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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I don't know about that. Sven so far to me looks too weak on the puck to be an impact player in the NHL. He get's outmuscled off the puck easier than any player in recent memory. Heck the diminutive Paul Byron looks like a wrecking ball in comparison. Sven looks okay off the rush and when he's in space but he's useless on the boards and the reason he slipped to 13 in the draft wasn't because of his skill it was because scouts were a little worried about his size and strength. I imagine as he matures and gets stronger this will improve but this is never going to be an issue with Schenn who happens to be a player that's been well over a ppg in his entire career of junior and AHL and looks to be a pretty solid bet to be a player with 70-90 point potential.
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Backlund of 2008-2011 anyone? And he is finally looking better. Strength can be developed and some guys don't get it until their early/mid 20s ("old man" strength haha). No you can't teach big (as burke likes to point out) but it does sometimes take a skilled player a few years to develop the strength required to play in the NHL. I agree with your points that Sven looks weak on the boards and that Schenn is a good player. Sven has more raw skill (which could mean nothing if he doesn't get stronger) and Schenn is a more well-rounded player that will play in the league a long time.