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Another angle on the Draft

After 15+ years of being an Avs fan, this is my first season of actually caring about the Draft. I mean, previously, it didn’t matter too much. The Avs would always maintain good teams and we would never have a top 5 Draft Pick…Ok, so, that didn’t happen. Duchene got me interested in his draft year. Therefore, due to the Avs’ draft position this year, I built an Excel Spreadsheet. I did so with the intention of finding out which players are the most consistent point getters within the 2011 Draft Class. I also wanted to compare such players. Thus, I created tables which focused on Assists per Game (APG), Goals per Game (GPG), and Points per Game (PPG). From there, I created some other tables as explained below.

All statistics are from HockeyDB.com. They were taken the same week that the NHL released their Central Scouting List. These numbers do not include the play-offs. In order to make this an easier read, I removed the irrelevant statistics.

The base table:

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

NAME

POS

SHOOTS

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

TEAM

1

1

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

L

6'0

170

Red Deer

1

2

Larsson

Adam

RD

R

6'3

209

Skelleftea

2

3

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

L

6'0

205

Kitchener

6

4

Couturier

Sean

C

L

6'4

195

Drummondville

9

5

Murphy

Ryan

RD

R

5'10

168

Kitchener

22

6

Biggs

Tyler

RW

R

6'2

210

USA U-18

8

7

Strome

Ryan

C

R

6'

183

Niagara

10

8

Siemens

Duncan

LD

L

6'3

197

Saskatoon

4

9

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

R

6'4

190

Niagara

21

10

Jensen

Nicklas

F

L

6'2

188

Oshawa

19

11

Saad

Brandon

LW

L

6'1

208

Saginaw

4

12

Armia

Joel

RW

R

6'3

191

Assat

3

13

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

L

6'1

168

Saint John

29

14

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

L

5'10

188

Windsor

15

Musil

David

LD

L

6'3

200

Vancouver

16

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

R

5'6

163

USA U-18

17

Catencacci

Daniel

C

L

5'10

180

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

18

Bell

Myles

RD

R

6'

209

Regina

5

19

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

L

6'1

196

Slavia

14

20

McNeill

Mark

C

R

6'1

204

Prince Albert

17

21

Rattie

Ty

LW

R

5'11

170

Portland

22

Jacobs

Colin

F

R

6'1

205

Seattle

24

23

Mayfield

Scott

RD

R

6'3

197

Youngstown

12

24

Rask

Victor

C

L

6'1

194

Leksands

13

25

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

L

6'7

244

Northeastern

7

26

Bartschi

Sven

LW

L

5'10

175

Portland

2

27

Zibanejad

Mika

C

R

6'1

191

Djurgarden

28

28

Puempel

Matthew

LW

L

6'

198

Peterborough

29

Shore

Nick

RW

R

5'11

195

Denver

20

30

Jurco

Tomas

RW

L

6'2

193

Saint John

26

33

Prince

Shane

C

L

5'10

174

Ottawa

15

33

Phillips

Zack

C

R

6'1

178

Saint John

16

33

Scheiffele

Mark

C

R

6'1

182

Barrie

18

33

Jenner

Boone

C

L

6'1

204

Oshawa

27

33

Danault

Phillip

LW

L

6'

170

Victoriaville

11

33

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

L

5'11

166

London

30

33

Rakell

Rickard

RW

R

6'

191

Plymouth

12

33

Morrow

Joseph

D

L

6'

197

Northeastern

23

33

Miller

Jonathan

C

L

6'1

198

USA U-18

5

33

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

L

6'1

174

Saint John

25

33

Murphy

Connor

D

R

6'2

185

USA U-18

3

33

Brodin

Jonas

D

L

6'1

169

Farjestad

Assists per Game (APG):

