Surprises and Disappointments from the NHL 2010 Draft

[Kitsy]

I've been doing some research on the late 1st, early 2nd players and I think it is safe to say some guys have dropped off the map and others have become bona fide prospects. I have been stuck deciding how I would group the following guys I consider the biggest movers either up or down. Let me know what you think of these rankings and whether I'm out to lunch or right on. I regrouped them based on who has the most value now:

1. Jon Merrill
2. Charlie Coyle
3. Christian Thomas (Maybe I'm rating him too high)
4. Austin Watson
5. Jared Knight
6. Kevin Hayes
7. Brock Nelson
8. Dylan McIlrath (Too low?)
9. Jarred Tinordi (Too low?)

(Honorable mentions to Smith - Pelly; Petrovic). I left Bennet and Dalton Smith right off due to my belief they would be out of the 20-40 slots if done today.

I think Kuznetsov is such a consensus 5-15 pick I didn't bother putting him up here.

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[BIG GIFS]

That's my list of first rounder and players that could make an impact if they don't stop progressing.

Taylor Hall, LW #1 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 57 40 66 106 | 19 17 18 35

2010-11 Edmonton Oilers NHL 65 22 20 42 |

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Tyler Seguin, C #2 2010 (Boston)

2009-10 Plymouth Whalers OHL 63 48 58 106 | 9 5 5 10

2010-11 Boston Bruins NHL 74 11 11 22 | 13 3 4 7

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Erik Gudbranson, D #3 2010 (Florida)

2009-10 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 41 2 21 23 | 7 1 2 3

2010-11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 44 12 22 34 | 5 1 3 4

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Ryan Johansen, C #4 2010 (Columbus)

2009-10 Portland Winterhawks WHL 71 25 44 69 | 13 6 12 18

2010-11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 63 40 52 92 | 21 13 15 28

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Nino Niederreiter, LW #5 2010 (Islanders)

2009-10 Portland Winterhawks WHL 65 36 24 60 | 13 8 8 16

2010-11 New York Islanders* NHL 9 1 1 2 |
2010-11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 55 41 29 70 | 21 9 18 27

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Brett Connolly, LW #6 2010 (Tampa Bay)

2009-10 Prince George Cougars WHL 16 10 9 19 |

2010-11 Prince George Cougars WHL 59 46 27 73 | 1 0 0 0

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Jeff Skinner, C #7 2010 (Carolina)

2009-10 Kitchener Rangers OHL 64 50 40 90 | 20 20 13 33

2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82 31 32 63 |

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Alexander Burmistrov, C #8 2010 (Winnipeg)

2009-10 Barrie Colts OHL 62 22 43 65 | 17 8 8 16

2010-11 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 74 6 14 20 |

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Mikael Granlund, F #9 2010 (Minnesota)

2009-10 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 43 13 27 40 | 6 1 5 6

2010-11 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 39 8 28 36 |

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Dylan McIlrath, D #10 2010 (Rangers)

2009-10 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 7 17 24 | 7 0 1 1

2010-11 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 62 5 18 23 | 6 0 0 0
2010-11 Harford Wolf Pack/CT Whale AHL 2 0 0 0 |

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Jack Campbell, G #11 2010 (Dallas)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 11 2.21 6 3 1 0.917

2010-11 Windsor Spitfires OHL 45 3.80 24 14 4 0.884 | 18 - - -

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Cam Fowler, D #12 2010 (Anaheim)

2009-10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 55 8 47 55 | 19 3 11 14

2010-11 Anaheim Ducks NHL 76 10 30 40 | 6 1 3 4

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Brandon Gormley, D #13 2010 (Phoenix)

2009-10 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 58 9 34 43 | 21 2 15 17

2010-11 Moncton Wildcats QMJHL 47 13 35 48 | 5 0 1 1

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Jaden Schwartz, F #14 2010 (St Louis)

