You suffer from one of the worst cases of shiny new toy syndrome I've seen on these boards.
Ummmm.... Literally, all I was doing was stating the two other prospects in our system that are 6'05" or taller. Thats it.
That said, if you look at previous poll rankings, its quite common for fans to underrate the 'Shiny new toys" rather than overrate.
That said, I'd like to hear your explanation on how I "suffer from one of the worst cases of shiny new toy syndrome I've seen on these boards". I have our first two rounds ranked in the top 10, 3 rounds in top 20, 4 rounds in top 30.
I really don't think having the following rankings is really overrating the prospects too much...:
1st: Matthews <---- Who would disagree with this?
7th: Korshkov <---- Hunter et al. are clearly high on this kid. Likely viewed him as a first round talent. Same Russian scout gave us the scoop on Soshnikov.
10th: Grundstrom <---- Elite SuperElit stats, played with men the past two seasons. Consensus top 40 by scouting agencies.
16th: Woll <---- Had quite the solid draft year. Big, Athletic.... has good potential.
17th: Greenway <---- Has the tools to be a VERY good NHL defensmen. Does he have the toolbox?
22nd: Brooks <---- 120 pt CHL scorer.... Enough said. I didn't even rank him in the top 20.
30th: Middleton <---- 6'06" toughest prospect drafted. I trust Hunter on this pick