Cannot agree less with this list.
Canucks made a terrible move at the draft, that they'll be kicking themselves in the ass for, for years to come. Horvat's potential doesn't come close to what Cory already is and can be. They also grabbed a guy who slipped big, big time. I think there's a reason for his drop; I think most Flames fans were upset we didn't grab him... but I think in the long run, we'll definitely be okay with the move.
- Buffalo, while I think they did great, I don't know if #1 is the right spot for them. They're first three picks are awesome, top 5 definitely... but unsure of 1.
- Montreal deserves a top 5 spot. They stole the best goalie prospect at the draft and two picks that'll really help their organization in the future.
- Colorado didn't do anything overly amazing outside of drafting their first overall. I liked them getting Westlund in the 7th; but I don't think that, that defines them being a top 5.
- At 8; Nashville... They got Seth at 4? Outside of that... I mean, okay, but top 10? meh?
To get to Calgary.
They got Roy at 5 and Rushan in the 7th. Both of them were projected to go much sooner on different projections. Poirier would have been the 28th pick... Had Montreal probably not snagged him a bit later in the draft.
Just a quick hitter? How come Calgary gets the thumbs down on the Poirier pick from this article, saying that it may haunt them because he was an early 2nd rather than late first... and Winnipeg gets the thumbs up grabbing the Calgary native in the early first, when he was suppose to be going in the late first? I really like this kid, but it's backwards reasoning like this that makes me gloss over these articles with a /shrug.