Looks like that ranking is from January of 2010.....at that point Kabanov and McFarland were still getting talked up as 1st round players. They were both falling at that point but if Button liked them enough early on, I could see why he kept them ranked so high.

Remember at one point McFarland was looked at as a player capable of challenging for 1st overall.....as was Kabanov but being Russian kept that from ever seriously happening, and then all the crazyness went down with him.

We have to keep in mind these are Button's rankings and his alone. They aren't a consensus ranking or a mock draft. If he likes McFarland or Kabanov enough, take it for what it's worth as one man's opinion.

Same as the list in OP, although it really is pretty wackadoo.

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20 Team Dynasty (points per) - G (25, 50 for defense) A (25) PIM (3) +/- (5) PPG (15) SHG (25) OTG (15) GWG (25) HTr (50) GP (2) HIT (1) BLK (1) Use actual NHL salary

F: Malkin, Tavares, E. Kane, Parenteau, Havlat, Tarasenko, Galchenyuk, Brunner, Boyes, Kruger, Helm, M. Martin, Bergenheim, Carcillo, Stajan

D: Green, Ehrhoff, Ekman-Larsson, Coburn, Daley, Postma

G: Fleury, Mason, Montoya

Farm: Grigorenko, Grimaldi, Kucherov, D. Shore, Hartikainen, Stransky, Kerdiles, Joensuu, Pageau, Murphy, Ceci, Klefbom, Thrower, Donovan, Ekholm, Lehner, Dansk, Poulin, Nilsson, Andersen

Glad there's a thread on this. Leaving aside the usual disagreements about which guys should have been higher, I was pretty surprised to see Ritchie at 11th too - wow - WTF?!? This guy is available in my league (in sig) but I had not plans to pick him up. I know he's made Canada's junior team (and may play in the top 6) and he's having a great OHL season, but am I missing something and is this guy anywhere near 11th best prospect like this list suggests?

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24teams;26players(20roster,6bench)dynasty(full keeper);
NHL cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 5pts
extra points for PPP

F:Giroux,H.Sedin,D.Sedin,Kessel,St.Louis,JVR,Selan ne,Jagr,Brouwer,Dupuis,
Johansson,Conacher,Galchenyuk,Brock Nelson,Brett Ritchie
D:Markov,Enstrom,Edler,Leddy,Niskanen,Gardiner,Orl ov,Vatanen,Krug
G:Quick,Lehtonen

"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."

Well who is your most droppable prospect currently? And no, I am not buying that hype from Button. He is definitely underrated but not even close to #11 in my book.

+100. I often wonder how he has a job. Wasnt he a GM? Shows you what some of them are really like.

. Take your pick - league in my sig. I just dropped Tangradi to pick up Sgarbossa though. Maybe Leblanc or Sgarbossa or Vatanen or colbourne

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24teams;26players(20roster,6bench)dynasty(full keeper);
NHL cap league based on NHL salaries (not cap hit);
pool points:
F/C: G 4pts; A 4pts; +/- 2pts
D(min5,max9): G 8pts; A 5pts; +/- 4pts
G(min2,max3): W 9pts; OTL 5pts; SO 5pts
extra points for PPP

F:Giroux,H.Sedin,D.Sedin,Kessel,St.Louis,JVR,Selan ne,Jagr,Brouwer,Dupuis,
Johansson,Conacher,Galchenyuk,Brock Nelson,Brett Ritchie
D:Markov,Enstrom,Edler,Leddy,Niskanen,Gardiner,Orl ov,Vatanen,Krug
G:Quick,Lehtonen

"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever."

button is a CLOWN

i dont care what his past record is. morgan Reilly ahead of Granlund???

LOL. JOKES.

Button is a 'relic' and belongs on local cable doing jr c games

Kind of like how you are a relic and belongs in 1998 or something like that?

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GO WINGS!

12 team H2H dynasty, most categories under the sun, incl. hits/blocks. Main team, farm

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

Dakster , remember , keep it cool , everyone isn't as perfect as you , lol!
Seems like a decent ranking , not a bad record , even the best in the business miss a few gems.

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Roto type keeper league.We keep any 6 ;15 teams , 3 div. of 5.We play 3 lines , 3 def. and start 2 goalies.6 BN.Stats are 1pt. for goals and assists , 2pts. for W , tie(O.T. or S.O. loss) 1pt. S.O. 1pt.Weekly line-up from Mon. to Sun.

LW - Malkin
LW - J. Skinner
LW - T. Ennis
LW - Conacher
LW - Raymond
C - Matthias
C - M. Richards
C - V. Filppula
C - Vermette
RW - B. Schenn
RW - M. Read
RW - J. Huberdeau
RW - M. Gaborik
Def. - Pietrangelo
Def. - B. Smith
Def. - Diaz
Def. - OEL
Def. - Stoner
G - Louongo
G - Markstrom
G - Neuvirth

I was expecting someone to come in here and mention a reliable source for predicting prospects and their futures. Probably havent heard any names because realistically, there arent many.

I respect Button on the fact he is willing to put out a list at all and stand by it.

Call him a goof, or an idiot or whatever you want but until you put yourself out there, create your own list and then stand behind it year after year you really shouldnt have much negative to say.

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10 Team, Points Only, $$ League, Keep 20/25 at seasons end
25 Man Roster, top 20 monthly point getters count
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt

Stamkos, Tavares, Hall, Couture, Hanzal, Wheeler, Stastny, Versteeg, Fisher, Hornqvist, Eriksson, Hodgson, Setoguchi, Turris, Steen, Letang, DRoy, Yakupov, Grabner, Byfuglien, Baertschi

G-Rask, Halak, Schneider

Just one of his many follies in Calgary as a GM.
Who can also forget the his Marc Savard Trade....Ouch

Just because he was a scout doesnt make him a good one.