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Originally Posted by ricardodw
So these 2 guys are going to be the first 2 guys to come over from Europe and be 1st line players at 18 years old in the NHL ever?
They will be better than Jagr... Sundin, Forsberg, Barkov, Lindholm ?
Ovechkin maybe would have been a 1st line player as a 18 year old but had an extra year of preparation in Russia after he was drafted (lock out year)
Are these guys Ovechin level? Malkin drafted the same year as Ovechkin came over as a 20 year old playing 2 years in the KHL after being drafted.
Not saying that they will not end up being great players but coming over to a different culture is a huge adjustment.
Just on the age thing: They are going to be better than Monahan and Bennett?
Nathan Mackinnon who was a consensus #1 overall pick as a 16 year old a year before he was drafted was not on a NHL first line as a 18 year old.
PS. Henry Fool I quoted your post, as it was the one that did not personally attack me Yours was a far more reasonable post in that these guys might be NHL player next year.
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How does " pretty close to an NHL player next year" translate to "first line player"?
Who has said Laine will step in next season and be a first line player?
Please explain this leap of logic?