The annual NHL Entry Draft is more or less a crapshoot. 18-year-old kids are evaluated and graded like cattle being sold at an auction. There is no way to truly tell how any of these neophytes will react and perform once they receive a seven-figure contract and don an NHL sweater.
Experts, scouts and sports fans alike will do their best to try and pinpoint which player will be selected by which team. But the fact is, drafts in all sports, are tantamount to throwing a dart and hoping yours gets as close to the bulls-eye as possible.