[TOfan]

Originally Posted by New Era

Just wait. The team that selects Brady Tkachuk in the top five will be making a mistake of epic proportions. As has been pointed out, if his name were Brady Smith, teams would be looking at him with a much more skeptical view. Currently, Brady is trending to a NHLe of 14 points. Matthew, in his draft year, managed a NHLe of 47, which he surpassed in his rookie season. Matthew has been a better player at ever single level the two have played at. Brady is getting the recognition because of his family lineage. I wouldn't be risking a top pick on a player that has such mediocre stats. But that's me, because I tend to think for myself and not just follow the lemming in front of me. I don't mind being out in front of some of these things, recognizing it takes people time, but they eventually come around and figure these things out.

I was talking about the value of a 5 pick. You finished patting yourself on the back?