[Blaster86]

I am not saying to discount what Pronman says entirely (I probably would say that about JD Burke). I am just saying that you have to remember that he has his method for determining who and what is best and it can be somewhat flawed.

He tends to over-value short tournaments and brief glimpses over extended play even at higher levels. Going back to the Middlestadt evaluation as an example: While Makar was obliterating the college scene as a defenceman and Pettersson was playing vs men in Sweden, Pronman rated Middlestadt as the better player based on the WJHC performance. To say that Zary will be better than Dube before he's played a professional game is bold. I think that Dube has proven to be a capable top-six nhler in a very short span at a very young age. Trying to put an expectation like that on Zary before he's played a professional game based on Pronman's expectations is not something I'd do. Let the kid develop a bit, play a professional game and see where he is. He may well surpass Dube, but I don't see it yet. Dube is a hell of a player.