Pronman values speed and skill over everything else. He even states that his rankings isn’t what will happen on draft day. Just how he thinks they should be rank based on his criteria. He doesn’t value as highly players that are safe etc.
Looking back at his rankings it’s interesting. He nails some picks and is totally out to lunch on others (like most scouts). He really seems to be off on dmen. In 2015 for example he had Provorov ranked in the mid/late teens. He had Chabot I think #47. These are 18 year old kids so projecting them is an inexact science. I remember reading that if a scout can be right 20% of the time he is considered a success. Which is funny to think about when some of us argue about player X or Y so vehemently. Or say player Z is going to be way better then the consensus rankings. The truth is no one knows shit. Even the pros are wrong most of the time. And they have expertise and experience in the field .
Anyways back to Pronman, his ranking for 2013 and 2015 aren’t looking great in hindsight (I posted his 2013 rankings in the prospects section).
His 2014 is looking decent except for Bennett at #2. Pronman was higher on Nylander, Ehlers, Pastrnak and Fabbri then the consensus. Give him props for having Pastrnak ranked so highly when I don’t remember anyone else having him so high
