My list will look like this: Just for fun...
1- Jakub Voracek
2- Patrick Kane
3- James Van Riemsdyk
4- Kyle Turris
5- Alexei Cherepanov
6- Karl Alzner
7- Logan Couture
8- Sam Gagner
9- Keaton Ellerby
10- Angelo Esposito
11- Maxim Mayorov
12- Kevin Shattenkirk
What do you guys think ?
This doesn't look too bad, mine would probably look somethin like this:
1- Jakub Voracek (best overall player in the draft IMO)
2- James van Riemsdyk (been impressed with him for some time and a great U-18 I think raised his stock a bit)
3- Patrick Kane (incredibly skilled; size should not matter)
4- Kyle Turris (excellent scorer, an excellent package)
5- Alexei Cherepanov (scoring touch is 2nd to none in the draft -- something you can't teach)
6- Karl Alzner (the obvious best overall defender in the draft)
7- Sam Gagner (awesome playmaker with nice hands)
8- Logan Couture (great 2-way player; don't expect him to fall far)
9- Keaton Ellerby (big, strong, stay-at-home types like him are hard to pass on, especically in a "not-so-spectacular draft")
10- Maxim Mayorov (riser that I have a feeling someone will take a shot at early on)
11- Nick Petrecki (big and nasty with a blazing shot? I'll wager some money that he hasn't fallen as far on scouts' radars as people around here seem to think)
12- Angelo Esposito (seems people forgot that he still contains the portion
boom from the phrase "boom or bust")
13- Joakim Andersson (the skilled swede has been rising)
14- Colton Gillies (2-way flyer may or may not find his offensive game, regardless, I have a feeling he wont take a free-fall)
15- Alex Plante (another big d-man; smart, reliable defender)
Honorable Mention:
Mikael Backlund (has looked pretty good at the U-18 and IMO the knee injury isn't enough to make me forget about what many saw in him last year)
