He's low in the mock drafts because they take team needs into account.Vlad The Impaler said:If I remember well, ISS had Montoya 3rd overall which raised a few eyebrows. Here he is not far, 4th overall. So ISS is not alone thinking highly of Al.
Leafaholix said:He's low in the mock drafts because they take team needs into account.
Otherwise, Schwarz and Montoya are probably both top 6 picks.
Vlad The Impaler said:Yeah, but he's also lower on several ranking lists. Redline, THN have him lower. CSS it is impossible to say because of the way they rank. 3rd overall by ISS was definitly unheard of at the time.
Draftman said:From TSN:
30. Mike Green
TEAM: Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
CSB RANK: 9th (North American Skaters)
POSITION: Defence
HEIGHT: 6'1
WEIGHT: 191 lbs.
BOB MCKENZIE SAYS: The veteran WHL blueliner put up solid points on a very bad Saskatoon team and more than one scout wondered how much better he would look as a prospect if he had played on a team like Medicine Hat or Red Deer. Nevertheless, he’s a borderline first rounder who could easily slip to the second.
Got the same nonsense from THN.
Memo to all scouts: You're supposed to rank prospects based on their OWN talents. Not on the level of performance of their team.
Hawkalyzer said:im Suprised Olesz is so low........
thought hed be at the lowest 7th
Russian_fanatic said:Zajac over Schremp
Handsome B. Wonderful said:
dumbdumbdumb
one of very few problems I have with the list.
Marc the Habs Fan said:What about Radulov at 18? Is the poor showing at the combine affecting his ranking that much? I am getting giddy at the thought of the Habs having a crack at him. To get a talent like that at 18 in a so-so draft would make my saturday.
FedorScores said:Why is Olesz behind Thelen.....?
Something tells me a lot of careers are going to be "Phaneufed" for years to come.monster_bertuzzi said:Because he was ''Phaneuf-ed'' as Bob said.