Re: Northeastern 2018 Off-season: Dog Day Afternoon
Final NHL CSS Rankings among North American skaters for NU:
- Tyler Madden (F), 39
- Jordan Harris (D), 44
- Neil Shea (F), 193
- Zach Solow (F), 204
- Aidan McDonough (F), 209
So, Madden/Harris will be drafted, the other 3 are more hopeful for some late round flyers
Note that just because Madden is rated 39 does not mean that he is expected to go in the early to mid 2nd round. This is a list of North American skaters. It doesn't account for the many Europeans who will be drafted ahead of him. I'm kind of surprised that his ranking has held up at this level, considering his drop in production after his tournament success in January. Perhaps his trade to Tri-City hasn't worked out as well as hoped or perhaps he hasn't played since 3/30 due to an injury.
Harris is expected to be taken in the 75-90 range or mid to late 3rd round. The other three are probably good prospects for college, given the coaches' scouting history, and could very well develop into contributors in a year or two. I wouldn't be shocked if Harris' name was called ahead of Madden's. I don't care where or if they are taken, as long as they can help NU get back to the Garden and into the final 16.
In reality, the players who are "judged" by the top
PROfessional scouts to be the top
PROfessional prospects. There are myriad top flight college prospects who get through the fine mesh nets and are drafted late (see J. Davies, D. Sikura) or are missed entirely as 18 year olds (See N. Stevens). Then there are legions of late bloomers who are missed entirely and have teams bidding against each other by the end of their junior or senior years.
Sometimes it appears as though some of the boys who go in the early rounds, have had their ratings boosted because of the college program they have committed to.
That's like buying a stock because you
heard someone smart likes it. Sometimes that works. Often it fails, because the sheepish investor hasn't bothered to do the work to get the
whole story until
after he owns it. Then he may embarrassed to admit his mistake and to cut his loss.