As promised, these are my top-50 prospects for this year’s draft.
This is not a mock draft, but simply a ranking of players I value the most going into this weekend. I expect a lot of those prospects will be picked later or earlier than where I have them on my board.
I tend to value certain things more than others. Above all, the ability to read the game at a high level, to anticipate and play quickly, and the skill to manipulate the game and opponents to create favourable outcomes on the ice are my key factors.