Bonin21
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Chaz Lucius had 206 goals and 111 assists in 64 games. Top 2 American for the WHL draft but from MN so he didn't go first round.
There's also numerous examples where we can easy predict a kid will have NHL success. Skill is usually evident. sure some kids grow and their development curve changes and some kids stagnate but it's not impossible to predict NHL success.
If it's so easy to predict, then why do so many first round picks never play in the NHL? Of the top U8 and U10 players my son played with many are out of the sport. Many of the top 2 or 3 U12 players struggled at U14. A friend of a friend's son was considered the top (or one of the top) players heading into his draft year. The player struggled and went undrafted. Meanwhile my friend's son was drafted while not being considered a top prospect heading into that same draft year.
How you perform when you are 16 and 17 are critical regardless of where you are ranked at 15.
The author said they didn't get to finish itI'm loving this mock draft but was curious were Dylan Gratton might be ranked. I read that he was the top 2003 defenseman. Also were do you see Connor Lockhart going at? I think this list is solid especially 3 years out but needs some more OHL players.
Eklund? Olsson? Lysell?No Swedes? Next year will will be quite bad, 2020 semigood , 2021???
He is putting up bigger numbers than Nathan McKinnon did at the same age at Shattuck St Mary’s. Have to think he’s front runner for 1OA.How talented is Peter Reynolds?
He is putting up bigger numbers than Nathan McKinnon did at the same age at Shattuck St Mary’s. Have to think he’s front runner for 1OA.
Wong, Raty, Power, Reynolds current front runnersIs there anyone who is really standing out as the potential number 1 pick for this class or is it still very much up in the air?
Joshua Roy at eliteprospects.com
26 pts in 12 games 2.17 ppg
Lafrenière had 83 pts in 36 games 2.31 ppg
Roy (august) will be a young 2021 draftee. Lafreniere (october) will be an older 2020 draftee.
I'll keep an eye on him.
What about Robert von Gerdten?My first Finns top10 ranking
1. Aatu Räty
2. Samu Salminen
3. Samu Tuomaala
4. Viljami Juusola
5. Eero Niemi
6. Verner Miettinen
7. Aleksi Malinen
8. Niko Huuhtanen
9. Kalle Ervasti
10. Atte Lehikoinen
Reynolds is very good, I personally do not think he is as good as Mackinnon but he is pretty darn good...though as this year is going on Joshua Roy in Quebec and possibly Cameron MacDonald from Nova Scotia who play for Selects South Kent might have surpassed him.Reynolds slightly outscored MacK in his bantam season 116 to 101 but MacKinnon exploded in his draft -2 season (U16 Bantam) and put up 93 points in 40 games, well over 2.00 PPG. Reynolds is now in the same U16 Midget class and has 9 points in 9 games. MacK's team had Cammarata as well and he was a scoring phenom at that level and no doubt Reynolds is an exciting talent but he's not even the top scoring 2003-born on SSM Midget at the moment (Gilmartin has 11 points, albeit in 13 games per EP).
Scoutsman loves Reynolds though and he knows his prospects so not saying Reynolds isn't a great talent, just that it may be a bit early to make the MacKinnon comp.
I know he's not 2021-eligible, but if he were, where would Brad Lambert fit into that ranking?My first Finns top10 ranking
1. Aatu Räty
2. Samu Salminen
3. Samu Tuomaala
4. Viljami Juusola
5. Eero Niemi
6. Verner Miettinen
7. Aleksi Malinen
8. Niko Huuhtanen
9. Kalle Ervasti
10. Atte Lehikoinen
I know he's not 2021-eligible, but if he were, where would Brad Lambert fit into that ranking?
Who's the projected first overall pick?
Who's the projected first overall pick?