There are no very tall forwards who are "super stars", so I don't see how Den Latourneau is hitting for a home run.
Tage Thompson is probably the closest thing, and he's on pace for less than 60 points.
Huge (6'6+) guys are useful, but they're pretty much never superstars, at least in regards to forwards. Of the league's top 300 scorers of all time, I don't think there's a single forward over 6'5.
Latourneau's NHLe is around 8 or so. A guy like Basha, projected to go around the same area, has an NHLe probably around 28 or so.
With that said, I wouldn't be surprised if Basha falls into the 2nd round because of the complete lack of physicality and avoidance of the tough areas.
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