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Quote from: CarltonTheBear on August 28, 2011, 12:53:23 AMQuote from: WAYNEINIONA on August 27, 2011, 09:30:36 PMQuote from: Jacques Strap on August 27, 2011, 08:19:32 PMSo these guys that rank prospects, they must be good enough at it that one of the 120 NHL, AHL or CHL teams would pay them to scout, right?No?Ok, that's about all I need to know.So I guess this means their opinion is pointless.Furthermore, couldn't you essentially say the same thing about a guy like Darren Dreger or Bob McKenzie? If they are such great hockey analysts why aren't they working for a NHL team? Or for a comparison closer to the one you made, why isn't Kyle Woodlief of the Red Line Report a NHL scout?I could, and would. Dreger and McKenzie are not paid to be player evaluators, they are paid to report sports news. If one of them says a trade is about to be made, I can take that to the bank, because being on the inside of front office stuff is what they do best. As far as evaluation.... well, they make pre-season picks every year, how often are they right, or even close?These types of amateur player and team rankings are merely conversation starters for the dog days of summer. To be honest, I'd be far more interested in hearing what you had to say about specific players you've gone and seen play, than hearing debates about what one random amateur "ranked" them at vs. another.
Quote from: WAYNEINIONA on August 27, 2011, 09:30:36 PMQuote from: Jacques Strap on August 27, 2011, 08:19:32 PMSo these guys that rank prospects, they must be good enough at it that one of the 120 NHL, AHL or CHL teams would pay them to scout, right?No?Ok, that's about all I need to know.So I guess this means their opinion is pointless.Furthermore, couldn't you essentially say the same thing about a guy like Darren Dreger or Bob McKenzie? If they are such great hockey analysts why aren't they working for a NHL team? Or for a comparison closer to the one you made, why isn't Kyle Woodlief of the Red Line Report a NHL scout?
Quote from: Jacques Strap on August 27, 2011, 08:19:32 PMSo these guys that rank prospects, they must be good enough at it that one of the 120 NHL, AHL or CHL teams would pay them to scout, right?No?Ok, that's about all I need to know.So I guess this means their opinion is pointless.
So these guys that rank prospects, they must be good enough at it that one of the 120 NHL, AHL or CHL teams would pay them to scout, right?No?Ok, that's about all I need to know.
I think I'd have Gardiner over Colbourne.
Quote from: dm_for_pm on September 14, 2011, 09:10:02 PMI think I'd have Gardiner over Colbourne. Clearly, my crusade of last year failed.
Quote from: Floyd on September 15, 2011, 12:29:25 PMQuote from: dm_for_pm on September 14, 2011, 09:10:02 PMI think I'd have Gardiner over Colbourne. Clearly, my crusade of last year failed.Seriously people. It's Koalburn.