If there’s one thing the Fear the Fin masthead can agree on, it’s that Ryan Merkley should have been the pick of choice for San Jose at 21 during the 2018 NHL Draft. However, fans and writers alike are wont to overvalue prospects and irrationally favor certain draftees, regardless of what the scouting reports and numbers say about them. Today, we’ll try to provide a more objective evaluation of Doug Wilson and his scouting staff’s performance in selecting teenagers to join the organization.
We’re looking for a few things. First, we want prospects that have might just turn into a star.