I admit, I don't follow the young kids or really put a whole lot of stock into the overanalyzed expectations that the draft process has become, at least as far as what the fans see are told by the dozens of talking heads for months in advance.
That said, on first impressions of hearing the guys talk, and how they carry themselves, Ekblad, Reinhart and Bennett clearly have the humbleness, character and maturity....all intangibles to go along with the confidence.
I haven't got that impression from the Oilers kid, or anyone else yet drafted in first round.
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