How good is the Jets scouting staff?

[WetcoastOrca]

Definitely top third.
Not really many amazing picks but a lot of real solid ones. Still missing that real high end forward, IMO but lots of other real good pieces. I really like Trouba on the defense.

 

[Whileee]

Definitely top third.
Not really many amazing picks but a lot of real solid ones. Still missing that real high end forward, IMO but lots of other real good pieces. I really like Trouba on the defense.

Not really many real high end forwards left when they've drafted over the past 5 years. Forsberg was one, but I think Trouba was still the right choice.

I think Ehlers could end up as a high end forward.

 

[Fear]

Turns out the Jet's scouting staff is prettttty good guys

 

[CaptainChef]

Look at it by draft:

2011:

Mark Scheifele - Proven 2nd line C, potential 1st liner
Adam Lowry - Proven 3rd line C
Jason Kasdorf - Traded in Kane trade

2012:

Jacob Trouba - Top pair RHD
Connor Hellebuyck - Top goalie prospect
Jamie Phillips - Good goalie prospect

2013:

Josh Morrissey - top 4 LHD potential
Nic Petan - Made the club as 4th line LW, big time potential
Eric Comrie - Top goalie prospect
Andrew Copp - Made the club as 4th line C

2014

Nikolaj Ehlers - Made the club, currently leading rookies in SOG
2015 - Too early to tell, but looks to be another nice draft

Out of the above only Scheifele, Trouba, and Lowry has any sort of meaningful GP, but it's fairly obvious there will be many more impact players. Any draft where you get more than one impact player is an absolute win. Those expecting perfection "They could've had Brodin" are being very unrealistic. Go look at the Thashers draft record especially the past few years. It's almost all obvious first rounders that made the show.

2014 looks bleak but we had no 2nd round pick. I think De Leo, or one of the 3rd-4th round D picks (Glover, Nogier) will eventually pan out

 

[CaptainChef]

Definitely top third.
Not really many amazing picks but a lot of real solid ones. Still missing that real high end forward, IMO but lots of other real good pieces. I really like Trouba on the defense.

I'd argue they have a lot more potential for an elite forward (Scheif, Ehlers, Connor??) than they do at D (Trouba will be a 1-2 D, but elite status is a ??)

 

[Halfy]

Let's look at it like this:

Among prospects ranked by various websites around the world in the offseason:

Hellebuyck was the consensus #1 goalie prospect not playing in the NHL. (5th round in overage draft)

Ehlers was ranked a top 5 prospect not playing in the NHL (on HF and some others he was top 3 and one he was number 1)

People keep complaining how we don't have any "stud" "superstar" prospects. Here are two.