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Originally Posted by ComixZone
Draisaitl isn't nearly as slow as you guys seem to think.
He has a good burst of speed, but he doesn't play a fast game to begin with. He's a slower, more methodical player ala Kopitar, Thornton, Jagr. He protects the puck well, has great awareness, and is a hell of a passer.
He's also been trending up pretty much the entire draft season. The more scouts see him, the more they like him. If it came down between Dal Colle and Draisaitl, I'd sooner have Draisaitl. He's much more of a playmaking centre than Monahan showed himself to be in his first pro season. They could be a great 1-2 punch together.
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Exactly. Some of the greatest players in history were "slow". How rare is it that a player who is great uses his speed more than his ability to slow down a play? Pavel Bure maybe? Countless "slow" players in the Hall of fame or HOF bound. Being slow sometimes is by design. Such an overrated word.