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Originally Posted by May 25, 1989
The only drawback in evaluating based on points per game between the two is that Draisaitl is a year older then Virtanen.
Not trying to say Virtanen is better, I don't follow much junior hockey but there is a big difference in junior between your 17 year old season and your 18 year old one.
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This! People forget he's one of the youngest in the draft. Two years of Junior and people think what you see is what you get and only talk of negatives (poor passing skills,hockey sense..etc.) and completely leave out probably best shot in the draft, extremely fast/great skater and hits like a truck. people also forget he played the last part of the season with a very bad shoulder that required surgery. There are plenty of hockey people who feel Virtanen is the next Iginla type player, a pro scout said to me 3 months ago "don't be shocked in 5 years that Virtanen turns out to be the best in this draft"
For fun:
Iginla's draft year - 33g - 38a - 71pts (7th on team) - 111 pim in 72 games
Virtanen draft year - 45g - 26a - 71pts (3rd on team) - 100 pim in 71 games
Personally I'll pimp this kid until he proves me wrong...I think his middle name is "beast"