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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Brown is big, fast and skilled. Why is there a variance of opinion on him? That's how the draft is. You ask 10 guys at a bar who the hottest girl is and you'll get 10 different answers. Who is right? It's a matter of preference, of opinion. You ask 10 different scouts watching CAN-USA at the U18s who the best prospect is and you are likely to get 10 different answers. There's a scout out there who has Chychrun top 5, there's a scout out there who has Keller top 5, one who has Brown top 5, one who has Fabbro top 5. The variance does not mean these players lack talent. Quite the reverse actually. There are around 20 extremely promising, high upside players at the top end and philosophy and preference is what separates those players in the 4-20 range. Consensus does not exist outside of the very top of drafts.
Brown isn't as purely skilled as Nylander or Keller but his size gives him an advantage in certain areas that they do not possess and that's a skill in itself. Brown is better at protecting the puck, harder to move in front of the net, etc. He uses his size to his advantage and that size is part of his upside. Jagr is not as purely skilled as some smaller players but his size and strength are part of his game and he is one of the most successful forwards of all time.
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well obviously, we'll have to agree to disagree.
but, just to go back to your comment about more skilled players being available in later rounds. Of the top 35 scorers in the regular season, only 4 were 2nd picks (bergeron, L.Erickson, Kucherov and Krecji) Panarin was undrafted and of course, johnny hockey was a 4th rounders.
everyone else? First round.
http://www.foxsports.com/nhl/stats?s...=0&sortOrder=0
This wasn't counting DMen as, that wasn't part of the discussion WRT size... for dmen, obviously size makes a difference.
Mackenzie's poll of scouts has Keller at 10 and Brown at 13 FWIW
i mean Kucherov is only 5'11" and he's carrying TB into the Final Four... not saying Keller/Nylander are Kucherov, but their skillset can offset their size.