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Originally Posted by dying4acup
Esposito was drafted 20th overall, not top 5.
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I know, not sure why Flames Draft Watcher threw that condition in at the end but still. Dude was highly touted before the draft and slipped, partly because there was concern that he had a low skill level banging in pucks after shoving aside 150 pound 16 year olds while he was already a grown-ass man. And he ended up busting.
This isn't a rule that applies to everyone of above average size and strength in junior but it's something to consider, and I don't blame people discussing it. If people want to argue that Dubois and Tkachuk's games will translate or that most of their goals are scored with pure skill that's fine, but to throw any concern over the Esposito effect out the window whole sale is disingenuous, and boring. It's a more interesting conversation to speculate on players shortcomings/possible defects instead of deflecting criticism of everyone in the top ten. Same thing happened when posters were concerned about the Tkachuk's high secondary assist numbers, which should absolutely be a red flag.