Re Pavlychev -
First off, that PG article's pretty much the only one that's had Pavlychev that high that I can recall in the last year or so - I don't think he was even in the top 20 last year here, only just entered Pensburgh's 25 under 25 this year (and in the 20s), wasn't in Puckprose's top 10 for us this year, didn't even get mentioned in Pronman's write up of us last year... he's 10th in Haase's write-up this summer, that's the highest I've seen him anywhere else. And while people assumed the org had input into Molinari's list due to Guerin's quotes, we don't know for sure. This isn't like Bjorkqvist where we've heard time and time again that the org want to have his babies, or even Lafferty where there's tons of direct quotes about how much he impressed them.
Second and more crucial to me - Pavlychev is one of the most watched Pens prospects and by and large, the majority opinion seems to be that his ceiling is as a 4th liner.
At which point, why get excited over a possible 4C who's a year away from turning pro (which mightn't even be with us) when we've got a bunch of guys who are turning pro who have higher ceilings? The freak factor is interesting, it gives him a high floor, but not so much as to ignore the general consensus over a low ceiling.
If he should be higher, who should he be in over? The vast majority of that list have either made a case in pro hockey already or put up some gaudy junior numbers. Putting Pavlychev's one strong college season above them is a big leap imo. The only two where I think there's a half-decent argument is Almari and Drozg.