The way I look at it is who's game will most likely transfer to the NHL level? I mean Reinhart is good and all but he is not going to be a "big man" and we need a big man to compete in our division. Draisaitl's game and also his size are already made for this division, do we really want Edmonton to have this? Reinhart is a better Monohan but will never develop that edge, he is too passive in how he plays the game imo. I also feel that Bennett's game will not translate as he will always be too small to play his game against men.
I also look at the points this kid put up with absolutely nobody around him, the rest had better teams built around in which to play with, this cannot be overlooked imo and may be one of the reasons why the Flames think he may have much more of an upside than the rest.
For this reason alone my two that I would pick over everyone else is Ekblad and Draisaitl, the other top 2 I have doubts on how well their game will translate.
Plus I get a little weak in the knees when I think of a line combo of Draisaitl, Gaudreau and maybe a power forward like Ferland(or maybe similar). Lots of room being created by the two big men, Gaudreau setting up shop behind the net.....wowzers!
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