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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Don't get me wrong Maatta is a nice player but you don't take him at 6th overall when there's a nice group of very talented forwards in the range.
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I think you're overlooking the fact that "nice player" Määttä is just 21 which is really young for a defender, that has suffered some significant injuries and that he is about to win a Stanley Cup in a sizable role.
Whether he's better than the forwards available here is a matter of taste, but Määttä is way better than "nice". Also, I haven't seen THAT many comparisons between Juolevi and Määttä. IMO it's to some extent one of those lazy comparisons where players are the same because they're from the same country.