Scott Wheeler just did his top 62 for the draft over at the Athletic. You'll need to subscribe if you want to read the write-ups, but here's his top 10 along with a couple other guys we've discussed here.
Wheeler: Midseason ranking for the 2020 NHL Draft's top 62...
1. Alexis Lafreniere — LW, Rimouski Oceanic, 6-foot-1
2. Quinton Byfield — C, Sudbury Wolves, 6-foot-4
3. Lucas Raymond — RW, Frölunda HC, 5-foot-10
4. Alexander Holtz — RW/LW, Djurgårdens IF, 6-foot
5. Marco Rossi — C, Ottawa 67’s, 5-foot-9
6. Tim Stützle — LW, Adler Mannheim, 5-foot-11
7. Cole Perfetti — LW, Saginaw Spirit, 5-foot-10
8. Jamie Drysdale — RHD, Erie Otters, 5-foot-11
9. Anton Lundell — C, HIFK, 6-foot-1
10. Yaroslav Askarov — G, SKA-Neva St. Petersburg, 6-foot-3
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16. Jack Quinn — C/RW, Ottawa 67’s, 6-foot
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20. Jan Mysak — LW, HC Litvinov, 6-foot
First off, in his intro he mentioned how strong the top 10 is, and how this is a good year to lose to the lottery. That's a very,
very good thing for the Devils since we're only a few points from being 3-4 slots higher in the standings, and could always lose a place or two in the lottery drawing.
Also, he emphasized that this is a pure player ranking, and that he expects Drysdale to go earlier than 8th because he's the only elite defenseman available. He also said he considers Drysdale to be better than Byram was "at the same age".
He has only good things to say about Jack Quinn, don't really understand the #16 ranking, feels like it should be higher.