To be honest, before the draft I was hoping that it would be Draisaitl that would fall to us. I am very happy we landed Bennett though. The long term projection for both prospects seems to be equally as good.
While Edmonton has a history of rushing prospects, it seemed to be fairly unanimous before the draft that Draisaitl was one of the prospects that was closer to being NHL ready, so it shouldn't be a surprise if he makes the NHL sooner. The Flames are certainly in no rush.
It does seem like over the past few years, the number of NHL ready prospects has increased, so I think fan expectations are starting to become more inflated (I recall some people harping on Drouin last season for being sent back to junior). Personally, I still assume that any freshly drafted prospect, no matter how high they are drafted, should be assumed to not be NHL ready that year.
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