We're working on our 2013 Fantasy Draft Rankings as part of our Fantasy Prospects DB and it's challenging as this year's draft class is pretty stacked. So we thought we'd reach out to the FHS community for a little assistance. Here is ...
We're working on our 2013 Fantasy Draft Rankings as part of our Fantasy Prospects DB and it's challenging as this year's draft class is pretty stacked. So we thought we'd reach out to the FHS community for a little assistance. Here is how it shall roll: I'll lay out some profiles of the viable draft eligible candidates and you vote for who the best fantasy prospect is among that group. Then rinse and repeat. After a series of posts like that we should magically have ourselves a tidy little top 10 list.
The criteria here is that we're looking for the best fantasy prospect, so not the best player but who we believe will be the best player from a fantasy perspective over the long-term (next 10 years) amongst those eligible for the 2013 NHL draft. So essentially you should be voting for who you would pick in a fantasy prospect draft, all factors taken into consideration.
The slide never even really got started for Jones before he gets picked 3rd:
Seth Jones - 50%
Aleksander Barkov - 30%
Valeri Nichushkin - 10%
Sean Monahan - 5%
Elias Lindholm - 5%
Write-In Vote - 0%
So with the 3rd pick in any fantasy prospect draft, Gary Bettman would like to announce that we have selected Seth Jones.
Here is who is off the board:
#1 Nathan MacKinnon (64% of the vote)
#2 Jonathan Drouin (69% of the vote)
#3 Seth Jones (50% of the vote)
Here are your candidates for the 4th pick:
Aleksander Barkov, C, Tappara (FIN)
Rankings:
Central Scouting: #1 (Euro Skaters)
ISS: #5
Bob McKenzie: #4 (mid-term)
Craig Button: #4
The Hockey News: #6
Hockey Prospectus: #5
NHL Numbers Consensus Rankings: #4
NHLE: 40.5
Required Reading:
Corey Pronman's Draft Rankings
Copper & Blue's Comparables
Visuals: Aleksander Barkov #16 Highlights 2012-13
FHS Scout Says: So young and yet nearly unprecedented productivity in SM-liiga this year makes him a curiously underrated top 5 pick. You might be able to hit the jackpot here. But then again, maybe the Finnish league isn't what it once was if a 17-year-old is tearing it up.
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Valeri Nichushkin, RW, Chelyabinsk (KHL)
Rankings:
Central Scouting: #2 (Euro Skaters)
ISS: #4
Bob McKenzie: #10 (mid-term)
Craig Button: #5
The Hockey News: #5
Hockey Prospectus: #4
NHL Numbers Consensus Rankings: #5
NHLE: 20.0
Required Reading:
The Hockey Writers Prospect Profile
Corey Pronman's Draft Rankings
Copper & Blue's Comparables
Visuals: Valeri Nichushkin 2013 WJC Highlights
FHS Scout Says: Here is where the serious questions start as Val shows a lot of potential but the production leaves me wanting more. I think there is bust potential here as he could be more flash than finish.
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Sean Monahan, C, Ottawa (OHL)
Rankings:
Central Scouting: #5 (NA Skaters)
ISS: #9
Bob McKenzie: #6 (mid-term)
Craig Button: #6
The Hockey News: #7
Hockey Prospectus: #7
NHL Numbers Consensus Rankings: #7
NHLE: 33.1
Required Reading:
The Hockey Writers Prospect Profile
Corey Pronman's Draft Rankings
Copper & Blue's Comparables
Visuals: Sean Monahan Highlights
FHS Scout Says: Has a lot of intangibles that NHL scouts love like great hockey sense, defensive conscience, strong on draws, etc. but that's not necessarily a great calling card for his fantasy potential. His numbers this year were very solid, especially given that Ottawa was a crap team, as Monahan was in on 44% of Ottawa's goals... lofty! But a little extrapolating is going to have to be done to determine what he will do when surrounded by more talent.
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Elias Lindholm, C, Brynas (SEL)
Rankings:
Central Scouting: #3 (Euro Skaters)
ISS: #7
Bob McKenzie: #5 (mid-term)
Craig Button: #9
The Hockey News: #4
Hockey Prospectus: #6
NHL Numbers Consensus Rankings: #6
NHLE: 36.9
Required Reading:
The Hockey Writers Prospect Profile
Corey Pronman's Draft Rankings
Copper & Blue's Comparables
Visuals: Elias Lindholm 2013 WJC Highlights
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