Golbez said:They are awfully low on Andrej Meszaros (one of two draft elig players at the WC). Any idea why?
steblick said:We all saw him at the WJC where I thought he was the best of the 2004 eligible defensemen- but I believe that Robert Neuhauser, who covers that area for McKeen's, (Robert, if you are on this MB- you can confirm or deny this) thinks he's still too raw, and tries to do too much sometimes (i.e., inadvisable offensive forays) but, personally, I see a lot of Cam Barker there. I like to see young DFmen who play positively and take risks.
MaV said:Technically you could say Lepistö was the best draft eligible player in the tournament, so then 2004 eligible must mean just players who are first time eligible this year. THere wasn't too many 2004 eligible d-man in the WJC, Meszaros and Smid were the big names.
Anyway, Meszaros isn't the perfect player on defense, and he isn't too strong either, despite solid frame. I guess he must have been able to work on those issues as he even played at the IHWC. Obviously the late-85 birthdate helps on that. I don't know where he should be ranked, I guess it depends if teams think there is room for Lintner-type dman in NHL.
Actually the link Draftman posted is the McKeen's rankings as my detective skills deduced from the big bold red letters saying "2004 NHL ENTRY DRAFT - McKEEN'S TOP 15 RANKINGS" followed by the McKeen's Hockey.com logoKingPurpleDinosaur said:can anyone post the mckeen results? or more speicfically, where exactly is montoya, schwarz & schremp placed?
FacelessButcher said:Actually the link Draftman posted is the McKeen's rankings as my detective skills deduced from the big bold red letters saying "2004 NHL ENTRY DRAFT - McKEEN'S TOP 15 RANKINGS"
FacelessButcher said:Actually the link Draftman posted is the McKeen's rankings as my detective skills deduced from the big bold red letters saying "2004 NHL ENTRY DRAFT - McKEEN'S TOP 15 RANKINGS" followed by the McKeen's Hockey.com logo
Dr.Sens(e) said:Schneider is 21
Dubnyk is 27
Shantz is 40
Brown is 44
Peters is 49
Ellis is 57
There are no other goalies in the top 100.
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KingPurpleDinosaur said:aw whoops, i didn't know that was mckeen's.
is it really worth it?
Soyuz said:I don't want to start a discussion regarding McKeen's - but they have some good information. Subscribe, if you don't like it, cancel your subscription. It's not that hard. So you lose the same amount of money you would spend on a lunch.
FacelessButcher said:1 Alexander Ovechkin RW Dynamo Moscow (Rus) 6-2/200 Russia
2 Evgeni Malkin C Magnitogorsk (Rus) 6-3/205 Russia
3 Cam Barker D Medicine Hat (WHL) 6-3/210 Canada
4 Rostislav Olesz C Vitkovice (Cze) 6-1/200 Czech
Jaded-Fan said:Is the May 23 interview with Malkin worth the price of the subscription? . . . of just a few lines?
Doug Evinou said:The Malkin interview is much longer then a few lines ... if that is what you're talking about? This just seems like senseless bashing to me that is not based in fact. Sorry if I have misunderstood your point, but the interview is in fact quite interesting and extensive, and written by a very informed observer of Russian Hockey.
Doug Evinou
McKeen's Hockey Staff
(covering the OHL)