The order was pretty good. The only one I might have changed is putting Archibald higher then Sundqvist, and maybe Guentzel. Although it's hard to gauge things when they are all 3-7 round picks around there. Good write-up though.-
Sorry for any delay in response.
Had trouble with that section. I gave Sundqvist the nod ahead because of his size and Guentzel because of his skill level, which is higher than Archibald, although skill level does not always directly translate into NHL abilities. Archibald is the most experienced, so you could really make a case for any of those guys.
A few asides:
Guentzel and Blueger looked substantially bigger than last year. I think Blueger will fill out to be a pretty stoutly built forward. Guentzel has a chance, but we'll see. Either way, both looked bigger.
I don't see Kapanen being picked if Shero was still GM. He was very much a Rutherford pick, speedy, smaller, skilled, and relatively polished for his age. Question is will he be more Zack Boychuk or Jeff Skinner.
Dumoulin will not be waiver-eligible and will probably be subject to a lot of shuttling between the AHL and NHL.
Jim Rutherford was going to roll with the prospects on D before he was able to sign Ehrhoff. He still will, but not to the same degree.
The media was persistent in asking prospects about the difference between the current prospect camp and the previous ones, particularly regarding the coaching and the drills they were asked to do. While most of the defensive prospects said it was "still too early to tell" a lot also said that the coaching under Bylsma as very "detailed", "complex", or "in depth".
Guys like Harrington and Pouliot also seemed really happy that the new coach seems to like his D carrying the puck up ice and through the neutral zone.
