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Originally Posted by Textcritic
See, what I don't get is the chasm that seems to have formed in the minds of some between the triad of Bennett, Ekblad and Reinhart on the one hand, and Draisaitl on the other. As near as I can tell, the professional scouting reports and rankings have the top four (or five?) VERY close to one another. I have a preference on who I would prefer the Flames to pick, but I can't really justify it as a significant preference based on any substantial gap, because there does not seem to be much of a gap at all.
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I agree. Maybe the Oiler's interest in him has tainted him in some poster's eyes?
There are questions surrounding the other two top forward picks as well - Reinhart's skating (which actually tested worse than Draisaitl's) and Bennett might not have the size to play the style that has lead to his junior success.
Draisaitl might end up being a very good pick.