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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Great prospect for sure. Just nowhere near the level of guys I've seen previously who were contenders for #1. Maybe that is just a result of this being a weak draft. I expected him to be extremely impressive. But he was nowhere near the level of guys like Mackinnon or Drouin last year. I guess that's to be expected as last year was supposed to be one of the best drafts in a while. I think he's definitely behind Mackinnon, Drouin and Barkov at the same age and probably behind Lindholm and Monahan too.
Like I said, probably just a victim of my expectations.
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No, he's no Drouin or MacKinnon. And he's probably not Barkov, but he's probably close, and I'd say he's better than Nugent-Hopkins if not as flashy, Nugent-Hopkins I'd say is probably a better skater. He's definitely more complete than Yakupov.
Comparing to last year is a little unrealistic, it was the best draft in 10 years.