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Originally Posted by dino7c
He was ranked between. 10 and 20 and they picked him 16
Again go look how accurate past draft rankings have been
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I’m not saying draft rankings are accurate and the gospel.
But go watch his game play and tell me his upside is better than those that were still available.
He’s a “safe” pick and was bigger than most kids in the WHL so he was able to put muscle a lot of them just based on size.
His stride is awkward, he’s not fast, he’s not flashy and he doesn’t have a hard shot.
He plays small for his size, there’s just so many things that don’t translate, but hey the flames seem to think he’s the next Rantanen, I’ll happy eat crow if that happens but I’m pretty confident he’s borderline 3rd liner.