson

At this point it's getting tough to justify MacKinnon over Drouin. I think he made the right call.

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