2009-10 Tri-City Storm USHL 60 33 50 83 | 3 3 0 3

2010-11 Colorado College WCHA 30 17 30 47 |

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Derek Forbort, D #15 2010 (Los Angeles)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 4 10 14 |

2010-11 U. of North Dakota WCHA 38 0 15 15 |

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Vladimir Tarasenko, F #16 2010 (St Louis)

2009-10 Novosibirsk Siber KHL 42 13 11 24 |

2010-11 Novosibirsk Siber KHL 42 9 10 19 | 3 0 0 0

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Joey Hishon, C #17 2010 (Colorado)

2009-10 Owen Sound Attack OHL 36 16 24 40 |

2010-11 Owen Sound Attack OHL 50 37 50 87 | 22 5 19 24

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Austin Watson, RW #18 2010 (Nashville)

2009-10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 42 11 23 34 |
2009-10 Peterborough Petes OHL 10 9 11 20 | 4 2 0 2

2010-11 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 34 34 68 |
2010-11 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 5 0 0 0 | 3 0 0 0

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Nick Bjugstad, F #19 2010 (Florida)

2010-11 U. of Minnesota WCHA 29 8 12 20 |

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Beau Bennett, F #20 1020 (Pittsburgh)

2009-10 Penticton Vees BCHL 56 41 79 120 | 15 5 9 14

2010-11 U. of Denver WCHA 37 9 16 25 |

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Riley Sheahan, F #21 2010 (Detroit)

2009-10 Notre Dame CCHA 37 6 11 17 |

2010-11 Notre Dame CCHA 40 5 17 22 |

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Jarred Tinordi, D #22 2010 (Montreal)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 26 4 5 9 |

2010-11 London Knights OHL 63 1 13 14 | 6 0 0 0

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Mark Pysyk, D #23 2010 (Buffalo)

2009-10 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 48 7 17 24 |

2010-11 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 63 6 34 40 | 4 0 0 0

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Kevin Hayes, F #24 2010 (Chicago)

2010-11 Boston College H-East 31 4 10 14 |

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Quinton Howden, LW #25 2010 (Florida)

2009-10 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 65 28 37 65 | 2 0 2 2

2010-11 Moose Jaw Warriors WHL 60 40 39 79 | 6 5 2 7

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Evgeny Kuznetsov, F #26 2010 (Washington)

2009-10 Chelyabinsk Traktor KHL 35 2 7 9 | 4 1 0 1

2010-11 Chelyabinsk Traktor KHL 44 17 15 32 |

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Mark Visentin, G #27 2010 (Phoenix)

2009-10 Niagara IceDogs OHL 55 2.99 24 26 5 0.911

2010-11 Niagara IceDogs OHL 46 2.52 30 9 6 0.917 | 14 - - -

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Charlie Coyle, F #28 2010 (San Jose)

2010-11 Boston University H-East 36 7 19 26 |

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Emerson Etem, C #29 2010 (Anaheim)

2009-10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 37 28 65 | 12 7 3 10

2010-11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 65 45 35 80 | 15 10 11 21

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Brock Nelson, F #30 2010 (Islanders)

2010-11 U. of North Dakota WCHA 42 8 13 21 |

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Tyler Pitlick, F #31 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Minnesota State U - Mankato WCHA 38 11 8 19 |

2010-11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 56 27 35 62 |

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Jared Knight, C #32 2010 (Boston)

2009-10 London Knights OHL 63 36 21 57 | 12 10 7 17

2010-11 London Knights OHL 68 25 45 70 | 6 4 2 6
2010-11 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 2 2 |

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Alex Petrovic, D #36 2010 (Florida)

2009-10 Red Deer Rebels WHL 57 8 19 27 | 4 0 0 0

2010-11 Red Deer Rebels WHL 69 7 50 57 | 9 0 6 6

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Justin Faulk, D #37 2010 (Carolina)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 21 9 3 12 |

2010-11 U. of Minnesota-Duluth WCHA 39 8 25 33 |
2010-11 Charlotte Checkers AHL - - - - | 13 0 2 2

