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Originally Posted by moon
What we don't need are guys who can't bring that skill to the NHL.
There are big questions about Nylander and Ehlers ability to have the same success they have now at the NHL if they can even end up playing at that level.
They have just as many, if not more questions, about their future as a guy like Ritchie and not a whole lot of evidence that they have any more skill than him.
Nylander and Ehlers haven't shown any indication that they are close to the same skill level as those mentioned.
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I'm not saying Ehlers is the next Giroux or Nylander is the next Backstrom, but would Giroux have been drafted 22nd overall if scouts thought he had his current upside?
Players like Ritchie and Virtanen, from what I have seen, even if they reach their potential, will not be more than 50-60 points players.
I guess I just desire more from my top 5 picks.