I'm no Finn but it's pretty absurd to say "it's absurd" to say Kemell could potentially be in the mix for the #2 spot. From afar, outside Wright, this draft looks a lot like last year in terms of maybe 8 or 10 or even more guys who are very high end but all kind of clustered who will be picked based on individual team evaluations. For example - the difference between Powers and Berniers and Eklund and Clarke last year in terms of draft choice seems like it was pretty small. Eklund may have gone #7 but it would not be surprising at all to see some teams having him top 3 or maybe even #1 on their lists. Kemell certainly looks primed to potentially have an Eklund-like rise.
The only thing we really know at this very early stage is that it is more than likely not the Wright-Lambert draft as once predicted but the Wright draft - with a bunch of high end prospects a step down from him. One of whom could be Kemell. And frankly, one of whom could still be Lambert in 9 months. But the European guys who have really improved since last year visibly that we have seen - like Kemell, Kasper, Kulich, etc (wow, all K's huh), are definitely the kind of stocks you want to own. We see it every year - the guys who are risers tend to keep rising until draft day. And the guys who see their stocks start to erode...can fall a long ways. As well it should be - an age 17/18 season in terms of development shown is a lot more important than age 15, 16, etc.