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Jon Merrill, D #38 2010 (New Jersey)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 22 1 8 9 |

2010-11 U. of Michigan CCHA 42 7 18 25 |

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Christian Thomas, RW #40 2010 (Rangers)

2009-10 Oshawa Generals OHL 64 41 25 66 |

2010-11 Oshawa Generals OHL 66 54 45 99 | 10 9 10 19

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Devante Smith-Pelly, C #42 2010 (Anaheim)

2009-10 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors OHL 60 29 33 62 | 16 8 6 14

2010-11 Mississauga St. Michael's Majo OHL 67 36 30 66 | 20 15 6 21

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Brad Ross, LW #43 2010 (Toronto)

2009-10 Portland Winterhawks WHL 71 27 41 68 | 13 2 7 9

2010-11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 65 31 38 69 | 16 4 2 6

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Ryan Spooner, C #45 2010 (Boston)

2009-10 Peterborough Petes OHL 47 19 35 54 | 3 0 1 1

2010-11 Peterborough Petes* OHL 14 10 9 19 |
2010-11 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 50 25 37 62 | 5 4 2 6

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Martin Marincin, D #46 2010 (Edmonton)

2010-11 Prince George Cougars WHL 67 14 42 56 | 4 1 4 5
2010-11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 1 0 0 0 |

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Tyler Toffoli, RW #47 2010 (Los Angeles)

2009-10 Ottawa 67's OHL 65 37 42 79 | 12 7 6 13

2010-11 Ottawa 67's OHL 68 57 51 108 | 4 3 5 8
2010-11 Mannchester Monarchs AHL 1 1 0 1 | 5 1 0 1

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Curtis Hamilton, LW #48 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 26 7 9 16 | 5 2 1 3

2010-11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 26 56 82 | 10 4 7 11

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Calvin Pickard, G #49 2010 (Colorado)

2009-10 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 62 3.09 16 34 12 0.914

2010-11 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 68 3.36 27 33 8 0.916

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Calle Jarnkrok, C #51 2010 (Detroit)

2009-10 Brynas IF Gavle SEL 33 4 6 10 | 5 1 1 2

2010-11 Brynas IF Gavle SEL 49 11 16 27 | 3 3 0 3

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Kent Simpson, G #58 2010 (Chicago)

2009-10 Everett Silvertips WHL 34 2.26 22 9 1 0.925 | 5 - - -

2010-11 Everett Silvertips WHL 53 2.78 21 20 9 0.916 |

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Jason Zucker, F #59 2010 (Minnesota)

2009-10 U.S. National Development Team USHL 22 11 7 18 |

2010-11 U. of Denver WCHA 40 23 22 45 |

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Ryan Martindale, C #61 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Ottawa 67's OHL 61 19 41 60 | 12 4 5 9

2010-11 Ottawa 67's OHL 65 34 49 83 | 4 3 2 5

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Greg McKegg, C #62 2010 (Toronto)

2009-10 Erie Otters OHL 67 37 48 85 | 4 2 1 3

2010-11 Erie Otters OHL 66 49 43 92 | 7 4 1 5
2010-11 Toronto Marlies 2 1 0 1 |

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Max Reinhart, C #64 2010 (Calgary)

2009-10 Kootenay Ice WHL 72 21 30 51 | 6 1 1 2

2010-11 Kootenay Ice WHL 71 34 45 79 | 19 15 12 27

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Danny Biega, D # 67 2010 (Carolina)

2009-10 Harvard University ECAC 32 5 4 9 |

2010-11 Harvard University ECAC 34 11 19 30 |

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Jordan Weal, C #70 2010 (Los Angeles)

2009-10 Regina Pats WHL 72 35 67 102 |

2010-11 Regina Pats WHL 72 43 53 96 |
2010-11 Manchester Monarchs AHL 7 0 1 1 |

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Michael Bournival, C #71 2010 (Montreal)

