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Originally Posted by Royle9
Watching Helenius at the under 18’s I’m more firmly in my posistion of he’s good but not great. He lacks a real offensive upside and don’t get me wrong he’s probably the 2nd best 200ft player behind Celebrini but for what Calgary lacks I don’t see a fit at 9.
He hasn’t dominated any game thus far and I’ve watched them all, he’s honestly not very notable at either end of the ice. His skating is good and he’s a big RHS center but his release is pedestrian and his playmaking is alright but nothing flashy like a Catton for example.
I thought he would stand out on a weaker finish team, but I’m not seeing it.
Probably a great Backlund comparable as his ceiling, but certainly lots of improvement required.
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Yes, he definitely looks good but not great. I agree with you that he lacks real offensive upside, strikes me as a 40-60 point player at max, not talented enough to become an 80 point player. Seems like a Teuvo Teravainen level talent. Definitely can't go wrong with a player like that, will likely have a nice career as a reliable two way player, but gosh I'm just really in the camp of needing to try for a home run offensive pick this year. We need someone that can really be the straw that stirs the drink on the offensive side. Hopefully we can somehow land Catton beyond the top guys (would likely have to move up a few spots).