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

APG Rank

NAME

POS

GP

A

APG

8

7

1

Strome

Ryan

C

65

73

1.12

1

1

2

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

75

1.09

26

33

3

Prince

Shane

C

59

63

1.07

6

4

4

Couturier

Sean

C

58

60

1.03

3

13

5

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

62

0.93

9

5

6

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

53

0.84

15

33

7

Phillips

Zack

C

66

53

0.80

16

33

8

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

53

0.80

7

26

9

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

51

0.77

17

21

10

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

51

0.76

14

20

11

McNeill

Mark

C

70

49

0.70

27

33

12

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

44

0.69

4

9

13

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

46

0.69

17

14

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

45

0.67

12

33

15

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

40

0.67

18

33

16

Jenner

Boone

C

63

41

0.65

28

28

17

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

35

0.64

29

14

18

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

42

0.63

2

3

19

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

30

0.57

16

20

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

13

0.57

11

33

21

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

38

0.56

23

33

22

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

26

0.54

10

8

23

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

38

0.53

5

33

24

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

33

0.51

30

33

25

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

24

0.49

21

10

26

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

29

0.48

19

11

27

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

28

0.47

18

28

Bell

Myles

RD

66

31

0.47

20

30

29

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

25

0.42

29

30

Shore

Nick

RW

33

11

0.33

22

31

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

22

0.32

15

32

Musil

David

LD

62

19

0.31

13

25

33

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

9

0.24

4

12

34

Armia

Joel

RW

48

11

0.23

1

2

35

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

8

0.22

25

33

36

Murphy

Connor

D

14

3

0.21

5

19

37

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

7

0.21

22

6

38

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

4

0.20

2

27

39

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

4

0.15

24

23

40

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

7

0.15

3

33

41

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

4

0.10

12

24

42

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0.00

Based on average Goals per Game (GPG):

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

GPG Rank

NAME

POS

GP

G

GPG

2

3

1

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

36

0.68

3

13

2

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

43

0.64

6

4

3

Couturier

Sean

C

58

36

0.62

28

28

4

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

34

0.62

16

5

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

12

0.52

20

30

6

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

31

0.52

7

26

7

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

34

0.52

8

7

8

Strome

Ryan

C

65

33

0.51

29

14

9

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

34

0.51

21

10

10

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

29

0.48

19

11

11

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

27

0.46

14

20

12

McNeill

Mark

C

70

32

0.46

1

1

13

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

31

0.45

11

33

14

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

30

0.44

26

33

15

Prince

Shane

C

59

25

0.42

17

21

16

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

28

0.42

9

5

17

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

26

0.41

18

33

18

Jenner

Boone

C

63

25

0.40

17

19

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

26

0.39

30

33

20

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

19

0.39

4

12

21

Armia

Joel

RW

48

18

0.38

27

33

22

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

23

0.36

22

6

23

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

7

0.35

15

33

24

Phillips

Zack

C

66

22

0.33

16

33

25

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

22

0.33

22

26

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

22

0.32

23

33

27

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

11

0.23

25

33

28

Murphy

Connor

D

14

3

0.21

18

29

Bell

Myles

RD

66

14

0.21

29

30

Shore

Nick

RW

33

7

0.21

2

27

31

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

5

0.19

5

33

32

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

12

0.18

4

9

33

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

12

0.18

12

33

34

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

9

0.15

24

23

35

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

6

0.13

13

25

36

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

4

0.11

15

37

Musil

David

LD

62

6

0.10

5

19

38

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

3

0.09

10

8

39

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

5

0.07

1

2

40

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

1

0.03

12

24

41

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0.00

3

33

42

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

0

0.00

Based on average Points per Game (PPG):

