Crosbyfan
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Dr.Sens(e) said:Look at the criteria they rated the prospects on, and it will make more sense. The overall rating of each prospect are based on the individual rating within five categories (skill, physical tools, two-way game, projection as a pro and “intangibles”).
Given three of these categories favour a player like Phaneuf over a player like Crosby, it starts to make sense. Especially if it was a 1-5 scale (or something like that). In skill, Crosby is clearly a 5, and putting a player like Phaneuf at 4 probably doesn't accurately represent the gap in the skill between the two. But it's also tough to put a player like Phaneuf at "3" given he does have some solid skills, and on a scale of 1-5 that would make him just average. So it makes it tough for those doing the ratings.
Overall, I would bet 90% of scouts would take Crosby if they could just pick one CHL player to build around. But the mere fact a small percentage would take Phaneuf speaks volumes about what his upside is looking like. He looks like another Jovocop to me.
Overall though, I don't think the ratings are that bad. Comparing players in different draft years (it includes players from 2002-2005) is tough to do, but interesting none the less. The fact the ratings don't jibe with how you see certain players perhaps should make you take a second look at your own rankings.
It would make more sense if they gave us all the scores. Phaneuf is hailed as the best player in the CHL which he may be but thats not what they meant. Nor do they mean the best prospect (as in NHL potential) which he also could be but again thats not what they meant. He's clearly "Best rated combination talent/potential according to some criteria Player" in the CHL. The same could be said of a lot of players, especially when "intangibles" are considered without explanation as to what it means and how it is scored. Again I think that its a pretty good (not great) list of how good players may become by January 2005. But thats not what they said and I'm pretty sure that wasn't their intention.
So what was it?