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Found this very interesting site a few months ago. This Bill Placzek seems to really know his stuff. Gives some positive feedback....and some disturbing negatives from the Flyers most recent draft. This was written shortly after the draft, so things have progressed since the July date of it's writing. Overall, the Flyers got a solid B on their draft overall. This is actually the middle page of a 3 page article, it goes by alphabetical order....the other 2 pages are worth a look also...this guy has some very astute insight into these prospects. Anyways, its a fresh perspective on our kids, so figured it was worth starting a new thread.http://www.draftsite...Grades-P-Z/133/This site also has a 5 round mock for 2014 and even a 2 round sneak preview of the 2015 draft starring Conner McDavid. I can't for the life of me figure out why we are picking 2nd in the 2015 mock, except it may have been written during our horrid start? Never heard of the d-man we are supposed to take either.Homepage for draftsite.com, which covers all the major sportshttp://www.draftsite.com/The Flyer portion...Philadelphia Flyers:Grade B111Samuel MorinDRimouski(QMJHL)6' 5"185241Robert H?ggDMoDo U-20(Sweden)6' 2.25"204372Tyrell GoulbourneCKelowna(WHL)5' 10.75"1955132Terrance AmorosaDHolderness School (HS-NH)6' 1"1856162Merrick MadsenGProctor Academy (HS-NH)6' 4"1777192David DrakeCDes Moines(USHL)6' 3"169"While injuries continued to decimate the Fly