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Originally Posted by Kovaz
If you're trying to answer the question, "did we draft the wrong guy?" then yes, comparing Bennett to Draisaitl isn't meaningful because we didn't have the choice.
If you're trying to answer the question, "is our top-5 draft pick developing as well as he could be?", it's absolutely reasonable to compare him to other players that were ranked similarly as prospects, such as Draisaitl or Reinhart. On draft day they were absolutely in the same tier as prospects.
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Okay, then compare them
apples-to-apples.
- Age (which of these players was eight or nine months younger than the other two?)
- Linemates (Which of these guys didn't play with Hall, McDavid, Lucic, Eichel, O'Rielly, E. Kane?)
- Position at even strength (Which of these three guys actually played center last year?)
- Power play ice time (Which of these three guys got the least PP ice time? Which unit did they play primarily on?)
And if apples-to-apples is virtually impossible... then admit that, don't bother comparing, and move on.