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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I would take Connor over Merkley if they are on the board at 15 (with how ridiculous this draft is, there are 21 players that I would gladly take so we will get one at 15). He is bigger than Merkley at 6-1 or 6-2 depending on what site you're looking at, he is as fast as Poirier if not a bit quicker and he has good hands and shot. He put up 80 points in the USHL, which is really good. I do like both Merkley and Konecky, but the main concern I have about them both is being Gilbert Brule 2.0. Both play the same physical game but are too small to do that at the NHL level with a big risk for injury and that could mean a litany of injuries for both Merkley and Konecky.
With Bennett and Gaudreau being injury risks, I would try to shy away from another potential problem.
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I know Gaudreau is small, but I don't really think he is an injury risk. He says that he has never been injured in his life. If he had been prone to injury, he probably wouldn't have made it this far.
Small size does not necessarily equate to injury prone
But I agree that it is wise to avoid injury prone prospects. The constant injuries of Hall and Hopkins are part of what had kept Edmonton back. A lack of injuries is part of what has made Anaheim so good this year.