Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking

Today, the guys break down Scott’s summer top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking, discussing a new group at the top including Gavin McKenna and Ivar Stenberg, and arguing about the placement of guys like Gabe Perreault, Zayne Parekh, and Dmitri Simashev. Plus, thoughts on the pools of the teams with the most prospects ranked, the rise of Ilya Protas and more.

0:00:00: Intro
0:00:16: Gavin McKenna headlines a group of four at the top of the list
0:01:49: How do you compare vastly different situations for these prospects?
0:04:19: Breaking down the center class
0:07:56: Blackhawks, Flames, Predators, and Sharks have the most ranked players
0:13:26: Dmitri Simashev
0:18:20: David Reinbacher
0:25:08: James Hagens
0:26:30: Zayne Parekh
0:36:08: Gabe Perreault
0:43:05: Ilya Protas
0:48:16: Roman Kantserov

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