denkiteki
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- Jun 29, 2010
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Total disagree with the artical. Virtanen being #1 could be argued and argued with Horvat not Demko. The board voting didn't have Demko remotely close to the article and most teams didn't rate him all that high because he's a raw prospect who needs a lot of development. There's a reason he dropped to the 2nd round in the draft and since the draft just ended not too long ago (not long enough for games to be played), his status doesn't suddenly just jump up.
Then at #4, Nikita??? Seriously? He's an interesting prospect due to his size but again saying a 3rd round pick this year is better than first round pick this year, last year, etc iis quite shocking. Shinkaruk, Jensen, BG, McCann, etc all should be ahead of him. After all they were first round picks for a reason and a couple of them dropped down from where they were rated. The article basically insults most professional and team ratings by ranking later picks this year ahead of early (1st round) picks last year. Either that or they are already calling all those players bust as it is. The probability Nikita makes the NHL is much lower than any of the first round picks mentioned (with Vey who was ranked lower likely a lock to make the team this year, Gaunce and Jensen both have shots of making the team along with others).
Also Corrado being ranked 13th when he's likely our most NHL ready D prospect once again shows the writer doesn't know much about the team. Corrado saw NHL action the last 2 seasons and likely will see some (tho probably not a lot) this season and is poised to break out sooner rather than later. If it isn't for his waiver status, he probably is close to a lock this year.
Then at #4, Nikita??? Seriously? He's an interesting prospect due to his size but again saying a 3rd round pick this year is better than first round pick this year, last year, etc iis quite shocking. Shinkaruk, Jensen, BG, McCann, etc all should be ahead of him. After all they were first round picks for a reason and a couple of them dropped down from where they were rated. The article basically insults most professional and team ratings by ranking later picks this year ahead of early (1st round) picks last year. Either that or they are already calling all those players bust as it is. The probability Nikita makes the NHL is much lower than any of the first round picks mentioned (with Vey who was ranked lower likely a lock to make the team this year, Gaunce and Jensen both have shots of making the team along with others).
Also Corrado being ranked 13th when he's likely our most NHL ready D prospect once again shows the writer doesn't know much about the team. Corrado saw NHL action the last 2 seasons and likely will see some (tho probably not a lot) this season and is poised to break out sooner rather than later. If it isn't for his waiver status, he probably is close to a lock this year.