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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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I have to think Byfield would be ranked higher by most teams as he ticks all the boxes. Sometimes the big risers don't pan out as Jonathan Druin was actually ranked ahead of MacKinnon by some scouting boards in 2013 which was as stupid then as it is now as in a redraft he's probably picked behind Monahan, Lindholm and a bunch of other players that were selected after him.