Bob McKenzie's Top 10 NHL Draft Rankings 2011 (HD)

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The 2010 NHL Entry Draft seemed like a pretty cut-and-dried affair.

The first overall selection was going to be one of two players and thus the hockey world found itself divided into camps like a mass of vampire-worshipping tweens.

The Taylor vs. Tyler debate raged on and, in the end, the Edmonton Oilers chose Taylor Hall with the number one pick, ending weeks of speculation. This year, however, promises to be a different story altogether.

While Red Deer Centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has emerged as a runaway favourite to be taken first overall, he hasn't been the type of wire-to-wire consensus choice the way Hall was, despite Tyler Seguin nipping at his heels the whole way.

Tuesday night, TSN analysts Pierre McGuire and Craig Button will take their turns representing the NHL's general managers in the annual TSN Mock Draft.

Will the debate rage on as to who is the second best prospect behind Nugent-Hopkins? Or, will the deck get shuffled causing a chain reaction and a mad, draft day scramble to catch falling prospects?

Nugent-Hopkins was just named number one in TSN's final rankings, but that's a position that's previously been held by Drummondville's Sean Couturier in the pre-season, as well as by Swedish defender Adam Larsson at mid-season.

The field is more open this year thanks to those prospects as well as other contenders such as Kitchener's Gabriel Landeskog -- considered by many to be the most NHL-ready player in this year's draft -- and Memorial Cup hero Jonathan Huberdeau from Saint John.

The first round is wide open and teams eyeing one particular prospect could wind up having to quickly alter their plans if the player they covet winds up pulling on another team's jersey.

Last year's mock draft alone provides a wealth of interesting scenarios, had the league's general managers held to the plans McGuire and Button laid out for them.

Imagine if Carolina had shored up their back end and taken Cam Fowler, leaving Calder candidate Jeff Skinner to drop to twelfth and play alongside Corey Perry in Anaheim. Or, imagine the conflict in the hearts of Montreal Canadiens fans, had they selected Evgeny Kuznetsov only to watch him dismantle Canada's Junior team to win gold in Buffalo.

Last year projected top-five picks Cam Fowler and Brandon Gormley fell out of the top 10 altogether on draft day, allowing Anaheim and Phoenix to get high value for their picks.

And then there's always the thrill of the draft day trade. With Edmonton, Colorado, Ottawa and Toronto all possessing multiple firsts, will they try to trade their way into better picks or players to help the team right now?

Those questions can only be answered on the draft floor.

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[CanadaMMA]

Landeskog reminds me of Mats Sundin. Big strong and skilled. Plus if you give him the chance, he can run you over too.

[pronhl]

Where is Joel Armia? :D

[tiptopluongo]

NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE

[bumchunk3]

mika zibanejad will be ottawas next Hossa

[1971patte]

@CanadaMMA

I would compare him to Forsberg, has absolutely no rational thoughts of if he lives or dies as long as he wins. Landeskog plays a game tht only exists in his head and he will be a migrane for any coach he has but he will help his team win. On ice he is a brutal force and will make plays, the guys only 18. Alot of youngsters that has a paved future will dive into oblivion, i believe Landeskog will be a force in the leauge for years to come.

[Challiato]

Ofc the Swedes since they are the best!

[ImNotAfraid4]

Hall-RNH-Eberle==fucking scary 

[Flyers20Fan]

@mrvonfukustein i am sorry but i am not exactly sure what your saying, yeah Brett Hull played for USA, what does that have to do with anything, and i know courturier plays for canada

[mrvonfukustein]

@Flyers20Fan Hull played for team USA, and Courturier plays for team Canada - turn around is fair play.

[Flyers20Fan]

@mrvonfukustein ur point ...

[mrvonfukustein]

@Flyers20Fan Brett Hull was born in Belleville....