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By now you've probably read enough about goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and forwards Eric Staal, Nathan Horton and Nikolai Zherdev, generally regarded as the top four prospects in this weekend's NHL entry draft in Nashville, Tenn.

So before they start calling names Saturday, here are brief looks at some other highly ranked prospects and some who just might surprise in what's being touted as the deepest NHL draft in at least 10 years.

Dustin Brown
RW, No. 2 North American skater
Brown loves to hit and has been a reliable scorer for three seasons at Guelph of the Ontario Hockey League. The 6-foot, 195-pound native of Ithaca, N.Y., had 34 goals, 76 assists and 89 penalty minutes last season.

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