HockeyProspect.com 2021 NHL Draft Top 32 Ranking, April - HockeyProspect.com
HockeyProspect's April rankings are out.
1. Power
2. Edvinsson
3. Beniers
4. Johnson
5. Guenther
6. Eklund
7. Cossa
8. McTavish
9. Hughes
10. Sillinger
Thoughts?
I'm surprised to see Lambos at #24 considering HP had him at #4 in their early 2021 rankings and he hasn't played all that much this year, so why the slide in the rankings? How does one go from an elite prospect to a late 1st rounder without playing much? Kind of strange to me.
Also interesting to see Cossa as the top rated goalie all the way up at #7 and over Wallstedt at #14. Also HP are not as high on Clarke as some others and have him only at #12. I'm not a huge Clarke fan (although I definitely do like him) but that seems a bit low. They also had Drysdale around that spot last year IIRC and Clarke kinda reminds me of him, and considering how Drysdale has looked this season that low ranking of him looks like a mistake, so it's interesting that they're doing the same thing with Clarke.
Also Hughes is a guy a lot of people like and may even rate as the #1 in this draft but HP only has him at #9. Very interesting rankings overall.
EDIT: Also no Stankoven in the 1st round.