Bobby Mac's Midterm Rankings

[danishh]

Bob's rankings tend to be some of the most accurate, because he's not judging the players himself, rather he is making a composite of scouts and insiders opinions.


Round 1:

1. Adam Larsson (5 1st, 4 2nd, 1 3rd)
2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins  (3 1st)
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 1st)
4. Sean Couturier (1 1st)
5. Dougie Hamilton
6. Ryan Strome
7. Ryan Murphy
8. Brandon Saad
9. Jonathan Huberdeau
10. Tyler Biggs
11. Duncan Siemens
12. Jonas Brodin
13. Nathan Beaulieu
14. Sven Bartschi
15. Joel Armia
16. Victor Rask
17. Ty Rattie
18. Matt Puempel
19. Mika Zibanejad
20. Rickard Rakell
21. Mark Scheiffle
22. Marc McNeill
23. Jaime Oleksiak
24. Boone Jenner
25. Scott Mayfield
26. Nicklas Jensen
27. David Musil
28. J.T. Miller
29. Lucas Lessio
30. Daniel Catenacci

Round 2:

31. Rocco Grimaldi
32. Zach Phillips
33. Joe Morrow
34. Vladislav Namestnikov
35. Shane Prince
36. Tomas Jurco
37. Colin Jacobs
38. Brett Ritchie
39. Adem Clendening
40. Mario Lucia
41. Xavier Ouellet
42. Alexander Khokhlachev
43. Dmitri Jaskin
44. Miikka Salomaki
45. Oscar Klefbom
46. John Gibson
47. Phillip Danault
48. Stefan Noesen
49. Christopher Gibson
50. Seth Ambroz
51. Scott Harirngton
52. Samu Perhonen
53. Nick Shore
54. Stuart Percy
55. Phillipe Hudon
56. Myles Bell
57. Michael St. Croix
58. Matthew Nieto
59. Michael Paliotta
60. Vincent Trochek

full list + honorable mentions, with pics, size, and stats : http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=36559
mckenzie's article, a good read if you missed the show: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=349896

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[Toydarian]

thanks for this!

 

[JackBauer]

RNH at #2? What? HFBoards can't be wrong, can they?

 

[David Suzuki]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat SC at 4? I watched him play yesterday, his shot should not be going 4th overall. He's gonna be a good one. Alas, who am I to judge the messiah Bob MacKenzie?

 

[Fedz]

Whaaaaaaaaaaat SC at 4? I watched him play yesterday, his shot should not be going 4th overall. He's gonna be a good one. Alas, who am I to judge the messiah Bob MacKenzie?

I have a feeling his WJC performance lowered him down the rankings a bit.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

It's wide open, and whoever is picking 4th is in an enviable position of not having to make a decision and just pick up whoever is left.

 

[Connor McSaviour]

lol, im a massive RNH hater, but if Bobby mac says something, I personally still don't think he's a franchise player (basing this on the 6 or so games i've watched of him) but I gained some hope for him after what bobby thinks. Ryan Storme at 6 really surprised me. I like Ryan Murphy ahead of him.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

If New Jersey is picking first, Larsson is #1 no doubt

 

[Brodeur]

Definitely an interesting contrast to Central's ranking. Thanks for the updates!

 

[Ganz]

The complete list is already up, that was fast:

http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/feature/?id=36559

 

[JackBauer]

It's wide open, and whoever is picking 4th is in an enviable position of not having to make a decision and just pick up whoever is left.

ottttaaawaaaa. although i'd rather have the "unenviable" position of picking 1st.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

I really hope the Sens can keep that top 4 position. I'd be ecstatic with any one of those 4.

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

I'll be very interested where Rattie and Puempel go.

 

[Connor McSaviour]

wow, Landenskog's english is really good.

 

[Gobo]

Surprised that Hamilton is there and Siemens isn't. Happy for Strome that he's finally getting recognized, love the guy. Hope the Oilers can get him and Musil somehow.

 

[Nazzlind]

i thought Ambroz and Neito were top 5 picks like last year or something.

what happened?

And Armia's a steal at 15 imo. he should be top 10.

 

[LeafsandSharksfan]

ottttaaawaaaa. although i'd rather have the "unenviable" position of picking 1st.

Well, then you might end up picking the wrong one and have the humiliation of watching one of the other guys becomes a superstar. If you pick 4th at least you had no choice.

 

[txomisc]

did they talk much about the prospects as they went down the list? Also will the video likely be put on the tsn website?

 

[Soli]

If New Jersey is picking first, Larsson is #1 no doubt

I'd say the same about EDM IMO, but others will not.

 

[Riggins]

wow, Landenskog's english is really good.

He's the next Lidstrom as far as Swedes mastering the english language.

Never heard of Mark McNeill. With that size and those stats in the WHL, what's the issue there - skating?

 

[BeardyCanuck03]

Well, then you might end up picking the wrong one and have the humiliation of watching one of the other guys becomes a superstar. If you pick 4th at least you had no choice.

All 4 look to be bonified stars IMO. It will come down to team needs and preferences.

 

[Prolific18]

6 swedes in the top 20 I'm surprised.
I was under the impression that this draft was weaker for the swedes relative to recent years.

 

[danishh]

as a sens fan, getting landy/couturier + prince would be an amazing outcome.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

One thing I'm noticing, more than other years, is how many late 1992s there are rated in the first round.

 

[danishh]

One thing I'm noticing, more than other years, is how many late 1992s there are rated in the first round.

yeah. A lot of the top prospects are late birthdays this year. Could be a sign of a weaker draft.