The Hockey Writers

● By Peter Baracchini
This time, the ranking is being expanded to the 96 players. Despite getting criticism for his consistency this season, Shane Wright remains my number prospect. His IQ, awareness, and compete level remains his greatest attributes. On the plus side, he’s heating up offensively. While he had 22 points in his first 19 games to start his draft season, it wasn’t the production that many had hoped. In his last 24 games, Wright has produced 41 points– the kind of production that comes with a being a first overall. Now that he’s finding that offensive consistency, coupled with his strong two-way game, Wright will now make it diffciult to dethrone him.

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