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Originally Posted by snipetype
He could be a pietrangelo with his physical skill set. I'm saying he will be picked 5th or 6th in a draft with only one true potential superstar. Pietrangelo went 4th after stamkos doughty and bogosian. How is that the same as this year? I'm just saying fleury has the two tools that are the hardest to teach, that's speed and size. I compare him to trouba who went 9th in a mediocre draft. I thought the same thing then as I do now. Pick the defencemen that plays meat and potatoes hockey. Yet pouliot, lindholm, dumba, and Reilly went before him. All were projected to be better offensive players, and put up better points in junior. But against men Trouba has shown he belongs more then any of the little junior star defencemen. Junior hockey is won by strong offense, where as nhl hockey is more often than not won by strong defence. Give Hartley this kids frame and wheels and he will turn him into a stud.
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Lindholm has been better than Trouba and debatable that Trouba is better than Reilly.
Plus it is way too early to be judging that draft class for defensemen.