E-Mac's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Top 120: Rickard Rakell #46
By Eldon MacDonald
46. Rickard Rakell - “Mr. Unpredictable” - RW - Sweden
Vitals: Size - 6’1”, 191 lb.; Shoots right; born: 5-May-93 - Sollentuna, Sweden
Team: Plymouth, OHL
2010-11 Stats: 49-19-24-43-12-(+14) + OHL playoffs - 1-0-0-0-0-(+0) + U 18 5-0-3-3-2-(-3)
Rankings:
24 - Craig Button's Top 30 of 8-Jun-11
25 - The Hockey News per TSN
32 - Bob MacKenzie's June Poll of Scouts
35 - NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings (30th North American skater)
37 - Kirk Luedeke's Top 50
39 - hfboards Readers’ Poll
40 - Christopher Ralph's Top 210
41 - ISS per TSN
42 - Future Considerations Final Rankings
45 - The Scouting Report's Top 100 Skaters
46 - E-Mac's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Top 120
66 - Cory Pronman's Top 100
Draft result:
30 - Anaheim Ducks
24 - Craig Button's Top 30 of 8-Jun-11
25 - The Hockey News per TSN
32 - Bob MacKenzie's June Poll of Scouts
35 - NHL Central Scouting's Final Rankings (30th North American skater)
37 - Kirk Luedeke's Top 50
39 - hfboards Readers’ Poll
40 - Christopher Ralph's Top 210
41 - ISS per TSN
42 - Future Considerations Final Rankings
45 - The Scouting Report's Top 100 Skaters
46 - E-Mac's 2011 NHL Entry Draft Top 120
66 - Cory Pronman's Top 100
Draft result:
30 - Anaheim Ducks
So, Richard possesses first round skills and third round results. Usually such a match is accompanied by a lack of hockey sense, why else would the skills not produce results. Or, did Richard just run out of gas with the longer OHL schedule. I am not sure of the answers as it did not appear in the games that I saw Richard that he lacked hockey sense. The team drafting him will need to have a better grasp of the answers to put a proper valuation on him for June. Bob MacKenzie’s January poll of NHL scouts had him 20th overall which is a pretty good indication that more than I believe that this guy has first round skills. However, his lack of performance since January combined with some good performances from other potential draftees likely will shove Richard down into the second round - how far is an open question.
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