http://thehockeywriters.com/nhl-draf...pect-rankings/

Without reading to much a bit surprised Lindholm at 13. Top 10 in my books.
Domi, Hurley & Zykov should be higher too.

Chew away on this:


1. Nate MacKinnon – C, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL

2. Seth Jones – D, Portland Winterhawks, WHL

3. Jonathan Drouin – LW, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL

4. Aleksander Barkov – C, Tapparra, SM-liiga

5. Rasmus Ristolainen – D, TPS, SM-liiga

6. Sean Monahan – C, Ottawa 67′s, OHL

7. Adam Erne – RW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL

8. Hunter Shinkaruk – C, Medicine Hat Tigers, WHL

9. Ryan Pulock – D, Brandon Wheat Kings, WHL

10. Anthony Duclair – LW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL

11. Josh Morrissey – D, Prince Albert Raiders, WHL

12. Valeri Nichushkin – F, Traktor Chelyabinsk, KHL

13.Elias Lindholm – C, Brynäs IF, SEL

14. Nikita Zadorov – D, London Knights, OHL

15. Zachary Fucale – G, Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL

16. Curtis Lazar – C, Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL

17. Darnell Nurse – D, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL

18. Anthony Mantha – RW, Val d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL

19. Artturi Lehkonen – LW, KalPa, SM-liiga

20. Ryan Hartman – RW, Plymouth Whalers, OHL

21. Eric Comrie – G, Tri-City Americans, WHL

22. Andre Burakovsky – LW, Malmo, SEL

23. Hudson Fasching – F, USNTDP, USHL

24. Robert Hägg - D, Modo, SEL

25. Justin Bailey – C, Kitchener Rangers, OHL

26. JT Compher – F, USNTDP, USHL

27. Steve Santini – D, USNTDP, USHL

28. Madison Bowey – D, Owen Sound Attack, OHL

29. Jason Dickinson – LW, Guelph Storm, OHL

30. Kerby Rychel – LW, Windsor Spitfires, OHL

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31. Taylor Cammarata – LW, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL