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

PPG Rank

NAME

POS

GP

PTS

PPG

6

4

1

Couturier

Sean

C

58

96

1.66

8

7

2

Strome

Ryan

C

65

106

1.63

3

13

3

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

105

1.57

1

1

4

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

106

1.54

26

33

5

Prince

Shane

C

59

88

1.49

7

26

6

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

85

1.29

28

28

7

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

69

1.25

9

5

8

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

79

1.25

2

3

9

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

66

1.25

17

21

10

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

79

1.18

14

20

11

McNeill

Mark

C

70

81

1.16

15

33

12

Phillips

Zack

C

66

75

1.14

16

33

13

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

75

1.14

29

14

14

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

76

1.13

16

15

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

25

1.09

17

16

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

71

1.06

18

33

17

Jenner

Boone

C

63

66

1.05

27

33

18

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

67

1.05

11

33

19

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

68

1.00

21

10

20

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

58

0.95

20

30

21

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

56

0.93

19

11

22

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

55

0.93

30

33

23

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

43

0.88

4

9

24

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

58

0.87

12

33

25

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

49

0.82

23

33

26

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

37

0.77

5

33

27

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

45

0.69

18

28

Bell

Myles

RD

66

45

0.68

22

29

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

44

0.65

4

12

30

Armia

Joel

RW

48

29

0.60

10

8

31

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

43

0.60

22

6

32

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

11

0.55

29

33

Shore

Nick

RW

33

18

0.55

25

33

34

Murphy

Connor

D

14

6

0.43

15

35

Musil

David

LD

62

25

0.40

2

27

36

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

9

0.35

13

25

37

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

13

0.34

5

19

38

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

10

0.30

24

23

39

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

13

0.28

1

2

40

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

9

0.24

3

33

41

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

4

0.10

12

24

42

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0.00

It is interesting how the players bounce around. For example, notice who leads in GPG. Also notice how Larsson never reaches the top of any of the tables. This highlights him as a stay at home d-man.

I took each of the above average rankings (APG, GPG, PPG) and averaged those rankings together. This gave me an Average Overall Ranking.

Average Ranking:

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

Average Rank

NAME

POS

GP

G

A

PTS

6

4

2.7

Couturier

Sean

C

58

36

60

96

3

13

3.3

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

43

62

105

8

7

3.7

Strome

Ryan

C

65

33

73

106

1

1

6.3

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

31

75

106

7

26

7.3

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

34

51

85

26

33

7.7

Prince

Shane

C

59

25

63

88

28

28

9.3

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

34

35

69

2

3

9.7

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

36

30

66

9

5

10.3

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

26

53

79

14

20

11.3

McNeill

Mark

C

70

32

49

81

17

21

12.0

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

28

51

79

16

13.3

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

12

13

25

29

14

13.7

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

34

42

76

15

33

14.3

Phillips

Zack

C

66

22

53

75

16

33

15.3

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

22

53

75

17

16.3

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

26

45

71

18

33

17.0

Jenner

Boone

C

63

25

41

66

27

33

17.3

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

23

44

67

11

33

18.0

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

30

38

68

21

10

18.7

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

29

29

58

20

30

18.7

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

31

25

56

19

11

20.0

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

27

28

55

30

33

22.7

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

19

24

43

4

9

23.3

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

12

46

58

12

33

24.7

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

9

40

49

23

33

25.0

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

11

26

37

5

33

27.7

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

12

33

45

18

28.3

Bell

Myles

RD

66

14

31

45

4

12

28.3

Armia

Joel

RW

48

18

11

29

22

28.7

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

22

22

44

10

8

31.0

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

5

38

43

22

6

31.0

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

7

4

11

29

31.0

Shore

Nick

RW

33

7

11

18

25

33

32.7

Murphy

Connor

D

14

3

3

6

15

34.7

Musil

David

LD

62

6

19

25

2

27

35.3

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

5

4

9

13

25

35.3

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

4

9

13

5

19

37.7

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

3

7

10

24

23

38.0

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

6

7

13

1

2

38.3

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

1

8

9

3

33

41.3

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

0

4

4

12

24

41.7

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0

0

Please, take note of the top 4.

This allowed me to compare physical traits and intangibles between players with similar Points per Game output. For my research, I then watched video on comparable players. That definitely gave me some favorites.

These results caused me to get curious. I went back to PPG. I added the Prospects that the Avalanche already have in the system to that list. Their stats are from the same sources taken during the same time frame. This will show comparables as well as show potential growth.

