By JD Lagrange – With the 2023 NHL Draft less than a month away, I have decided, once again, to compile some prospects’ rankings from around the internet, as I did a year ago. Look at it as your “one-stop shopping” to see what “experts” on the internet are thinking ahead of this year’s Draft. As we know, the Canadiens are set to speak at number five and there won’t be any shortage of talent to pick from… although there doesn’t appear to be a consensus.
Last year, of the 15 we compiled, only Corey Pronman from The Athletic, my colleague Bob Trask and myself had Juraj Slafkovsky going number one overall. All others had Shane Wright… wrong.
Without further ado, here are the ranking for several different people following prospects:
| Bob McKenzie | ||||||||||
| Craig Button | ||||||||||
| Daily Faceoff | ||||||||||
| Sportsnet | ||||||||||
| Corey Pronman | ||||||||||
| Consolidated Ranking | ||||||||||
| FC Hockey | ||||||||||
| McKeen’s Hockey | ||||||||||
| Elite Prospects | ||||||||||
| Recruit Scouting | ||||||||||
| Dobber Prospects | ||||||||||
| The Hockey News | ||||||||||
| JD Lagrange (CTL) |
Don’t be surprised if Michkov drops drastically from these rankings and in spite of the nonsense displayed by some fans on social media, there is absolutely no guarantee that the Canadiens would select him if he slides to them at number five. As we have recently covered in details, there are just too many red flags and Montreal must thread very carefully with this one.
