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Old 05-27-2014, 07:49 PM   #105
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Not sure if this has been talked about yet, but Oilers head scout Stu MacGregor talked about the draft yesterday:

(Starting at 14:45)
https://soundcloud.com/thejasongrego...-052614-hour-4

Dal Colle
-Thinks Dal Colle will likely remain a winger, though there may be an oppurtunity for him to be a centre

Nylander
-Has experience playing in smaller rinks in North America
-Dynamic offensive player
-Interviewed Nylander, says he can play centre/wing - whatever the coach needs

Draisaitl
-Thinks Draisaitl will be a great player
-Has to learn to play away from the puck, but not lazy
-Able to translate his game(positives and negatives) from junior to the World Championship
-The negatives in his game are fixable, the high skill is what matters now

Reinhart vs Bennett
-Similar in lots of ways, both are smart, creative players
-Bennett has an innate ability to keep a play alive, it never seems to die
-Reinhart accomplishes the same in a more cerebral way, always in right position, always looking to steal the puck

Their Pick:
-Size is very important, but will present to management who they think is the best regardless and leave it to management
-if management wants the bigger player, they will take him (Obviously)
-if two players they like are identical they will obviously take the bigger player (Obviously)


Although he didn't say much, I personally thought he was slightly higher on Draisaitl than Reinhart and Bennett, and didn't say much to differentiate Reinhart and Bennett(thinking they were pretty similar.)

From the interview I'd say their order from the top 3 centres would be:
1.Draisaitl
2.Bennett
3.Reinhart
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