Unlike some recent drafts, there’s no room for discussion regarding the 2015 NHL draft’s top two prospects. Erie Otters superstar Connor McDavid and Boston University sniper Jack Eichel have separated themselves from the rest of the draft class.
While racking up 44 goals and 120 points in 47 games, McDavid showed the hockey world why he’s the best prospect the NHL has seen since Sidney Crosby. The blend of his uncanny vision, impeccable offensive skills and desire to win gives him the ability to carry a team on his back. It seems it is only a matter of time before he brings the Edmonton Oilers back to their glory days.
Eichel is slightly behind the Newmarket, Ontario, native but is a generational talent nonetheless. He is already touted as one of the best talents to ever come through the NCAA following netting 26 goals and 71 points in 40 contests as a freshman. His stats are a testament to how he’s well beyond his years on the ice, possessing the raw skill, speed and drive of a pro, not a student-athlete.
But outside of those two elite future superstars, who is the next-best prospect in the 2015 NH ...
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Scouts’ Breakdown: Who Is the Third-Best Prospect in the 2015 NHL Draft?
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