from Michael Traikos of the National Post,

“Sometimes,” said NHL scout Dan Marr, “your draft year doesn’t go 100 per cent according to plan.”

That’s all there really is to say about Jakob Chychrun, who might have been disappointed when his stock plummeted on draft day, but who is probably having a good laugh about it now after being told on Wednesday that he is staying with the Arizona Coyotes for the rest of the season.

Call the 16th overall pick the steal of the draft if you want. But Chychrun is a classic example of why scouts sometimes have very short memories and get it wrong.

“One of the things with Jakob is he’s been under the microscope since he was 14 years old and was one of the noted prospects from his birth year. I think some guys get into the spotlight for too long and it gives people a chance to criticize them and some were trying to poke holes in his game,” said Mark Glavin, GM of the Sarnia Sting, where Chychrun played last season.

“We felt that he probably didn’t deserve to fall that far, and he’s proving that right now. Credit Arizona for that pick.”

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