Sportsnet January rankings.
Not that I would put too much stalk in any list at this point (maybe especially this one) The number in brackets is their previous rank position.
1. (1) Nolan Patrick, C, Brandon (WHL)
2. (2) Timothy Liljegren, D, Timra (Allsvenskan)
3. (3) Nico Hischier, C, Halifax (QMJHL)
4. (4) Eeli Tolvanen, LW, Sioux City (USHL)
5. (5) Gabriel Vilardi, C, Windsor (OHL)
6. (9) Owen Tippett, RW, Mississauga (OHL)
7. (6) Klim Kostin, Balashikha (MHL)
8. (7) Casey Mittelstadt, C, Eden Prarie (Minnesota HS)
9. (15) Nic Hague, D, Mississauga (OHL)
10. (17) Martin Necas, C, HC Kometa Brno (Extraliga)
11. (10) Michael Rasmussen, C, Tri-City (WHL)
12. (NR) Cale Makar, D, Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
13. (11) Jusso Valimaki, D, Tri-City (WHL)
14. (23) Lias Andersson, C, HV71 (SHL)
15. (12) Maxime Comtois, LW, Victoriaville (QMJHL)
16. (25) Cody Glass, C, Portland (WHL)
17. (8) Kristian Vesalainen, RW, Frolunda (SHL)
18. (24) Miro Heiskanen, D, HIFK (Liiga)
19. (22) Cal Foote, D, Kelowna (WHL)
20. (14) Erik Brannstrom, D, HV71 U-20 (SuperElit)
21. (13) Urho Vaakanainen, D, JYP (Liiga)
22. (16) Kailer Yamamoto, RW, Spokane (WHL)
23. (21) Ryan Poeling, C, St. Cloud State (NCAA)
24. (19) Shane Bowers, C, Waterloo (USHL)
25. (26) Nick Suzuki, C, Owen Sound (OHL)
26. (NR) Robert Thomas, C, London (OHL)
27. (28) Matthew Strome, LW, Hamilton (OHL)
28. (NR) Alex Formenton, LW, London (OHL)
29. (20) Nikita Popugaev, LW, Prince George (WHL)
30. (30) Elias Pettersson, C, Timra (SuperElite) << pretty low.
31. (31) Jake Oettinger, G, Boston University (NCAA)
According only to this list these guys could be in our target zone.
They are all pretty decent choices IMO.