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Originally Posted by AC
Treating any draft projections as gospeleven if they seem like a consensus sure-fire pick is silly regardless IMO. Especially when it's comparing the order of players that are right next to each other. Ultimately you're comparing kids that can be close to a year apart in age, in completely different leagues/situations, not to mention stages of physical and mental development, and trying to figure out which player has the better 20 year career potentially.
Just pick any expert and go back to a draft 5-10 years ago for fun.
Everyone seemed to love Yakupov in 2012 and Puljujarvi in 2016.
Cosentino was really high compared to others on Grigorenko (#2), Girgensons, Aberg, Collberg, and Finn in 2012.
There are a lot of really interesting aspects when it comes to Byfield, I can see why many are high on him. His size, speed, and skill despite being almost a full year younger than Lafreniere. Also the value of an elite #1C compared to a winger is huge by all accounts.
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Don't count Puljujarvi out yet, he has a brain and is doing quite well in Finalnd. Don't knock him because he was taken by the Oilers, love him for hating them so much he refuses to play for them. Thats a smart boy right there.