Average Points per Game with Prospects (Bold):

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

NAME

POS

GP

PTS

PPG

17

*

Hishon

Joey

C

50

87

1.74

6

4

Couturier

Sean

C

58

96

1.66

8

7

Strome

Ryan

C

65

106

1.63

3

13

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

105

1.57

1

1

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

106

1.54

26

33

Prince

Shane

C

59

88

1.49

7

26

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

85

1.29

28

28

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

69

1.25

9

5

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

79

1.25

2

3

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

66

1.25

17

21

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

79

1.18

14

20

McNeill

Mark

C

70

81

1.16

49

*

Elliott

Stefan

RD

71

81

1.14

15

33

Phillips

Zack

C

66

75

1.14

16

33

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

75

1.14

29

14

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

76

1.13

16

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

25

1.09

64

*

Barrie

Tyson

RD

54

58

1.07

17

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

71

1.06

18

33

Jenner

Boone

C

63

66

1.05

27

33

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

67

1.05

11

33

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

68

1.00

21

10

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

58

0.95

20

30

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

56

0.93

19

11

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

55

0.93

105

*

Malone

Brad

F

43

40

0.93

160

*

Walter

Ben

C

71

63

0.89

30

33

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

43

0.88

199

*

Mauldin

Greg

LW

38

33

0.87

4

9

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

58

0.87

12

33

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

49

0.82

23

33

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

37

0.77

206

*

Van Der Gulik

David

RW

45

34

0.76

5

33

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

45

0.69

135

*

Carey

Paul

C

38

26

0.68

18

Bell

Myles

RD

66

45

0.68

72

*

Parshin

Dennis

LW

48

32

0.67

137

*

Rutkowski

Troy

D

72

47

0.65

22

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

44

0.65

4

12

Armia

Joel

RW

48

29

0.60

10

8

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

43

0.60

167

*

Chouinard

Joel

LD

29

16

0.55

22

6

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

11

0.55

29

Shore

Nick

RW

33

18

0.55

95

*

Silas

Stephen

LD

68

36

0.53

25

33

Murphy

Connor

D

14

6

0.43

15

Musil

David

LD

62

25

0.40

197

*

Moffatt

Luke

F

34

13

0.38

50

*

Gaunce

Cameron

D

61

22

0.36

2

27

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

9

0.35

13

25

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

13

0.34

5

19

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

10

0.30

24

23

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

13

0.28

1

2

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

9

0.24

184

*

Young

Gus

D

5

1

0.20

Bordeleau

Patrick

LW

72

12

0.17

3

33

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

4

0.10

12

24

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0.00

Hishon’s position surprised me as I had not looked at him at all prior to creating this spreadsheet.

These results caused me to take it to the next step. Below is the same table with familiar NHL Players included. The NHLer statistics that I used are from their AHL (etc) season just prior to their rookie season in the NHL.

The numbers that I am using can now be compared with the current Draft class to see what their numbers could potentially be. I was trying to chart how they would fit into the NHL if their numbers remained the same throughout their career prior to reaching the NHL. I was also trying to see if, for example, RNH’s numbers were actually comparable to certain all-stars. I understand that there are a lot of if’s here but it is fun to see nonetheless.

Here is the PPG chart including Draft Candidates, Avalanche Prospects and familiar NHL Players:

