For full disclosure, I started the post as a legit and honest chastisement against mocking a man's name but then my eyes pick up the pun and my basic instincts took over. I looked at the abyss, and the abyss said: you wouldn't. And of course I would, because **** abyss.
That's doing things the safe way. Not saying we should launch into risky propositions, but the way to make hay is to figure out which of those guys are going to bring home the bacon for your own team some day, and set them aside. Then, make the others available to teams who might think one prospect is the bee's knees. Step 3: Profit.
I think he needs a nickname, already. Maybe something along the lines of Winnie the Pooh...Pooh Bear.
Probably related to him somehow.
I think he must have forgotten to type a 0 after the 5, easy mistake
Man, as much as I think people have been underestimating Ned badly... I'm not even sure I'd have him in my top 100 prospects right now. 1 - goalies are frigin voodoo man so outside an absolute bluechipper I wouldn't have them in my top 50. 2 - even accounting for that, I'd say probably 10-15 at most goalies would be on any top 100 list. I don't currently rate him as one of the top 10 goalie prospects in the league.
I get this stuff $12/year second-hand.
This is Bettman when Canes retire Cliff's jersey.
Yes. Of course that's what I meant.
He claimed players have to be “23 and under” but then went on to explain that Dylan Sikura was left off the list because he turned 23 in June. He also said players that are approaching 23 who spent the end of the year in the NHL and look like they’ll be back (Kapanen and Dermott) were excluded as well. Either way, age was probably why he wasn’t listed
Aside, from what he said about Ned (who knows, it's still possible) Steve does a great job of keeping up with prospects, especially pre-draft prospects. If you don't already, he's worth a follow on twitter and visiting his website thedraftanalyst.com. He also had Svechnikov ranked as #1OA all year.