2009-10 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 58 24 38 62 | 6 2 2 4

2010-11 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 56 28 36 64 | 12 5 8 13

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Kevin Sundher, C #75 2010 (Buffalo)

2009-10 Chilliwack Bruins WHL 72 25 36 61 | 6 3 2 5

2010-11 Chilliwack Bruins WHL 70 24 52 76 | 5 3 4 7

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Stanislav Galiev, LW #86 2010 (Washington)

2009-10 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 67 15 45 60 | 21 8 11 19

2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 64 37 28 65 | 19 10 17 27

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Sam Brittain, G #92 2010 (Florida)

2009-10 Canmore Eagles AJHL 52 3.27 23 19 8 0.896 | 9 - - -

2010-11 U. of Denver WCHA 33 2.28 19 9 5 0.921

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Craig Cunningham, LW #97 2010 (Boston)

2009-10 Vancouver Giants WHL 72 37 60 97 | 16 12 12 24

2010-11 Vancouver Giants* WHL 36 10 35 45 |
2010-11 Portland Winterhawks WHL 35 17 25 42 | 21 7 14 21

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Ivan Telegin, C #101 2010 (Winnipeg)

2009-10 Saginaw Spirit OHL 51 26 18 44 | 6 1 1 2

2010-11 Saginaw Spirit OHL 59 20 41 61 | 12 2 8 10

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Justin Shugg, LW #105 2010 (Carolina)

2009-10 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 39 40 79 | 18 5 10 15

2010-11 Mississauga OHL 66 41 46 87 | 20 10 9 19

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Tom Kuehnhackl, C #110 2010 (Pittsburgh)

2009-10 Landshut Cannibals 2.GBun 38 12 9 21 | 6 0 0 0

2010-11 Windsor Spitfires OHL 63 39 29 68 | 18 11 12 23

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Teemu Pulkkinen, F #111 2010 (Detroit)

2009-10 Jokerit Helsinki SM-liiga 12 1 2 3 |

2010-11 Jokerit Helsinki SM-liiga 55 18 36 54 |

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Mark MacMillan, F #113 2010 (Montreal)

2009-10 Alberni Valley Bulldogs BCHL 59 26 54 80 | 13 5 9 14

2010-11 Penticton Vees BCHL 40 21 36 57 | 3 0 5 5

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Jimmy Mullin, F #118 2010 (Tampa Bay)

2010-11 Fargo Force USHL 52 23 37 60 | 5 0 0 0

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Tye McGinn, LW #119 2010 (Philadelphia)

2009-10 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 50 27 35 62 | 10 2 5 7

2010-11 Gatineau Olympiques QMJHL 42 31 33 64 | 14 5 8 13

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Tyler Bunz, G #121 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 57 2.91 31 19 5 0.898 | 12 - - -

2010-11 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 56 2.47 35 13 8 0.919 | 10 - - -

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Zach Hyman, F #123 2010 (Florida)

2009-10 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 49 35 40 75 |

2010-11 Hamilton Red Wings OJHL 43 42 60 102 | 7 3 5 8

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Freddie Hamilton, C #129 2010 (San Jose)

2009-10 Niagara IceDogs OHL 64 25 30 55 | 5 1 1 2

2010-11 Niagara IceDogs OHL 68 38 45 83 | 14 4 10 14

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Petr Mrazek, G #141 2010 (Detroit)

2009-10 Ottawa 67's OHL 30 3.00 12 9 1 0.905 | 9 - - -

2010-11 Ottawa 67's OHL 52 2.84 32 15 3 0.920 | 4 - - -

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Caleb Herbert, F #142 2010 (Washington)

2010-11 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 51 23 27 50 | 3 0 0 0

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Brendan Gallagher, RW #147 2010 (Montreal)

2009-10 Vancouver Giants WHL 72 41 40 81 | 16 11 10 21

2010-11 Vancouver Giants WHL 66 44 47 91 | 4 2 0 2

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Brendan O'Donnell, F #156 2010 (Tampa Bay)

