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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Here is a scouting report, which includes reasons as to why he is such a wildcard in this draft (both good and bad):
I think he is one of those guys that is a high risk and high reward. He might end up as a bottom pairing defencemen if he really doesn't have a good IQ. Or maybe he ends up as the next Chara with his size and ability. For teams picking him in the top 10, it is probably because they see him closer to Chara than a bust. It will be interesting to see where he ends up. I personally would prefer that the Flames pass on him, unless they are 1000% sure he is closer to Chara than Logan Stanley.
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This has been said about dozens of similar prospects for the past 20 years and none of them have developed this way (except maybe Hedman).
I've become extremely skeptical of these comparisons.
More often than not, these guys are solid, but nothing crazy. See Hague, Zadorov, Myers, Oleksiak.
Powers (now apparently 6'6) and Hedman are better, but also showed more offense in their draft year, hence their very high picks.