Yes true.
Define "all reputable services."
But anyway, even using that ranking, that's my point. Schneider was at best ranked in the mid to late teens where he could have been considered appropriately selected at 19. He was not some huge steal. He's like your regular 15th-20th overall pick in terms of talent level.
He is beginning to be a little oversold on this forum I think if we are saying he's equal to Laf/Fox. He's not even really equal to Nils/Kravtsov.
People are beginning to homer out in their evals of Schneider because it's clear the Rangers are very high on the skills Schneider is going to bring, ie, they have publically announced (essentially when they made the Schneider pick and then followed it up with Cuylle in the second) that they need more underskilled grit and toughness. Because the organization has signaled it may stick with Schneider over the more talented Lundkvist, people are getting their ducks in a row.
I'm not saying Schneider is Dylan McIlrath but he doesn't have the top potential like Nils does. If the Rangers value him more then it's because they want someone who can bang, not because they are trying to get the best actual players. They are going for "best fit," more than "best talent."
Which is fair to an extent.
But to say Schneider is in that tier, IMO, is just wrong, he's not.
