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Originally Posted by Neeper
Ok regarding Drasaitl, Burke added that he doesn't see him as a top 6 forward. More of a bottom 6. And because of that he won't draft him. He then went on to say he doesn't draft Europeans early unless they are a bonfide top 6 player. He would rather fill the bottom 6 with North American kids and not Europeans.
Source: I was at the luncheon.
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I'm not doubting you .. but this makes no sense.
A high scoring, inconsistent, soft player - sounds more like a top 6 or bust than a bottom 5?
Maybe ive read the reports on him wrong. But an ISS guy compared him to Joe Thornton