One theme that I hope comes through in all of my prospect writing is looking at reasons why certain prospects become undervalued. If you’re going to be able to draft consistently well, you can (slightly) increase your odds by taking guys in later rounds who are worth a higher pick but fall due to [reasons].
It could be that the player is not in one of the high profiles leagues (CHL, USHL, NCAA), or because they have a late birthday for the draft, or because — and this may shock you to hear — a lot of Hockey Men are wary of “smaller” hockey players.