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Originally Posted by FlameZilla
Perhaps it was not clear, but comparisons to Forsberg and Toews are based on their playing style alone, and not a projection of their future NHL achievements. It's usefull to know that a player plays in a style compared to so&so, especially in the case of a team that is overbalanced in certain areas &
completely lacking in others.
We all know it is likely that a solid % of these guys don't reach these lofty pre-draft expectations, but my perceived 'optimism' is based on published scouting reports, videos and draft profiles. As opposed to your bizarre expectation that each of the top 7 prospects in this draft will bust (judging by your list of comparable players - which bares little resemblance to the actual players in question). May as well not pick at all, eh New Era? The next Chris Phillips... you're having a laugh.
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It will be interesting to see. I don't agree with any of the comparisons. For example, Jones is a way better skater than Pronger ever was, but he doesn't think the game as well or play nearly as tough. I don't see the parallel. I don't see Lindholm playing like Forsberg. Forsberg loved to play in traffic and use his physical nature to his advantage. Lindholm uses the open ice and the big ice surface to his advantage. In the videos posted on this site and on youtube he's a big ice surface player, not at all like Forsberg. The comparisons just don't hold IMO.
We'll just have to wait and see. I think there are much better comparisons out there and I used the ones that came to mind when I watched the video of the players. I don't see that as being glass half full or half empty, its just the reaction to seeing the players and who they compare to. I think that is what these scouts and talk heads should be doing. Saying that this guy reminds them of this junior player when he was drafted, rather than an establish player who everyone has inflated expectations of. It would be nice to have someone look at Seth Jones and say that he reminds him of Gord Kluzak (or even Bryan Fogarty) rather than Chris Pronger. That would certainly temper expectations to a reasonable level.