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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Hf has him at ten in a list that includes guys like Hamilton, tarasenko, yakupov, Schultz, etc above him
I think thn had him in a similar spot.
I have a hard time seeing how he's not top ten
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Every team except Van, i think, has a player that they project to where we think Sven projects to. Not franchise but the new blood to carry the team. It's all fan bias. We overrate our players and underrate others. After the first few cant miss prospects at the top of your list, it stops being numerical. There is no solid #7 or #10. There is just 25 or so guys that should make an impact in the league. Is there a difference between Yakupov and Tarasenko? No. They both look like first line forwards that should have decent careers. Is there a difference between Hamilton and Seth Jones? No. Just two D that should be the leaders of their teams at some point in the future. But the original point to this thread was that championship teams now build down the middle. It's the way it is. So if you have a shot at a building around an elite center vs a winger, dman or goalie, you build around the center. And there is nothing in this organization that i would not trade (minus future draft picks) for a shot a Mackinnon.