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Originally Posted by Monahammer
I'm all for picking Iginla- I have even stated here I think he's just as talented as Catton personally.
But it would be really hard seeing Eiserman left on the board. Remember people were dumping on Caufield for being too one way and definitely too small, and he has come through a pretty great player. Eiserman has elite goal scoring ability, just the same if not better than Caufield. Lots of questions about his d game but he's average height and weight unlike Caufield.
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A lot of people are hung up on Catton because he is a center in junior. If he was a guy projected to be a first line center though, I would expect him to be ranked in the top 5 more often. Players that project to be 1st line centers usually go in the top 3-5. Iginla IMO, has the potential to be a 1st line winger, so the question for me is whether getting a potential 2nd line center is better than a 1st line winger, just based on how rare top 6 centers are in general. Personally, I go for the 1st line winger.
Then again, it's quite possible that Catton projects to be a winger in the NHL just like a lot of players who play center in junior. He is a tad undersized and most 1st line centers are not. If that is the case and we are comparing Iginla and Catton as wingers, it probably pretty close for me. Catton has better playmaking, but doesn't like to shoot as much it what I recall reading.