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Originally Posted by serratedmuffin
Lindholm and Catton are missing the U18 due to injuries. Hip for Catton, potentially back for Lindholm. Back injuries scare me and might make me second guess picking him if he was available. Helenius has 1g2a in his first game of the worlds.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Lindstrom slide, mainly due to injuries. I have read some scouting reports that highlight some question marks with him as well. One of them is that he dominates junior because of his size, and that may not help as much at the professional level where the scales aren't tipped as much in his favour. The other is that he isn't much of a puck distributor, and in the NHL, you usually want your top center to be a puck distributor. I have also heard that he is kind of predictable.
I don't know how qualified the people were who made those claims, but it still gives me some pause. Then again, I remember some people saying the same thing about Getzlaf regarding is size in junior, and that worked out.
My bold prediction is that Lindstrom is drafted outside of the top 5 and after Catton, and maybe even after Iginla.