Note: this is a version 2 of the model and ranking, after revisiting the age adjustment formula. Last week we introduced our new DRAFTe metric aiming at projecting the potential of a prospect ahead of the NHL draft. Please remember that the idea was to project a prospect based on his draft year environment (league, position, performance). So if a player performed well, in a league where players before him became NHLer with similar performances, his projection will be good. In brief, this is about average career potential, with the full upside of each player to be decided by a thorough scouting process. This is why Canadian juniors are probably ranked lower in the model than they will be on draft day, as their real upside is more clear to NHL scouts than for an obscure European junior.
DRAFTe top 16 names for the NHL draft 2022
DRAFTe top 16 names for the NHL draft 2022
DRAFTe top 16 names for the NHL draft 2022
Note: this is a version 2 of the model and ranking, after revisiting the age adjustment formula. Last week we introduced our new DRAFTe metric aiming at projecting the potential of a prospect ahead of the NHL draft. Please remember that the idea was to project a prospect based on his draft year environment (league, position, performance). So if a player performed well, in a league where players before him became NHLer with similar performances, his projection will be good. In brief, this is about average career potential, with the full upside of each player to be decided by a thorough scouting process. This is why Canadian juniors are probably ranked lower in the model than they will be on draft day, as their real upside is more clear to NHL scouts than for an obscure European junior.