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Originally Posted by tvp2003
Glad to hear Klimchuk progressing. He kind of fell off the radar last year with injuries, Monahan making the team, and Poirier tearing up the Q. However, he was projected to go as early as the Poirier pick, and has the Nilsson/Nieuwendyk/Iginla lineage in his favor if you believe in that stuff.
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Klimchuk was the second best or third best forward there. Only Gaudreau and maybe Bennett were better. Definitely a huge step up for him.
It is a disappointment that he is going to the WHL instead of the AHL. He's too good for that. He'll be on team Canada for sure.