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Originally Posted by Toonage
The kid is a looker, no doubt, but I actually feel bad for him when I think how badly Edmonton botched his development and how they treated him in general. They couldn't run to the stage fast enough to grab a guy they didn't think they were going to get (and probably didn't even have him in their plans) and then threw him in the water to see if he could swim and with no translator available for him, didn't understand him when he shouted he was drowning.
Pardon the labored analogy.
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Edmonton isn't an ideal landing spot for any rookie but my personal feeling is that he was going to be a disappointment for any team that drafted him. Credit to Kekäläinen and his scouts as they picked up on something that other teams and talent evaluators missed with this guy.