Andy Strickland is glowing about the prospect Brandon Sutter, calling him the safest pick in the draft and noting his overall awareness.

One thing to note about Brandon is that he plays for the Red Deer Rebels, which are owned and coached by his father, Brent Sutter...who is also coincidentally the only source named in the article.

We're not sure we agree with Strickland’s overall sentiments, especially considering His overall variance in the mock draft study we published yesterday…

-Sutter’s highest draft slot was 9th by both Fox Sports and TSN. (Of note to Blues fans, Alexei Cherepanov and Zach Hamill were also picked 9th by two different publications)

-Sutter was not picked in the first round in mock drafts by nhldraftbuzz and Red Line Report.

-Of the 8 mock drafts that Sutter WAS picked in, he was picked as low as 27th.

-Due to him being completely missing from 20% of the mock drafts, he had an overall ranking of 15th.

Just food for thought.

Source: http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=8132

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