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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Yeah it affects the conversation. You said if Draisaitl could end up like Kopitar that he'd be a clear #1 this year but that statement is questionable when you see that Kopitar himself went 11th. Lots of prospects with very high upside do t go #1. They don't always achieve that upside but sometimes they do. It's not an exact science.
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When Kopitar went number people didn't see this kind of top 10 player in the NHL upside.
I think people tend to be way to generous with their projections of players which is why you see a lot of Toews, Kopitar, Giroux, Gilmours being tossed out there.
I understand why they are used because it is much more sexy than second line guys like Hartnell, Bozak or Berglund.
But to say if you don't like Draisatl you are missing out on a Kopitar like guy is pretty inaccurate.