Future Considerations Premilinary 2011 Draft Rankings:

[DanStewart]

Rank / Pos. / Name / Team / League / Ht / Wt /
1). C/LW Sean Couturier, Drummondville, QMJHL, 6’-4”, 200 Lbs
2). D Adam Larsson, Skelleftea, SEL, 6’-3”, 210 Lbs
3). C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Red Deer, WHL, 5’-11.5”, 160 Lbs
4). RW Brandon Saad, Saginaw, OHL, 6’-2”, 200 Lbs
5). LW Matt Puempel, Peterborough, OHL, 6’-0”, 195 Lbs
6). C Victor Rask, Leksand, Sweden, 6’-1”, 195 Lbs
7). RW Seth Ambroz, Omaha, USHL, 6’-3”, 210 Lbs
8). RW Gabriel Landeskog, Kitchener, OHL, 6’-0”, 200 Lbs
9). D Ryan Murphy, Kitchener, OHL, 5’-10.5”, 165 Lbs
10). D David Musil, Vancouver, WHL, 6’-3.5”, 190 Lbs

Future Considerations has put out their pre-season top 40 prospects for the 2011 NHL draft.

The top 40 rankings.

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Looks like they put names in a hat and drawn them at random. Really these rankings by these organizations seem to be more about being different from other rankings rather then better. Its kind of sad, but makes sense I guess. Personally I take these rankings with a grain of salt.

 

[Seachd]

Looks like they put names in a hat and drawn them at random. Really these rankings by these organizations seem to be more about being different from other rankings rather then better.

And what makes them better? Agreeing with you?

 

[Guss]

Nermark was just as dominant at Ivan Hlinka as RNH and he is not mentioned?

Klefbom should be there to.

 

[R S]

Siemens at 15 is a bit shocking to me, considering some places had him ranked as high as 4th overall.

Also surprising to see Musil @ 10th. But aren't these people famous for having odd-ball rankings? Or is that Woodlief?

 

[Kevin Forbes]

But aren't these people famous for having odd-ball rankings? Or is that Woodlief?

Woodlief and to a similar extent, Seidel.

 

[DanStewart]

Fot the comments above:

In fairness to all scouting services out there, two things need to be remembered when looking at draft rankings.
1st - the rankings are a projection of who will e the better pro.
2nd - they are made up of opinion based on seeing the prospects.

Just like the normal guy will have a differing opinion of a movie they just watched than the next guy, scouts and scouting services will typically have slightly different opinions as well. Historical proof on who judged the best pros is the only way to critique not by who might have the most out of whack rankings.