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B-Hud's Final Top 80: 2012 NHL Entry Draft |
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As promised a month ago, I would be releasing my Final List for the 2012 NHL Entry Draft following the Combine. A few people question why the combine exists and if it really adds insight. Well it depends on how you (or scouts, general managers) feel about it entirely. Generally the combine is so that all the testing can be centralized and we can get accurate looks at height/weight, and other physical attributes.
Do the tests have any merit on lists? Absolutely. For example, I talked about Tom Wilson yesterday having a very good vertical jump. Wilson has been criticized for being an okay but not great skater, and someone who will have to continue to progress that part of his game to make the pros in a couple years. Seeing a good vertical jump can, and I stress can, point to explosiveness. This might give a team an idea that his skating is more of a mechanical thing and something fixable. While it may not change where he is on their list, it can erase some questions and make a team more inclined to put trust in him with their pick. Just a quick thought on that.
As for my list, I took some of the interviews I've done over the past month, as well as some looks at the Combine into play when moving a couple For the most part, however, this is based on 50+ live OHL games, and video viewings of the rest. Enjoy.
MOCK DRAFT CONTINUES TOMORROW.
1 - Alex Galchenyuk, C
2 - Nail Yakupov, RW
3 - Mikhail Grigorenko, C
4 - Radek Faksa, C
5 - Jacob Trouba, D
6 - Ryan Murray, D
7 - Griffin Reinhart, D
8 - Filip Forsberg, LW
9 - RW Cody Ceci, D
10 - Matt Dumba, D
11 - Zemgus Girgensons, C
12 - Slater Koekkoek, D
13 - Brendan Gaunce, C
14 - Morgan Reilley, D
15 - Teuvo Teravainen, LW
16 - Sebastian Collberg, RW/LW
17 - Olli Maatta, D
18 - Matt Finn, D
19 - Tom Wilson, RW
20 - Derek Pouliot, D
21 - Oscar Dansk, G
22 - Stefan Matteau, LW
23 - Colton Sissons, RW
24 - Nicolas Kerdiles, C
25 - Scott Laughton, C
26 - Tomas Hertl, C
27 - Henrik Samuelsson, RW
28 - Martin Frk, RW
29 - Andrei Vasilevski, G
30 - Brady Skjei, D
31 - Dalton Thrower, D
32 - Patrick Siellof, D
33 - Daniil Zharkov, LW
34 - Scott Kosmachuk, RW
35 - Ludvig Bystrom, D
36 - Lukas Sutter, C
37 - Jordan Schmaltz, D
38 - Tim Bozon, LW
39 - Phillip Di Giuseppe, F
40 - Adam Pelech, D
41 - Hampus Lindholm, D
42 - Jarrod Maidens, C
43 - Pontus Aberg, LW
44 - Tanner Pearson, LW
45 - Cristoval 'Boo' Nieves, C/LW
46 - Malcolm Subban, G
47 - Troy Bourke, LW
48 - Ville Pokka, D
49 - Damon Severson, D
50 - Trevor Carrick, D
51 - Ryan Rupert, LW
52 - Brady Vail, C
53 - Miles Koules, RW
54 - Tanner Richard, LW
55 - Josh Anderson, LW
56 - Seth Griffith, F
57 - Gianluca Curcuruto, D
58 - Mark Jankowski, C
59 - Jake McCabe, D
60 - Daniel Altshuller, G
61 - Gemel Smith, C
62 - Brian Hart, RW
63 - Charles Hudon, LW
64 - Anton Slepyshev, LW
65 - Matia Marcantuoni, RW
66 - Matt Murray, G
67 - Dane Fox, C
68 - Brandon Troock, RW
69 - John Gillies, G
70 - Calle Anderson, D
71 - Thomas Hyka, RW
72 - Devin Shore, C
73 - Collin Olson, G
74 - Dillon Fournier, D
75 - Coda Gordon, LW
76 - Nick Ebert, D
77 - Zack Leslie, D
78 - Jake Paterson, G
79 - Anthony Stolarz, G
80 - Ben Johnson, C
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