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Originally Posted by New Era
I think this draft is going to be like the 1999 draft and Draisaitl is the Pavel Brendl of this draft. Lots of hype because of his big numbers, but I don't think the warts on his game will allow it to translate to the NHL. He's not a good skater and the NHL has become a speed game. I'm not sure some of his dangles or power moves are going to be effective against bigger, stronger, faster players. Lots of hype surrounding some of these kids, but I'm not certain any will live up to the expectations. I think the best of the bunch will be Reinhart. Anyone else I would temper my enthusiasm. I would not be surprised to see the next best players in the draft be selected outside of the first round. I just think it's going to be one of those drafts.
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Yes... I can see why you would say that. I remember you saying similar things about Monahan's game not translating into the NHL last year about this time. It's impossible to tell without a crystal ball.
I see absolutely no similarities between Brendl and Draisaitl (except for their names ending in too many consonants.) Brendl's workrate was terrible – compared to Draisaitl's – and he was physically dominated in the clutch and grab era of pro hockey at the time.