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Originally Posted by Sandman
Just my humble opinion, but I think you may be selling him short. His game isn't "flashy", but he's certainly not devoid of high-end skill. This year, he played for the second-worst offensive team in the WHL, and put up 56 points in 43 games- which when pro-rated to 65 games, would give him 85 points. The year before, he put up big numbers for a 16 year old in the men's league in Europe. I like certain other players more, but I wouldn't be upset if we chose him.
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Totally respect your opinion, I'm just not sure in translates.
I think he's ranked where he's at because of his size, not neccessarily his skill.
If he was 5'9/5'10 I dont think people are talking about him in the same light.
When I heard the Flames could be looking at him I've watched quite of few of his highlights/shifts and when compared to the other players ranked around the Flames pick like Barlow, Wood, Yager etc I wouldn't view him in the same light personally. I think he's a step below those guys, so if we're talking "shelves" like the scouts look at I'd put him lower than those 4.