Old prospect rankings

[dkdex]

wow as a diehard blackhawk fan this draft really perplexis me,1 we owe van. nothing then trade our pick so they get the sedi8ns together,what did we get brian mccabe? next years vanc #1 we got royally screwed vanc. got the sedins anyone else feel like the hawks bent over for that one?

 

[beerman]

wow as a diehard blackhawk fan this draft really perplexis me,1 we owe van. nothing then trade our pick so they get the sedi8ns together,what did we get brian mccabe? next years vanc #1 we got royally screwed vanc. got the sedins anyone else feel like the hawks bent over for that one?

Yes you did. the 2 russians you got back were both busts.

 

[beerman]

caps got screwed with Volchenkov with the 4th pick if that make s you feel any better

 

[TRVIPERS]

RLR 2004 Top 20 Prospect Projections

RED LINE REPORT 2004
TOP 20 PROSPECT PROJECTIONS

Alexandre Ovechkin
Projection: Dominant, world class star player.
Style compares to: Jarome Iginla

Evgeni Malkin
Projection: Dynamic first line power centre.
Style compares to: Vinny Lecavalier

Cam Barker
Projection: #1 defenceman for a good team.
Style compares to: Sergei Gonchar

Alexander Radulov
Projection: Top line scoring winger.
Style compares to: Patrik Elias/Marian Hossa

Lauri Tukonen
Projection: Potentially dominant 2-way power winger.
Style compares to: Fredrik Modin

Rostislav Olesz
Projection: Creative, playmaking first line centre.
Style compares to: A young Vinny Damphousse

Marek Schwarz
Projection: Top goaltender on a good club.
Style compares to: Jose Theodore

Andrew Ladd
Projection: Legitimate first line power winger.
Style compares to: Shane Doan

Drew Stafford
Projection: Solid 2nd line scoring winger for good club.
Style compares to: Ryan Smyth

Lauri Korpikoski
Projection: 2nd liner for upper echelon Cup contender.
Style compares to: Daniel Alfredsson

Alvaro Montoya
Projection: Can be a solid #1 for a winning program.
Style compares to: Evgeni Nabokov

Wojtek Wolski
Projection: 1st/2nd liner for middle tier club.
Style compares to: Daniel Sedin

Dave Bolland
Projection: Second line centre for strong club.
Style compares to: Doug Gilmour

Ondrej Meszaros
Projection: Smooth, two-way #2 defenceman.
Style compares to: Kim Johnsson

Enver Lisin
Projection: Tantalizing, underachieving scoring winger.
Style compares to: Alexei Kovalev

Alexandre Picard
Projection: 2nd liner for middle tier club.
Style compares to: Michael Ryder

A.J. Thelen
Projection: #3 d-man and PP specialist with upside.
Style compares to: Janne Niinimaa

Mike Green
Projection: Character, two-way No. 2-3 defenceman.
Style compares to: Craig Rivet

Robbie Schremp
Projection: Top flight playmaker or total bust.
Style compares to: Marc Savard/Vaclav Prospal

Ladislav Smid
Projection: Steady, consistent #2-3 defenceman.
Style compares to: Toni Lydman

http://www.redlinereport.com/redlinereport_jun2004DG.html

 

[Rise from the Ashes]

This is all fairly accurate.

 

[FuTMaR*]

the 2003 draft still amazes me at how deep it was.

 

[beerman]

yes it was.


Looking at 04 makes me realize that it was a pretty strong draft as well, nothing compared to 03 but strong nonetheless.

 

[Dempsey]

I have all the Hockey News draft previews and future watches all the way back to 1995, if anyone is interested in knowing some of those rankings

 

[beerman]

I have all the Hockey News draft previews and future watches all the way back to 1995, if anyone is interested in knowing some of those rankings

definitely!

please post the links to them here.

 

[PeteLaframboise]

Looking back at the 1999 draft, HOLY SMOKES THAT YEAR SUCKED !!!!

 

[Dempsey]

definitely!

please post the links to them here.

They're not online...I have the actual copies that were sold in stores over the years.