2009-10 Winnipeg South Blues MJHL 53 29 32 61 | 4 2 1 3

2010-11 Penticton Vees BCHL 58 29 43 72 | 6 1 5 6

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Brandon Davidson, D #162 2010 (Edmonton)

2009-10 Regina Pats WHL 59 1 33 34 |

2010-11 Regina Pats WHL 72 8 44 52 |
2010-11 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 1 0 0 0 | 1 0 0 0

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Alex Friesen, C #172 2010 (Vancouver)

2009-10 Niagara IceDogs OHL 60 23 37 60 | 5 1 6 7

2010-11 Niagara IceDogs OHL 60 26 40 66 | 14 2 8 10

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Samuel Carrier, D #176 2010 (Washington)

2009-10 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 66 10 32 42 | 4 1 0 1

2010-11 Lewiston MAINEiacs QMJHL 61 11 39 50 | 15 2 14 16

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Mark Stone, RW #178 2010 (Ottawa)

2009-10 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 39 11 17 28 | 15 1 3 4

2010-11 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 71 37 69 106 | 6 1 9 10

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Josh Nicholls, C #182 2010 (Toronto)

2009-10 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 18 30 48 | 10 0 5 5

2010-11 Saskatoon Blades WHL 71 34 53 87 | 10 4 2 6

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Frederik Andersen, G #187 2010 (Carolina)

2009-10 Frederikshavn White Hawks Denmark 32 2.19 - - - 0.932 | 10 2.86 0.925

2010-11 Frederikshavn White Hawks Denmark 35 2.49 - - - 0.920 | 11 1.98 0.942

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Brendan Ranford,LW #209 2010 (Philadelphia)

2009-10 Kamloops Blazers WHL 72 29 36 65 | 4 2 3 5

2010-11 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 33 53 86 |

 

[Kitsy]

Thanks for the reply. Interesting about the later guys... Kind of odd you just put 1-30 though, haha. Good information after that though, thanks.

 

[BPD]

I've been doing some research on the late 1st, early 2nd players and I think it is safe to say some guys have dropped off the map and others have become bona fide prospects. I have been stuck deciding how I would group the following guys I consider the biggest movers either up or down. Let me know what you think of these rankings and whether I'm out to lunch or right on. I regrouped them based on who has the most value now:

1. Jon Merrill
2. Charlie Coyle
3. Christian Thomas (Maybe I'm rating him too high)
4. Austin Watson
5. Jared Knight
6. Kevin Hayes
7. Brock Nelson
8. Dylan McIlrath (Too low?)
9. Jarred Tinordi (Too low?)

(Honorable mentions to Smith - Pelly; Petrovic). I left Bennet and Dalton Smith right off due to my belief they would be out of the 20-40 slots if done today.

I think Kuznetsov is such a consensus 5-15 pick I didn't bother putting him up here.

From what I understand, Merrill played like hot stinking ass this year.

 

[CerebralGenesis]

From what I understand, Merrill played like hot stinking ass this year.

 

[Kitsy]

From what I understand, Merrill played like hot stinking ass this year.

To be honest, all I have read about the guy is good stuff. I am neither a Jersey fan nor a avid follower of college hockey. That being said everything I read was the guy was doing great. I'm worried now seeing Jersey fans telling me he sucks, haha.

 

[Vagrant]

Justin Faulk won a National Title with MD, outplayed the vast majority of USA defenders at the U20, and made his professional debut last season for Charlotte and looked raw but projectable. I think in a redraft he goes in the 1st round pretty easily.

 

[NICO NICO PANIC]

To be honest, all I have read about the guy is good stuff. I am neither a Jersey fan nor a avid follower of college hockey. That being said everything I read was the guy was doing great. I'm worried now seeing Jersey fans telling me he sucks, haha.

It's all jokes. Devils fans are quite high on Merrill after his stellar freshman season. Top prospect in the system behind Larsson.

