What are everyone’s thoughts on Eiserman at this point? He looks to be dropping in the draft rankings and he is trending to possibly drop out of the top ten. Going into this season, most draft rankings had him top 2-3. I am mixed about him overall. To me, at this point, he is the most high risk/high reward type of player. His shot is truly elite and his goal scoring has been really impressive. But the fact that no other aspects of his game have really improved over the last few years of development is concerning… he’s still very poor defensively and has not really shown much play-driving or play-making ability.
He could be a really good fit on the right team. For example, if San Jose picked up Celebrini at first overall and then used their pick from Pittsburgh to select Eiserman… it could be a fantastic pick. He would be a great complimentary piece to play-driving centres like Celebrini or Bedard.
I don’t really think he would be a great fit for Calgary right now though. There are quite a few other players that I would value over him at this point. Of course, it all depends on who else would be available when the flames make their pick.
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