Rantanen would definitely go higher than 10 in a re-draft. SUCH a strong draft. Here is my top 10 re-draft:
1. McDavid
2. Marner
3. Eichel
4. Aho
5. Rantanen
6. Barzal
7. Boeser
8. Connor
9. Chabot
10. Provorov
Then there's still Meier, Werenski, DeBrusk etc. It's all personal preference but such a difficult draft to reassess. The 6-10 to me is interchangeable and I wouldn't disagree with anyone putting in Werenski or Meier in there.
Yeah! What a steal.Wasn't Aho a 2nd rounder? Crazy how he slipped so low.
That's fair I think there's some areas that Marner can improve as well.Voted Marner, because he's more of a finished product right now, even though it's close.
But, I think Rantanen still has room to improve as he learns to use his size and strength more and gets stronger on his skates, and could eventually end up behind only McDavid in future redrafts.
Marner, Rants and Aho have had better seasons than Eichel to this point. I would say they're on the same tier. Eichel obviously should get some benefit of the doubt for known reasons but it's not like he's McDavid who has clearly separated himself.Probably Marner still, similar production with less opportunity. I think if you were redrafting 2015, that tier behind Eichel expands to include Rantanen, Barzal, Aho, Provorov, maybe Werenski/Boeser. Hell of a draft
To be fair Marner was a beast against Boston last year and his memorial cup was probably the second best in recent memory only being bettered by Mackinnon’s. He also had an amazing OHL playoff resume. He’s a playoff performer for sure.Rant easily, you'll see in the playoffs
I still think Eichel goes ahead of that tier for almost everyone in a re-draft, maybe that's worth a poll in itself. Center+potential still gives him a boost in my eyesMarner, Rants and Aho have had better seasons than Eichel to this point. I would say they're on the same tier. Eichel obviously should get some benefit of the doubt for known reasons but it's not like he's McDavid who has clearly separated himself.
Rant easily, you'll see in the playoffs
Yet Eichel is still the better hockey player.Marner, Rants and Aho have had better seasons than Eichel to this point
I would rank him ahead of them but not in a separate tierI still think Eichel goes ahead of that tier for almost everyone in a re-draft, maybe that's worth a poll in itself. Center+potential still gives him a boost in my eyes
by performance I'd agree, but I think he gets extra consideration for the position/potential combo, and I think he'd get picked at the head of that tier at a high enough clip to be considered a different tier. Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that if a redraft was taking place for 2015, the tier that Marner was considered to be on would expand by quite a bit because of the emergence of some really good players....and ironically I think he's the only one that was on that tier in 2015 who would still be there.I would rank him ahead of them but not in a separate tier