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Like I did last year... List your top 5 (in order) prospects for the 2005 Draft. I will be repeating the thread every monthy or so to see if there is evolution.
Reveille said:1) Crosby
2) Brule
3) Latendresse
4) Johnson
5) Kindl
Reveille said:1) Crosby
2) Brule
3) Latendresse
4) Johnson
5) Kindl
Mr. Zzzz said:who?
Dev Heshmatpour has gone from a projected top 10 pick as a "phenom" in Vaughan to the forgotten one. So much so that I forgot he was eligible for the 2005 draft, hehe.Juan said:As someone who has seen Kitchener 7 times this season, I can say emphatically that anyone who currently has Kindl listed in their top 5 (or even their top 10) is being suckered by Euro-hype and has never seen him play in North America.
Conversely, anyone who doesn't have Heshmatpour in their first round is suffering from "big guy backlash" and either hasn't seen him play this season or has no appreciation for how rare his skill package is for a 17-year-old who is 6'6", 240 lbs.
Leafaholix said:Dev Heshmatpour has gone from a projected top 10 pick as a "phenom" in Vaughan to the forgotten one. So much so that I forgot he was eligible for the 2005 draft, hehe.
Compared to the hype prior to his rookie season in the OHL people have forgotten about him. He's still a projected first round pick, but not as high as he was before coming to the OHL.Juan said:If I'm not mistaken, Red Line had him at #9 before the season started and currently has him in their top 20. (Anyone know where exactly?)
Not quite forgotten.
Seachd said:1) Crosby
2) Brule
3) Johnson
4) Latendresse
5) Bertram
George Bachul said:Talk about your unknowns...when you Google Gashimov, all you get is Vugar Gashimov, the Azerbajanian chess player. (Talk about your well hidden prospects. )
Juan said:As someone who has seen Kitchener 7 times this season, I can say emphatically that anyone who currently has Kindl listed in their top 5 (or even their top 10) is being suckered by Euro-hype and has never seen him play in North America.
Saw him on a couple clips on TSN (Bob McKenzie), he's a big guy and slick with the puck. Not sure what's a good comparison off the top of my head for those who haven't seen the kid play, but I guess from what I saw he looked similar to a lankier Vincent Lecavalier.dawgbone said:Benoit Pouliot has been incredible for the wolves... decent size, good skater and very soft hands!