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Originally Posted by Malkin
Draisaitl and Ritchie are really overrated. I don't get the people that say Draisatl is the next Kopitar, there are literally no similarities in their game other than being big and being playmakers.
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This doesn't make much sense to me. So what you're saying is other than their playstyle being very similar (playmaker) and the way they both use their size to their advantage (play big ex. shielding the puck) they have no similarities? Those two things are huge in describing how a player plays. Also you didn't mention they were both said to have high hockey IQ and questionable skating in their draft years. It seems to me that they're very similar players, especially after watching Draisaitl in a bunch of PA games + WJCs + WHC.
That would be like me saying Toews and Bennett have no similarities, except for their 2-way game and consistent effort.