 

[S E P H]

Charlie Coyle is definitely the biggest riser of them all. He was a man playing against boys last year and this was is IN college hockey.

Schwartz
Hishon
Petrovic
Thomas
Faulk

Should also be risers.

 

[thestonedkoala]

Zucker?

 

[Dutchy]

IMHO, Toffoli would be a first rounder if the draft was held today.

 

[Kershaw]

Charlie Coyle as mentioned above, Jon Merill, Justin Faulk, Jeff Skinner were all surprises.

McIlirath, Connolly, Campbell have been the only disappointments. But it's too early to write ANY of these guys off.

 

[Auguste McEscoffier]

Marincin and Hamilton.

 

[thomast]

2010 seems to be very good draft year, many risers but not too many droppers.

 

[Pneuma]

I would add Sheahan to the list of disappointments simply because we didn't see the offensive upside yet. We've heard plenty of excuses for his lack of production. He's in a defensive system, playing a defensive role, against much older players, and it takes much longer for power forwards to develop. All of it amounts to nothing more than excuses. His stock has certainly fallen since the draft because he hasn't shown that offensive potential that had him going in the first round.

If the draft were redone, I actually think that both Pulkkinen and Jarnkrok would be drafted before him.

 

[cheerupmurray]

Among the swedes:

Out of the second round picks, Calle Järnkrok, Patrik Nemeth, Oscar Lindberg and Johan Larsson looks like future NHL-players if everything goes well. Järnkrok might become a impactplayer. Wännström and Rensfeldt are questionmarks at this point.

Risers among the later rounds.

Nashvilles 5th round pick Patric Cehlin had a good jwc and a nice SEL-season. Could be a future NHL-player

Ny Rangers gth round pick Jeper Fasth went from playing in the junior league to the first line of his SEL-team, emerged as a real NHL prospect.

Dallas 5th round pick John Klingberg went from being a player nobody had heard about to being a SEL-player, played in the Jwc (and will probably play there 2012 too) and even a game with the national team. A true project since he is very skinny but a legit prospect.

Torontos 5th round pick Daniel Brodin played some for the national team, decent chance of becoming a roleplayer at NHL-level.

 

[squidz*]

This thread needs more Zucker.

Drafted #59 and looks about equal to Coyle (less NHL ready, but higher upside). Thankfully, they're both part of the Wild.

 

[theIceWookie]

Among the swedes:

Out of the second round picks, Calle Järnkrok, Patrik Nemeth, Oscar Lindberg and Johan Larsson looks like future NHL-players if everything goes well. Järnkrok might become a impactplayer. Wännström and Rensfeldt are questionmarks at this point.

Risers among the later rounds.

Nashvilles 5th round pick Patric Cehlin had a good jwc and a nice SEL-season. Could be a future NHL-player

Ny Rangers gth round pick Jeper Fasth went from playing in the junior league to the first line of his SEL-team, emerged as a real NHL prospect.

Dallas 5th round pick John Klingberg went from being a player nobody had heard about to being a SEL-player, played in the Jwc (and will probably play there 2012 too) and even a game with the national team. A true project since he is very skinny but a legit prospect.

Torontos 5th round pick Daniel Brodin played some for the national team, decent chance of becoming a roleplayer at NHL-level.

Some other non-first round risers.

Tyler Toffoli 47th - Ripped up the OHL this year. Would at least be considered a late first round chance.

Jason Zucker 59th Overall- Had a great year for Denver, putting up more than a PPG (not an easy task in the NCAA, especially in his first year).

Curtis Hamilton, Ryan Martindale and Martin Marincin (Edmonton) all had successful years.

Greg McKegg 3rd Round Toronto - Proved his draft eligible season wasn't a fluke, put up the third highest goals in the OHL behind only Thomas and Toffoli and tied with Yakupov.

Max Reinhart 3rd Round Calgary- Improved from his draft eligible year, putting up almost 30 more points playing only one more game. Not as high a riser as some others but he improved.

