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Originally Posted by jatylo
I'm glad other people saw the same thing during the game. An elite offensive talent but found him slow and coasting most of the game. He will be getting an earful from his defense buddies in the big leagues from the lack of back checking.
See more of a Kovalev comparison. He's the best when he wants to be, but needs to want it.
But who knows hard to put a ton of weight on 1 game after he has played 3 in 4 nights
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He wasn't doing that during the world juniors. He is far and away the best player in the WHL, his age is the only reason he's still playing in the league. Now I didn't watch a lot of Crosby or Mcdavid in juniors but it wouldn't surprise me if they also had levels of effort in juniors. The guy is still a kid, I wouldn't put too much into it. This isn't me guaranteeing him being the next generational talent but I wouldn't put too much stock into his drive after watching a junior game, he's that good.