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Originally Posted by druetetective
Yes and their line was very impressive. It was a week tournament however and I'm not ready to put them on the same level as other elite prospects yet.
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How come the older and more mature Strome and Marner didn't dominate this tournament? Laine and Puljujarvi outshone those two on the same stage AND are younger. That's why people take them over guys like Strome and Marner.
I think after the World Juniors its pretty hard to argue Strome and Marner are as good as Laine/Puljujarvi. Doesn't matter how long the tournament is, the most important thing is that Laine and Puljujarvi just dominated older players. Rare feat. They are being viewed as special because what they did was extremely special. They are likely in the NHL next year. Strome and Marner went back to juniors. I mean these guys aren't really comparable right now, I'd take the Finns hands down, no question.
Of course I don't see Strome/Marner as on the same page as Ekblad, Barkov, Jones, Bennett, Draisaitl, MacKinnon, etc.