Okay, let's pretend every player drafted from 2005-2015 is 17/18 again about to be drafted. We know nothing about what some of these guys have done in the NHL because they haven't played yet. We can just go by what they've done in Junior/college/euro and by what analysts and scouts have said, hyping them up
What would your lists look like? Make your list as long as you want it.
Obviously some of the lists will be different. I'm going by what I remember about each of these guys being hyped. I'm not doing any research going through the most highly rated prospects or anything. I prob have Taylor Hall higher than most but what he did for Canada at the juniors and the mem cup I remember him being hyped quite a bit
Also, I realize I have players that were picked lower in a certain draft class ahead guys picked before them. I think in some cases a certain team just liked a prospect more than the consensus did. you're free to make your own lists.
1. Sidney Crosby (1)
2. Connor McDavid (1)
3. John Tavares (1)
4. Jack Eichel (2)
5. Nathan Mackinnon (1)
6. Taylor Hall (1)
7. Steven Stamkos (1)
8. Eric Johnson (1)
9. Drew Doughty (2)
10. Patrick Kane (1)
11. Victor Hedman (2)
12. Tyler Seguin (2)
13. Aaron Ekblad (1)
14. Seth Jones (4)
15. Jonathan Drouin (3)
16. Ryan Nugent Hopkins (1)
17. Jordan Staal (2)
18. Alex Barkov (2)
19. Jonathan Toews (3)
20. Mitch Marner (4)
21. Noah Hanifin (5)
22. Matt Duchene (3)
23. Dylan Strome (3)
Idk after that. I'm sure this list is probably bad but w/e
What would your lists look like? Make your list as long as you want it.
Obviously some of the lists will be different. I'm going by what I remember about each of these guys being hyped. I'm not doing any research going through the most highly rated prospects or anything. I prob have Taylor Hall higher than most but what he did for Canada at the juniors and the mem cup I remember him being hyped quite a bit
Also, I realize I have players that were picked lower in a certain draft class ahead guys picked before them. I think in some cases a certain team just liked a prospect more than the consensus did. you're free to make your own lists.
1. Sidney Crosby (1)
2. Connor McDavid (1)
3. John Tavares (1)
4. Jack Eichel (2)
5. Nathan Mackinnon (1)
6. Taylor Hall (1)
7. Steven Stamkos (1)
8. Eric Johnson (1)
9. Drew Doughty (2)
10. Patrick Kane (1)
11. Victor Hedman (2)
12. Tyler Seguin (2)
13. Aaron Ekblad (1)
14. Seth Jones (4)
15. Jonathan Drouin (3)
16. Ryan Nugent Hopkins (1)
17. Jordan Staal (2)
18. Alex Barkov (2)
19. Jonathan Toews (3)
20. Mitch Marner (4)
21. Noah Hanifin (5)
22. Matt Duchene (3)
23. Dylan Strome (3)
Idk after that. I'm sure this list is probably bad but w/e