NHL Rank/Draft Position

ISS Rank

NAME

POS

GP

PTS

PPG

1

***

Super Mario

C

70

282

4.03

0

***

Great One

C

64

182

2.84

1

**

Crosby

C

62

168

2.71

15

***

Super Joe

C

64

160

2.50

11

**

Jarome Iginla

C

63

136

2.16

17

*

Hishon

Joey

C

50

87

1.74

6

4

Couturier

Sean

C

58

96

1.66

8

7

Strome

Ryan

C

65

106

1.63

3

13

Huberdeau

Jonathan

C/L

67

105

1.57

1

1

Nugent-Hopkins

Ryan

F

69

106

1.54

26

33

Prince

Shane

C

59

88

1.49

3

**

Duchene

Matt

C

57

79

1.39

44

**

Stastny

Paul

C

39

53

1.36

24

**

Richards

Mike

C

43

58

1.35

7

26

Bartschi

Sven

LW

66

85

1.29

28

28

Puempel

Matthew

LW

55

69

1.25

9

5

Murphy

Ryan

RD

63

79

1.25

2

3

Landeskog

Gabriel

LW

53

66

1.25

17

21

Rattie

Ty

LW

67

79

1.18

22

***

Foote

D

59

69

1.17

14

20

McNeill

Mark

C

70

81

1.16

49

*

Elliott

Stefan

RD

71

81

1.14

15

33

Phillips

Zack

C

66

75

1.14

16

33

Scheiffele

Mark

C

66

75

1.14

29

14

Khokhlachev

Alexandr

F

67

76

1.13

6

***

Foppa

C

39

44

1.13

16

Grimaldi

Rocco

C

23

25

1.09

64

*

Barrie

Tyson

RD

54

58

1.07

17

Catencacci

Daniel

C

67

71

1.06

18

33

Jenner

Boone

C

63

66

1.05

27

33

Danault

Phillip

LW

64

67

1.05

11

33

Namestnikov

Vladislav

C

68

68

1.00

129

***

Kamensky

Valeri

LW

46

46

1.00

33

**

O'Reilly

Radar

C

68

66

0.97

21

10

Jensen

Nicklas

F

61

58

0.95

87

**

Hejduk

Milan

RW

48

45

0.94

20

30

Jurco

Tomas

RW

60

56

0.93

19

11

Saad

Brandon

LW

59

55

0.93

105

*

Malone

Brad

F

43

40

0.93

160

*

Walter

Ben

C

71

63

0.89

30

33

Rakell

Rickard

RW

49

43

0.88

199

*

Mauldin

Greg

LW

38

33

0.87

4

9

Hamilton

Dougie

RD

67

58

0.87

12

33

Morrow

Joseph

D

60

49

0.82

23

33

Miller

Jonathan

C

48

37

0.77

206

*

Van Der Gulik

David

RW

45

34

0.76

1

**

Ovechkin

LW

37

27

0.73

5

33

Beaulieu

Nathan

D

65

45

0.69

135

*

Carey

Paul

C

38

26

0.68

18

Bell

Myles

RD

66

45

0.68

72

*

Parshin

Dennis

LW

48

32

0.67

137

*

Rutkowski

Troy

D

72

47

0.65

22

Jacobs

Colin

F

68

44

0.65

4

12

Armia

Joel

RW

48

29

0.60

10

8

Siemens

Duncan

LD

72

43

0.60

1

**

Johnson

Erik

D

41

24

0.59

167

*

Chouinard

Joel

LD

29

16

0.55

22

6

Biggs

Tyler

RW

20

11

0.55

29

Shore

Nick

RW

33

18

0.55

95

*

Silas

Stephen

LD

68

36

0.53

25

33

Murphy

Connor

D

14

6

0.43

15

Musil

David

LD

62

25

0.40

197

*

Moffatt

Luke

F

34

13

0.38

50

*

Gaunce

Cameron

D

61

22

0.36

2

27

Zibanejad

Mika

C

26

9

0.35

13

25

Oleksiak

Jamie

LD

38

13

0.34

0

**

Wilson

Ryan

D

60

20

0.33

79

**

OBY

D

18

6

0.33

5

19

Jaskin

Dmitri

RW

33

10

0.30

132

**

Quincey

D

66

20

0.30

24

23

Mayfield

Scott

RD

46

13

0.28

170

**

Holos

D

51

14

0.27

1

2

Larsson

Adam

RD

37

9

0.24

184

*

Young

Gus

D

5

1

0.20

Bordeleau

Patrick

LW

72

12

0.17

3

33

Brodin

Jonas

D

42

4

0.10

146

**

Koci

David

D

21

2

0.10

12

24

Rask

Victor

C

8

0

0.00

I had the most fun with this last chart. It puts a lot of speculation into perspective. Comparables of note:

Mike Richards and Landeskog

Gaunce/Holos and Larsson

Hishon and the 2011 Draft Class

Stastny/Duchene and the Top 10

Foppa/Hejduk/Kamensky/O'Reilly and Khoklachev/ Namestnikov/Catencacci

Johnson/Chouinard and Siemens

Koci and “The Bordello”

I can’t wait for the draft to see how all of this finally pans out!

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