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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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Mikael Backlund prior to last season. With the patience shown to Mikael, and the fact that he's only now turning into a pretty special player, I'm excited to watch this organization develop someone as talented as Baertschi.