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I'm looking at The Athletic's top 100 NHL players under 23, and something stands out.

Posted by David (aka David) Jan 17 '24, 16:13

Hockey scouting is exceptional.

By my count, only nine of the players come from outside the first round. And most of those picks were still in the 30s. So, they were near-misses.

Nashville's Juuso Parssinen is the only one I spotted who was drafted outside the top two rounds. It's a pretty stunning list from that perspective.

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There's a weird yin yang thing - 70% of NHL games are played by players draft in the first round, but a quarter of 1st rounders play less than 100 - Reagen Jan 17, 16:22 3
- I wonder if the Datsyuks and Zetterbergs are a thing of the past with all of the video available now. -- nm - spamlet Jan 17, 16:27 2
  - I think they'll still happen. guys with a perceived flaw you're taking a chance on. Gaudreau in the 4th round in 2011. scouting on him was basically - mafic Jan 17, 16:55 1
    - not counting goalies, because who the hell knows with goalies? -- nm - mafic Jan 17, 16:56

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