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You're being a little disingenuous here. TSN's final rankings, which are an aggregate survey of NHL scouts, had Seider at 16. Now they're saying he's the best prospect in the world. NOBODY, including NHL scouts, believed Seider was this good except Yzerman and co. So while you're correct that Pronman got that one wrong, so did everyone else. I'd argue that it's probably because talent evaluators have an unconcious bias toward "flashy" players. Guys that play a simple, effective, efficient game just don't get the same love. Hence why Makar and Adam Fox are Norris finalists despite the fact that neither of them can be trusted in defensive situations. People didn't see flashy offense in Seider's game, so he wasn't valued properly.

He very obviously differs from that take considering he could have had Knight or Askarov the last two seasons, both of whom were more highly anticipated prospects than Wallstedt or Cossa, and he chose neither. People think that because Yzerman drafted a goalie in the first round one time that he's going to be inclined to reach on a goalie with a top ten pick now? Doubtful. A top ten pick has only been used on a goalie three times since 2000, and not at all in the last 16 years. In the last 16 years, 30+ GMs made 160 top ten selections and NONE of them took a goalie. And yet, elite goalies still exist. That should probably tell you something. FWIW one of those three guys (DiPietro) was a bust, and two (Fleury and Price) are Hall of Famers. ALL of them were considered better prospects than Wallstedt or Cossa. There's absolutely NO reason to think either of the two goalies this year will be a Fleury or a Price. It's a wasted pick. GMs know this, that's why they don't do it anymore.

1. Hasek was drafted 199th overall. That's exactly my point. 2. You're underselling this class. There are plenty of players we could draft at 6th overall that project as top pair, top line players. Just none that currently project as star players. The same was true in 2017 and plenty of stars emerged from that class. I'd rather have a Heiskanen, Makar, Pettersson, Necas, Suzuki, Norris, etc. than a top goalie prospect. Why? Because it's easier to trade for a good starting goalie than a top line center or first pair defenseman. 3. Since you're asking, I'd rather take the chance that Kent Johnson is another Elias Pettersson than that Wallstedt is another Price. 4. As for the bolded, I'd rather we have a team that wins. I don't care about having the world's best goalie. I care about having the world's best team. Time and again the best teams win with average goalies. Almost never do the best goalies win with average teams. So who cares about the Vezina?

It's about asset management. Teams have learned since Carey Price was drafted that an elite goalie means jack squat if you don't have elite position players. And top end position players are harder to find later in the draft, unlike goalies. The three best goalies of the modern era are Luongo, Lundquist, and Price and NONE of them ever won anything. Corey Crawford had more Cups than all three combined and he's not even close to elite. Why do you think that is? I'll tell you why, it's more important to have a Duncan Keith or Jonathan Toews or Patrick Kane on your team than it is to have a Carey Price.

Well this game is completely out of hand. 4-1 Vegas. Montreal is just completely outclassed in this one.

1C / 2C - Dylan Larkin 2C / 3C - Joe Veleno, Michael Rasmussen, Theodor Niederbach 3C / 4C - Chase Pearson Larkin is our only top 6 center currently. Maybe one of the three players listed can emerge as a 1C / 2C. Center may be our biggest area of weakness. 1LW / 2LW - Jakub Vrana, Lucas Raymond 2LW / 3LW - Tyler Bertuzzi, Robert Mastrosimone 3LW / 4LW - Adam Erne, Evgeny Svechnikov 1RW / 2RW - Filip Zadina 2RW / 3RW - Robby Fabbri, Jonatan Berggren 3RW / 4RW - Givani Smith, Elmer Soderblom Our biggest area of strength is on the wings but we could use another top 6 RW depending on how Berggren pans out. 1LD / 2LD - 2LD / 3LD - Dennis Cholowski, William Wallinder, Albert Johansson, Eemil Viro, Jared McIsaac, Donovan Sebrango 1RD / 2RD - Moritz Seider 2RD / 3RD - Filip Hronek, Gustav Lindstrom, Antti Tuomisto, Seth Barton We currently have the most depth at LD but no standout top pair. Maybe one of the 6 players listed can emerge as a 1LD but I wouldn't count on it. Our best player is at RD but pretty thin after Seider. I don't think we have a single goalie that projects to be a #1. Maybe Petruzzelli but there's no guarantee he even signs. Based on this I think we should target C / LD / G in the upcoming draft. McTavish / Hughes / Wallstadt with #6 Raty / Lambos / Cossa with #23 Pinelli / Chayka / Lennox with #38 / #48 / #52. Target another RW and RD in rounds 3 / 4.