Prussian_Blue
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DownFromNJ said:By virtue of his bio, he's at best a 6.5
You mean this bio here...
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospect.php?pid=2224
... that's over a year old?
Don't be fooled by the "Profile last updated 2004-08-19" blurb. The only "update" done to the profile at that time was the addition of the new ranking. The body of the bio, and the statistics in it, are from 2003.
And what, exactly, about that bio justifies Bacashihua being a "6.5 at best?" Surely it's not the quote from former Stanley Cup winner Bob Gainey, where he explains that his goalie scout, former NHL goalie Tim Bernhardt, sees aspects of a potential NHL starter in Bacashihua...
No, those guys couldn't possibly know what they're talkinng about, could they? But a guy writes a profile a year ago (and who, I don't believe, even writes for HF any more), and says that Bacashihua is a disappointment, and that's gospel to you?
And, since you've admitted in this thread that you don't know much about the Blues' prospects, how do you justify your stance that the Blues' prospect rankings are "way off?" Because no other team has more than one forward prospect ranked as an 8? No other team has Sejna, Soderberg and Shkotov, either.
There are still plenty of people around who believe in Sejna's potential, especially since his performance down the stretch after being sent to Worcester. Soderberg is considered a second-round "steal" by virtually every impartial observer I've seen, and was ranked as a first-round selection by several teams. Shkotov, after holding his own for two years against veterans in the Russian elite league, came to North America this season and dominated among his peers and age group in the "Q."
The Blues have gotten zero respect for their prospects and their prospect development system for a decade -- with good reason, in some cases. But they've just had quite probably their two best drafts ever, and a number of their better young players -- NHL'ers like Backman and Jackman, as well as Sejna, Jay McClement, Trevor Byrne, John Pohl and Curtis Sanford -- aren't even products of those drafts.
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