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The Colorado Avalanche won the NHL's draft lottery and will select No. 1 overall from what will be a loaded 2013 prospect class. Insider NHL scout Grant Sonier breaks down how he sees the draft selections playing out among the non-playoff teams.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2013

Grant Sonier breaks down the 2013 draft's top 50 prospects, topped by the trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Jonathan Drouin and Seth Jones. But the most intriguing prospect in the draft is Russian Valeri Nichushkin, who could be in the running for No. 1.

Story | Conversation | April 15, 2013

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier provides his first projection for the 2013 NHL draft, featuring a notably deep class headlined by elite prospects Seth Jones, Nate MacKinnon and Jonathan Drouin.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2013

Grant Sonier examines seven top prospects from the 2013 draft class who could make an instant impact in the NHL in 2013-14, and outlines which NHL teams would be the best fits for them.

Blog | Conversation | February 21, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier ranks his top rookies in the early 2013 season, with Edmonton Oilers defenseman Justin Schultz taking the early lead.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2013

ESPN Insider scouting guru Grant Sonier breaks down his top 10 candidates to earn the NHL's rookie of the year honors.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2013

Grant Sonier evaluates his top 10 performers from the World Junior Championships, some of whom have a chance to make another good impression as NHL training camps get under way.

Blog | Conversation | January 09, 2013

Grant Sonier breaks down the top 30 prospects for the 2013 NHL draft, topped by the much lauded duo of Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones. But another prospect from the QMJHL may actually be chasing down the No. 1 spot on draft boards.

Story | Conversation | December 20, 2012

ESPN Insider's Grant Sonier sizes up the talented prospects on the ice in Halifax for the Canada-Russia Challenge, featuring some of the NHL's top drafted prospects.

Blog | Conversation | August 17, 2012

Grant Sonier relays the buzz and his evaluations from Lake Placid, where Teams USA, Sweden and Finland are evaluating their top prospects for the World Junior Championships, including projected top-5 players for the 2013 draft.

Blog | Conversation | August 10, 2012

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier breaks down the 2012 prospect group with his final mock draft of the season, noting there may be a shocking pick to start the selection process on June 22.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2012

With the first 14 picks set after Tuesday night's NHL draft lottery drawing, Grant Sonier lays out how he believes the first picks will play out -- with one big caveat. He expects the Edmonton Oilers to trade down from their No. 1 pick.

Blog | Conversation | April 11, 2012

In the wake of a trade deadline, Grant Sonier revisits his first 2012 NHL mock draft to see how it was impacted by several first-round picks trading hands.

Blog | Conversation | March 02, 2012

Former NHL scout Grant Sonier breaks down the 2012 prospect group with his first mock draft of the season. Unsurprisingly Nail Yakupov goes No. 1 overall, but Sonier believes a number of teams could find useful parts to round out their rosters.

Story | Conversation | February 16, 2012

Grant Sonier breaks down the top 50 prospects for the 2012 NHL entry draft, topped by Nail Yakupov, who will likely be the third Russian ever to go No. 1 overall.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2012

Grant Sonier ranks all 30 NHL teams based on the strength and depth of their talent pool, for this year's NHL organizational rankings.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2011