- Aug 5, 2010
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Top end talent and depth is the real thing we've added. Even in 2016/17 we still had some interesting names at the top. The challenge was there was a steep drop after the first 5 or so, and you didn't have that guy who looked like an elite talent.
For example, here's our top 10 from February 2017 - before the letter, before the draft, before the TDL moves, etc.:
1. LW/RW Pavel Buchnevich
2. LW Jimmy Vesey
3. D Brady Skjei
4. G Igor Shesterkin
5. D Ryan Graves
6. G Adam Huska
7. D Sean Day
8. D Sergey Zborovskiy
9. C/LW Boo Nieves
10. G Tyler Wall
You've still got 5 NHL players on that list, and a promising kid who just now turned pro. But nothing like the higher end upside and potential we have now.
That's with hindsight. Adjusting for the timeline Buch at the top would be entering the discussion around where we are now in 6-8 range. Skjei / Graves definitely were not higher than Schneider / Robertson. And we didn't have Kakko, Chytil, Fox, ADA as recent graduates.