The dust has yet to settle on the 2013 NHL Draft, but that hasn’t stopped Future Considerations from putting it in the past.

For the scouting community, attention has already shifted from what happened at the draft to what can and will happen next season with the 2014 crop.

As there is every summer, questions about how the draft year will unfold before us are already circulating. Can Sam Reinhart do what few have before him and retain the top spot in the 2014 NHL Draft throughout the year? Will a European like William Nylander challenge the throne? Can defenseman Aaron Ekblad enter — and takeover — the conversation?

Who will be a surprise? Who will jump up the rankings as a few inevitably do? Likewise, who will see their draft stock take a tumble?

In 11 months, we’ll have the answers.

Rank / Pos. / Name / Team / League / Ht / Wt /

1). C Sam Reinhart, Kootenay (WHL), 6-0, 180
2). C/RW William Nylander, Sodertalje J20 (SuperElit), 5-10, 170
3). D Aaron Ekblad, Barrie (OHL), 6-4, 215
4). LW Blake Clarke, North Bay (OHL), 6-2, 190
5). C Michael Dal Colle, Oshawa (OHL), 6-2, 180
6). LW Nick Ritchie, Peterborough (OHL), 6-2, 215
7). D Roland McKeown, Kingston (OHL), 6-1, 185
8). C Leon Draisaitl, Prince Albert (WHL), 6-2, 200
9). LW Sam Bennett, Kingston (OHL), 6-0, 165
10). RW Anton Karlsson, Frolunda J20 (SuperElit), 6-1, 190
11). C Jake Virtanen, Calgary (WHL), 6-1, 190
12). C Jared McCann, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL), 6-0, 175
13). LW Ivan Barbashev, Moncton (QMJHL), 6-0, 185
14). D Jacob Middleton, Ottawa (OHL), 6-4, 190
15). RW Jakub Vrana, Linkoping J20 (SuperElit), 6-0, 165
16). C Tyson Baillie, Kelowna (WHL), 5-10, 180
17). RW Josh Ho-Sang, Windsor (OHL), 5-11, 160
18). D Jack Glover, USNTDP U17 (USHL), 6-2, 180
19). C Brayden Point, Moose Jaw (WHL), 5-9, 170
20). RW Conner Bleackley, Red Deer (WHL), 6-0, 200
21). D Julius Bergman, Frolunda J20 (SuperElit), 6-0, 185
22). C Adrian Kempe, Modo J20 (SuperElit), 6-1, 180
23). RW Oskar Lindblom, Brynas J20 (SuperElit), 6-0, 185
24). D Haydn Fleury, Red Deer (WHL), 6-3, 200
25). LW Matt Mistele, Plymouth (OHL), 6-2, 185
26). RW Austin Poganski, St. Cloud Cathedral (USHS), 6-1, 190
27). RW Nikolay Goldobin, Sarnia (OHL), 6-0, 165
28). RW David Pastrnak, Sodertalje J20 (SuperElit), 5-10, 150
29). D Anthony DeAngelo, Sarnia (OHL), 5-11, 165
30). LW Spencer Watson, Kingston (OHL), 5-10, 160