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Originally Posted by hockey.modern
A Doughty-Eque prospect sounds very intriguing, wonder if that's his upside? If it is, a bit ironic of how both needed to work on their conditioning. If Rasmus can solve those issues, no doubt he'll be a good player for the future.
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Andersson looks really good, but we need to be careful with phrases like Doughty-esque. It sets people up for disappointment.
I remember the first time I saw Doughty play, as a rookie for the Kings - I commented that he was the best 18 year old defenseman I had seen since Bobby Orr. Here we are 8 years or so later and he has been, IMO, the best defenseman in the league for the last few.
Andersson is playing in the OHL as a 19 year old. Doesn't mean he can't become as good as Doughty. But it isn't exactly likely either.
(note: I am not saying that you were suggesting that, just commenting on where Doughty was at 18)