Maxim Kitsyn 6th Round LA - Had a PPG OHL playoffs with the Majors and a pretty successful WJC with Russia. With his size and the talent he seems to possess, plus him joining the Majors this season, its hard to imagine he drops to the 6th if the draft happened again.

Mark Stone 6th round Ottawa - Tore up the OHL similar to Toffoli, putting up 106 points, albeit in more games. Big riser but the rise in point totals from last year to this season was enormous. Needs to prove it wasn't a fluke.

Josh Nicholls 7th Round Toronto - Put up 87 points and was a plus 50 in the WHL this year. 39 point jump, also needs to prove it wasn't a fluke but seemed to use his size well.

Brandon Ranford 7th Round Philly - Similar to Nicholls, he put up 87 points, 21 more than last season but in less games. Little on the small side but showed steady improvement in his three years. Defense a little suspect but as a 7th rounder he rose a lot.

 

[Kitsy]

Some other non-first round risers.

Tyler Toffoli 47th - Ripped up the OHL this year. Would at least be considered a late first round chance.

Jason Zucker 59th Overall- Had a great year for Denver, putting up more than a PPG (not an easy task in the NCAA, especially in his first year).

Curtis Hamilton, Ryan Martindale and Martin Marincin (Edmonton) all had successful years.

Greg McKegg 3rd Round Toronto - Proved his draft eligible season wasn't a fluke, put up the third highest goals in the OHL behind only Thomas and Toffoli and tied with Yakupov.

Max Reinhart 3rd Round Calgary- Improved from his draft eligible year, putting up almost 30 more points playing only one more game. Not as high a riser as some others but he improved.

Maxim Kitsyn 6th Round LA - Had a PPG OHL playoffs with the Majors and a pretty successful WJC with Russia. With his size and the talent he seems to possess, plus him joining the Majors this season, its hard to imagine he drops to the 6th if the draft happened again.

Mark Stone 6th round Ottawa - Tore up the OHL similar to Toffoli, putting up 106 points, albeit in more games. Big riser but the rise in point totals from last year to this season was enormous. Needs to prove it wasn't a fluke.

Josh Nicholls 7th Round Toronto - Put up 87 points and was a plus 50 in the WHL this year. 39 point jump, also needs to prove it wasn't a fluke but seemed to use his size well.

Brandon Ranford 7th Round Philly - Similar to Nicholls, he put up 87 points, 21 more than last season but in less games. Little on the small side but showed steady improvement in his three years. Defense a little suspect but as a 7th rounder he rose a lot.

I am very interested in McKegg but being a Leafs fan I feel I may be too close to my prospects to give an unbiased view. Is it fair to say McKegg can project to a second-liner?

 

[Asquaredx2]

Stone has been a real surprise for Ottawa. And Marcus Sorensen could break out next year.

Culek on the other hand has been tremendously disappointing.

 

[Manny*]

Same as above. Stone had a monster year that no Sens fan could've predicted.

Culek was hot stinking ass.

I'll add that, while not exactly a 2010 draftee, David Rundblad's stock has risen a whole lot after his tremendous season.

 

[JLo217]

Coyle and Hishon for me!

 

[boredmale]

Charlie Coyle is definitely the biggest riser of them all. He was a man playing against boys last year and this was is IN college hockey.

I don't understand what exactly Coyle did to stand out in his first season. 26 points in 37 games if good for a freshman but it's not numbers that make me go wow this guys is a future all star. It's not like his numbers were that much better then other first or second rounders who played there first year in the NCAA

 

[R S]

I don't understand what exactly Coyle did to stand out in his first season. 26 points in 37 games if good for a freshman but it's not numbers that make me go wow this guys is a future all star. It's not like his numbers were that much better then other first or second rounders who played there first year in the NCAA

The guy blows me away every time I watch him. And it also sounds like he was the biggest standout at Wild prospect camp.

 

[SmokeyDuck]

DSP and Etem looking good for the Ducks so far