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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I'm confused - we are trying to do this based on what was known at their draft, or including performance since?
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At draft time was my understanding.
I went:
- Bennett
- Tkachuk
- Monahan
Bennett doesn't really need an explanation in my mind, but between Monahan and Tkachuk, I don't think anyone expected Monahan to be such a strong offensive force. At his draft he seemed like a candidate for a strong 2-way centre, not an overly forceful guy, but part of a supporting cast.
Tkachuk has a reputation as a leader on the ice and off, a guy who goes into the corner, supremely dangerous below the hash marks, and feisty and tenacious.
So outside of Monahan being a centre vs Tkachuk being a winger, I'd have ranked Tkachuk higher based on compete level at the time.
Revisionist thinking would make you reconsider that, but at draft time.. That's how I'd look at it.