Corey’s midseason 2022 NHL Draft rankings, BioSteel All-American Game notebook, listener questions, and more

The Athletic Hockey Show

First, Max and Corey, who were both in attendance at the BioSteel All-American Game, featuring the top American-born prospects eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft, discuss the game and the smart decision to mix up the rosters to make for a better scouting environment, as well as the play of guys like Cutter Gauthier, Jimmy Snuggerud, Rutger McGroarty, Logan Cooley, and an interesting USHL second-half player to watch, Sam Rinzel.

Then, the guys dive into Corey’s midseason 2022 NHL Draft rankings and discuss how the shine has faded off of still-No. 1 ranked Shane Wright over the last six months, point projections for the presumptive top pick, the possibility of someone else getting selected first overall, including guys like Logan Cooley, Ivan Miroshnichenko, and Juraj Slafkovsky, how many potential first-line centers will be available after Wright and Cooley, where top defensive prospects David Jiricek and Simon Nemec could get selected, Owen Pickering, Cutter Gauthier, Pavel Mintyukov, and Adam Ingram entering the top-20 of Corey’s rankings after being previously unranked, and more.

Plus, to close things out, the guys open up the mailbag and answer listener questions about Corey’s thoughts on New York Rangers defensive prospects Nils Lundkvist, Braden Schneider, and Zac Jones, at what point does this year’s NHL Draft switch to “below average”, which bottom-10 first rounder has the most potential to move up the rankings, if Corey has been disappointed by Tim Stützle’s development, if Shane Wright could become a better player than Josh Norris, how much of an impact Cole Perfetti could have on the Winnipeg Jets roster next season, and which overseas scouting destination is Corey’s favorite to visit.

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