Since this is a "sticky" and the ISS NOVEMBER ranking is just posted,I hope the HFboards editor takes out the October reference on this sticky and just leaves it as a sticky for the ISS rankings for the 2006 draft (we know it changes monthly)...
Anyway as to the November rankings:
Brassard still not in the top 15...given how well he is playing + the new rules emphasis on speed and puck-carrying over size,this cannot be right...big difference of opinion as Central Scouting pre-lim had him as #1 out of the Q over Sheppard...I cannot see why Brassard isn't the equal of Brian Little --both fast,skilled,but small...in fact Brassard looks like he has world class speed like Kessel and he may be even more slippery in agility--he doesn't have Kessel's shot but he passes so well and his vision/anticipation is top notch...
The 2006 draft may be weak after mid-first round--but I think if you add Brassard to the mix of the other centres (Kessel,Toews,Mueller,Staal,Little,Backstrom) that
looks like a decent crop at that position--I assume Sheppard is a LW as ISS places him...so that's at least 7 centres who should go in that top half of the 1st round...
I'm don't think Jordan Staal has Eric's shot or hockey sense--but he already looks stronger and he may excel even better in close...Mueller really intrigues me as a total package ...Toews got off to a great start,but has quieted down recently at North Dakota--so I wonder about his true offensive potential...Little and Brassard both will have to battle the small label--but they have great offensive instincts,but
my "hunch" is that Brassard will transition better as a pro in the NHL...