Jarvis should probably be higher too. But not higher than Dawson, of course.
specifichero101
Going first overall will give him the benefit of the doubt way longer than a normal prospect. But if he doesn’t perform this season that good will will disappear. Same with Byfield, no reason he realistically would be above Mercer at this point but there is still a lot of hope riding on that potential.
MartysBetter29
No matter what, he was a steal. Great drafting from Fitz and the scouting department.
I guess this list is still factoring in potential, which isn’t unfair as this class is still super young. If it were based off what they have done so far, Mercer has to be top 3.
For what its worth, I wouldnt rather have anyone on THIS Devils team besides Stutzle. Mercer might be my favorite Devil and is a perfect fit for what we are building.
max10081
Wheeler always overrates his original picks on a redraft. He did the same thing last year because he has a vendetta against Seider. Since he originally rated him as like a second rounder.
His content is weak anyway and he always has an insane amount of grammatical errors and typos for a professional journalist. Also there are tons of better draft analysts than him
gothenburgpig
I still think Laffy can pull it together. I’m less confident in the Rangers ability to develop him. I bet he tears up a World Championships soon
caldo4
Mercer doesn’t have the theoretical ceiling of Laf so it makes sense
But it Laf is the same this year, any benefit of the doubt is gone.
GoudaGoudaGoudaGouda
While I still think Laf has some potential and will get better as a player in the next 2 years, I find it weird to rank Potential over actual Output. Stats matter. There’s a reason why Mercer is doing better than Lafreniere and it is not because Mercer has gotten lucky or because Laf has less PP time.
This may sound CRAZY….but hear me out please…maybe Mercer is just a *better player* than some of the guys above him??? What do I know
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1. New York Rangers: **C Tim Stützle**
2. Los Angeles Kings: **LHD Jake Sanderson**
3. Ottawa Senators: **RW Lucas Raymond**
4. Detroit Red Wings: **LW Cole Perfetti**
5. Ottawa Senators: **LW Alexis Lafrenière**
6. Anaheim Ducks: **C Quinton Byfield**
7. New Jersey Devils: **C Dawson Mercer**
8. Buffalo Sabres: **RW Seth Jarvis**
9. Minnesota Wild: **C Anton Lundell**
10. Winnipeg Jets: **RW Jack Quinn**
11. Nashville Predators: **RHD Jamie Drysdale**
12. Florida Panthers: **G Yaroslav Askarov**
13. Carolina Hurricanes: **G Devon Levi**
14. Edmonton Oilers: **LW Lukas Reichel**
15. Toronto Maple Leafs: **LW JJ Peterka**
16. Montreal Canadiens: **C Marco Rossi**
17. Chicago Blackhawks: **RW Alexander Holtz**
18. New Jersey Devils: **LHD Alexander Nikishin**
19. New York Rangers: **LHD Kaiden Guhle**
20. New Jersey Devils: **RHD Braden Schneider**
21. Columbus Blue Jackets: **LW Dylan Holloway**
22. Washington Capitals: **RHD Brock Faber**
23. Philadelphia Flyers: **LW Sean Farrell**
24. Calgary Flames: **RW Tyson Foerster**
25. Colorado Avalanche: **C Ridly Greig**
26. St. Louis Blues: **RW Luke Evangelista**
27. Anaheim Ducks: **LHD Shakir Mukhamadullin**
28. Ottawa Senators: **RHD Justin Barron**
29. Vegas Golden Knights: **LHD Lukas Cormier**
30. Dallas Stars: **LHD William Wallinder**
31. San Jose Sharks: **C Thomas Bordeleau**
And placing Mercer below Perfetti, I just have to place it here:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iEdXJ9BTevg
That was vs perfetti
Jarvis should probably be higher too. But not higher than Dawson, of course.
Going first overall will give him the benefit of the doubt way longer than a normal prospect. But if he doesn’t perform this season that good will will disappear. Same with Byfield, no reason he realistically would be above Mercer at this point but there is still a lot of hope riding on that potential.
No matter what, he was a steal. Great drafting from
Fitz and the scouting department.
I guess this list is still factoring in potential, which isn’t unfair as this class is still super young. If it were based off what they have done so far, Mercer has to be top 3.
For what its worth, I wouldnt rather have anyone on THIS Devils team besides Stutzle. Mercer might be my favorite Devil and is a perfect fit for what we are building.
Wheeler always overrates his original picks on a redraft. He did the same thing last year because he has a vendetta against Seider. Since he originally rated him as like a second rounder.
His content is weak anyway and he always has an insane amount of grammatical errors and typos for a professional journalist. Also there are tons of better draft analysts than him
I still think Laffy can pull it together. I’m less confident in the Rangers ability to develop him. I bet he tears up a World Championships soon
Mercer doesn’t have the theoretical ceiling of Laf so it makes sense
But it Laf is the same this year, any benefit of the doubt is gone.
While I still think Laf has some potential and will get better as a player in the next 2 years, I find it weird to rank Potential over actual Output. Stats matter. There’s a reason why Mercer is doing better than Lafreniere and it is not because Mercer has gotten lucky or because Laf has less PP time.
This may sound CRAZY….but hear me out please…maybe Mercer is just a *better player* than some of the guys above him??? What do I know