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Originally Posted by dammage79
Speed? I read a lot of reports saying he is MacKinnon fast or even read a couple guys say he is right there with McDavid.
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That is some hyperbole. He's nowhere near McDavid's skating. And what makes McDavid special is he accelerates with the puck and has multiple extra gears. From what I've seen McLeod slows down when he has the puck on his stick and only hits top speed without the puck. Frankly McLeod's skating did not stand out at the U18s that much. He was about as fast as 1/4 of the players in the tournament.
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Originally Posted by dammage79
I haven't been as high on a Canadian kid since Bennett/Ekblad.
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That's crazy talk. He's nowhere near those players in terms of talent.