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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I was torn between Poirier and Klimchuk and went with Poirier because it flowed better with ‘Mangiapane’.
All the comparison means (re: Poirier) is they’re late 1st round picks that don’t do any one thing that jumps out at me to identify them as special players.
Don’t take my Pelletier criticisms too seriously, I don’t know anything about him. But that’s kinda the point - An ‘if he was worth hearing about, I’d have heard about him’ sorta thing.
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I really like the Pelletier - Mangiapane comparison. Both players for check and back check really well. It is not that skate really hard, it is that they skate really hard to the right place. I have only watched Pelletier play a handful of games. In those viewings I thought he was really effective at breaking up plays. Mangiapane has a deadlier shot, but I think Pelletier is more creative.
In terms of development it is hard not to try and make comparisons between him and Marchand. Both played for Moncton and Val-d'or, both ae around 5'10 180lb , both scored 60+ pts their first year in the Q - eventually because 80-90 pt guys. All in all I think they play a similar style of game in terms of ability, although I don't think their similar in personality.
Anyways who actually knows to expect. It isn't really fair to make these comparisons in the first place.