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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For me Lafreniere is the clear #1. Who goes #2 is the more intriguing question between Byfield and Stutzle. Stutzle has been the rocket up the rankings this season, and seems more dynamic.
But the appeal of Byfield is the physical attributes - including the combination of skill, size and skating. And the fact that he is one of the youngest members of the draft (Lafreniere is one of the oldest, I think miss the draft cut off by mere days).
At that age, that's a big difference.
I've had Byfield #2 all season, but it's hard not to pay attention to Stutzle as someone that could displace him.
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Stutzel is a hard one for me. He played against Men this year and looked dominant at times, but not at the level of Draisaitl in the same league. It will be interesting to see what his development path looks like- is he ready for the NHL next season? I am not sure about that.
Edit: I went back to look at this comparison again and noted that I have been reading Draisaitl's last season as being in the DEL when it wasn't. It is hard to compare the two players season by season as Draisaitl ended up coming to the WHL instead of playing in the DEL.