32. Sergei Tolchinsky – RW, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, OHL

33. Ryan Kujawinski – C, Kingston Frontenacs, OHL

34. Ian McCoshen – D, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL

35. Frederik Gauthier – C, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL

36. Pavel Buchnevich – RW, Cherepovets Severstal, KHL

37. Morgan Klimchuk – C, Regina Pats, WHL

38. Max Domi – C, London Knights, OHL

39. Nick Sørensen – RW, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL

40. Shea Theodore – D, Seattle Thunderbirds, WHL

41. Bo Horvat – LW, London Knights, OHL

42. Keaton Thompson – D, USNTDP, USHL

43. Anton Slepyshev – LW, Metallurg Novokuznetsk, KHL

44. Jacob de la Rose – LW, Leksands, Allsvenskan

45. Spencer Martin – G, Mississauga Steelheads, OHL

46. Michael Downing – D, Dubuque Fighting Saints, USHL

47. Ryan Fitzgerald – LW, Valley Junior Warrios, EJHL

48. Sean Malone – C, USNTDP, USHL

49. Samuel Morin – D, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL

50. Chris Bigras – D, Owen Sound Attack, OHL

51. JC Lipon – RW, Kamloops Blazers, WHL

52. Matt Murphy – D, Val d’Or Foreurs, QMJHL

53. Will Butcher – D, USNTDP, USHL

54. Michael McCarron – RW, USNTDP, USHL

55. Alexander Wennberg - C, Djurgårdens IF, Allsvenskan

56. Alex Forsberg – C, Prince George Cougars, WHL

57. William Carrier – LW, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL

58. Mirco Müller – D, Everett Silvertips, WHL

59. Markus Søberg – RW, Frölunda, SuperElit

60. Connor Hurley – C, Muskegon Lumberjacks, USHL

61. Nic Petan – C, Portland Winterhawks, WHL

62. Kurt Etchegary – C, Quebec Remparts, QMJHL

63. Jordan Subban – D, Belleville Bulls, OHL

64. Bogdan Yakimov – C, Reaktor Nizhnekamsk, MHL

65. Oliver Bjorkstrand – RW, Portland Winterhawks, WHL

66. Marc-Olivier Roy – RW, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, QMJHL

67. Ville Husso – G, HIFK Helsinki, SM-liiga

68. Lucas Wallmark – C, Skellefteå AIK, SEL

69. Jimmy Lodge – C, Saginaw Spirit, OHL

70. Wilhelm Westlund – D, Farjestads BK, SEL

71. Hunter Garlent – C, Guelph Storm, OHL

72. Rinat Valiyev – D, Indiana Ice, USHL

73. Danny Vanderwiel – LW, Plymouth Whalers, OHL

74. Valentin Zykov – LW, Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL

75. Evan Allen – LW, USNTDP, USHL

76. Tyler Motte – C, USNTDP, USHL

77. Juuso Ikonen – C, Espoo Blues, SM-liiga

78. John Hayden – F, USNTDP, USHL

79. Connor Rankin – C, Tri-City Americans, WHL

80. Anthony DeLuca – LW, Rimouski Oceanic, QMJHL

81. Sergey Kuptsov – RW, Belleville Bulls, OHL

82. Malte Strömwall – RW, Tri-City Americans, WHL

83. Christopher Clapperton – LW, Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, LHJMQ

84. Austin Cangelosi – C, Youngstown Phantoms, USHL

85. Cody Corbett – D, Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL

86. Jackson Houck – F, Vancouver Giants, WHL

87. Dillon Heatherington – D, Swift Current Broncos, WHL

88. Gustav Olofsson – D, Green Bay Gamblers, USHL

89. Eamon McAdam – G, Waterloo Blackhawks, USHL

90. Nick Baptiste – RW, Sudbury Wolves, OHL

Lindholm at 13 is a joke. It would be one thing if he had a so-so season, but he's been doing great against men in the SEL. He's top five, no doubt about it.

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I disagree with top 5 no doubt about it, I see MacKinnon,Barkov,Jones,Monahan,Shinkaruk,Drouin all as competitors for top 5 along with Lindholm.

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G: Ryan Miller*, Tuukka Rask

I like his top 4 however having Lindholm at 13??? Common. Anyways also see Domi coming off the board higher than this list indicates. Be interesting to see if Slepyshev gets picked this year. Of course he is good enough to be plucked at #43 but there has to be way too much risk in that kid (seeing teams avoided him entirely last June) for him to go that high this year.

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C: Kopitar Backstrom Stepan Cammalleri Little Bolland Laich Johnson
LW: Parise Lupul Erat McDonald Martin Silfverberg Nyquist Schwartz Morin Nieto Conacher
RW: PKane Doan Pominville Nash Clowe Lupul Rinaldo Stafford Rattie Stone Chiasson Ritchie
D: Green Suter Seabrook Dillon Beauchemin Schenn Letang Schultz Hamilton McNabb Rielly Harrison
G: Bryzgalov Pavelec Holtby Neuvirth Nihlstorp Lack CalPickard Andersen Stalock Sateri Eriksson
IR: Halak

Lindholm a joke as others have said, Artturi Lehkonen is going to be top 10 by years end, Morrissey at 11 and Ristolainen at 5 are perfecrt. Rychel, Domi way to low....

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I didn't read his reasoning for how he made the list, but I think Domi is falling because of his size. Smaller guys keep getting picked later and later each draft. It's not always warranted.

I was surprised last year to see slepyshev not get picked. He's got the talent, but the Russian factor is huge with him. He's worth a late 2nd or early 3rd rounder if you think you can bring him over. Washington or Tampa could probably pull it off.

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C- Malkin,Giroux,Thornton Galchenyuk, Schenn, Berglund, Eller
LW- Hall,Ovechkin, E.Kane Saad
RW- Seguin, Stewart, PAP
D- Subban,Phaneuf Keith, OEL, Hedman,
G- Pavelec,Hiller Lindback, Theodore, Lehner

Team 2:24 H2H League Multi-Cat

C- Lecavalier, B. Schenn, Ennis, Belanger
LW- JVR, Leino, Bissonnette, Whitney, C. Bourque, Nodl
RW- Kopecky, Langenbrunner, Doan, Versteeg, Mayers
D- Doughty, Burns, Souray, Sarich, Lovejoy, Potter
G-Pavelec, Enroth

This list is terrible IMO. Never liked his work and I question whether he's viewed most of these players.