I think Maniscalco is getting some extra hype because he went the same route that Adam Johnson went. The Penguins made a big deal that Johnson left school a year earlier than expected, and they claimed that he would have been one of the top UDFAs in the next year had he stayed in school for another year. I think the same thing applies to Maniscalco. He had 32 points in 36 games as a mostly 20 year old sophomore last year, and I think he would have had a very big junior year if not for turning pro.
I don't think Maniscalco is a substantially better prospect than Lee, but I do have Maniscalco here and Lee around 10th. I don't know what to think of Puustinen personally. On one hand, that level of production in the Liiga is extremely impressive. On the other hand, the last overage prospect who made me interested based on production in Europe was Linus Olund, who was an absolute bust when he went to the AHL.