Bender's TOP 50 + 10 HM - 2016 NHL Draft

Here we go again. Last minute as always.

Here is my Top-50 for this year's draft + 10 Honorable Mention:

# NAME TEAM
1 P. Laine, RW Tappara, SM-liiga
2 A. Matthews, C Zurich, Swi.
3 J. Puljujarvi, RW Karpat, SM-liiga
4 T. Jost, C Penticton, BCHL
5 M. Tkachuk, LW London, OHL
6 M. Sergachev, LD Windsor, OHL
7 D. Fabbro, RD Penticton, BCHL
8 O. Juolevi, LD London, OHL
9 P-L Dubois, LW Cape Breton, QMJHL
10 C. Keller, C US NTDP, USHL
11 L. Brown, C Windsor, OHL
12 G. Rubtsov, C Russia JR.
13 B. Howden, C Moose Jaw, WHL
14 J. Gauthier, RW Val d'Or, QMJHL
15 W. Bitten, C/RW Flint, OHL
16 A. Nylander, RW Mississauga, OHL
17 M. McLeod, C Mississauga, OHL
18 L. Kunin, C Wisconsin, NCAA
19 R. Asplund, C Farjestad, Swe.
20 R. Lindgren, LD US NTDP, USHL
21 C. McAvoy, RD Boston Univ., HE
22 V. Abramov, RW Gatineau, QMJHL
23 J. Kyrou, RW Sarnia, OHL
24 J. Bean, LD Calgary, WHL
25 L. Stanley, LD Windsor, OHL
26 K. Clague, LD Brandon, WHL
27 P. Laberge, C Victoriaville, QMJHL
28 E. Fitzpatrick, G Sherbrooke, QMJHL
29 S. Girard, LD Shawinigan, QMJHL
30 J. Chychrun, LD Sarnia, OHL
31 K. Bellows, LW US NTDP, USHL
32 C. Grundstrom, LW Modo, Swe.
33 M. Jones, LW London, OHL
34 D. Cholowski, LD Chilliwack, BCHL
35 A. Fox, D US NTDP, USHL
36 N. Gregor, C Moose Jaw, WHL
37 J. Kuokkanen, C Karpat, SM-liiga
38 C. Krys, LD US NTDP, USHL
39 T. Benson, LW Vancouver, WHL
40 L. Hajek, LD Saskatoon, WHL
41 L. Johansen, LD Kelowna, WHL
42 L. Green, RD Saint John, QMJHL
43 C. Morrison, LW Youngstown, USHL
44 F. Gustavsson, G Lulea, Swe.
45 M. Niemelainen, LD Saginaw, OHL
46 B. Malenstyn, C Calgary, WHL
47 N. Bastian, RW Mississauga, OHL
48 C. Dineen, D Brampton, OHL
49 B. Katchouk, LW Sault Ste-Marie, OHL
50 A. Debrincat, RW Erie, OHL
HM J. Cederholm, RD HV71, Swe.
HM T. Raddysh, RW Erie, OHL
HM T. Thompson, RW Connecticut, HE
HM C. Hall, LD Kitchener, OHL
HM J. Woll, G US NTDP, USHL
HM S. Day, LD Mississauga, OHL
HM R. Tufte, LW Fargo, USHL
HM C. Hart, G Everett, WHL
HM A. Mascherin, LW Kitchener, OHL
HM L. Stadler, LD Zug, SWISS.

Players in BOLD/BLUE denotes Darkhorse/Favourite.


Sorry, I wasn't able to post a decent table...don't remember how.

 

As always Love reading your rankings but hate your timing.

 

Yeah, I wish I could have gotten it done sooner but I got swamped with extra projects last week. Seems to happen every year....so frustrating.

Anyways, the only way that I can see the Avs can screw this up is if they pick frikkin' Chychrun or Nylander. Apart from that, by my view, they're getting a real good player at #10.

 

Chychrun 30!? Don't do this to me right now!

 

INtersting Jost so high...Laine over Matthews. Really want Olli tho.

 

Big fan that you have Asplund that high, but dislike seeing Clague. The dude is an enigma.

 

Yay Fitzpatrick fan!

 

I'd like to add a late 2nd or 3rd and grab Cederholm if he slides

 

Always love reading your rankings - you have a great track record with risers/fallers.
I totally agree with Jost being better than people realize but wouldn't have had him quite that high - now that we've drafted him I sure hope your call is better than mine.

Also totally agree on Rubtsov - Flyers got a steal with him at 22. I would have even happily taken him at 10.

I think Laine is better than Matthews as well but the positional difference is difficult to overcome for a franchise when building in the long term.