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Originally Posted by Fire
Ok, bust is too strong of a term, but he is trending to be a disappointment based on his draft position. Compared to MacKinnon, Monahan, Jones, Lindholm and Barkov, he's having the most difficulty adjusting to the NHL. I wouldn't want to risk a potential lottery pick for him.
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I agree short term there appears to be several better options. I am shocked Tampa did not draft Jones when they had the chance.
Looking at the rest of the top 10 I don't see Nashville trading Jones, Carolina trading Lindholm, the Flamea trading Monahan, Oilers trading Nurse, Sabres trading Ristolinen. Maybe the stars would trade Nikushkin and maybe the Canucks would trade Horvat for Drouin but it is doubtful. The Yotes who took Domi 12th would be not trade him for Drouin.
That was a crazy deep draft in the top half of the first round. Having said all of that Drouin has an incredibly high ceiling but needs time to develop to reach it. He appears impatient and the fact so many that were drafted after him are excelling is likely a reason why