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Originally Posted by Ashasx
........ doesn't Craig Button get praised on here for the exact same thing?
Pronman isn't suggesting that's how the draft will play out, it's just his personal evaluations of players.
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I don't see Button giving preference to anyone except those he thinks will have a NHL career. Button relies on what he knows teams are looking for and drafting. Pronman? No idea. His evaluations are so unrealistic it isn't even funny, mostly because he ignores the reality of the NHL being a big man's game. Pronman's evaluations don't hold water.
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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Well as far as I know Button is the only resource to even have somebody like Brown in his top 10, yet people want to scrutinize Pronman for having Keller (who is generally in the mix from 6-10) a couple spots earlier? I mean, just like Button, he's personally scouted Keller, and there's really not a lot to dislike except for his size. And when size is becoming less and less of a factor in the NHL, it seems like pretty reasonable logic to me, even If you disagree.
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It isn't Pronman's inclusion of Keller, it is Pronman's inclusion of another 20-30 small guys that have little to no chance of being NHL players. Like it or not, size matters. Given the choice between a small highly skilled player or a bigger slightly less skilled player, the bigger guys is getting picked. Even a clown like Button recognizes that. Maybe Pronman should finally clue in?