It's a crapshoot getting top talent as recruiting gets younger. Costello was a potential blue chip when he committed and he might not get drafted. Hain was as well. Top picks in the USHL means the talent is there. Mattson comes to mind too, he didn't even make it here.
Boeser-gift from the Badgers
Schmaltz- legacy
Jost-a good pull
Oshie and Toews wanted to play close to home, so did Lee