The combination of speed, motor, IQ and shot have Tij as a higher rated prospect than Lindstrom for me.
Iginla is a driver in my mind - he is always causing things to happen out there, and is a demon on the forecheck too causing a lot of turnovers. I would argue that he is a play-driver, and a fairly good puck distributor. This kid doesn't really have many holes on his game, and he has two aces up his sleeve - his IQ and his shot.
Lindstrom isn't as dynamic for me, and thus I see him as the trigger man more than anything, though he will be incredibly valuable in his own right to any team with his size, speed, shot and mean streak. For instance, on the PP, McKenna is the guy carrying the puck, not Lindstrom. Wish the sample size was larger of course, but I do think this speaks to Lindstrom's skill-set and not just McKenna's generational skill-set.
I don't think you can go wrong picking either one as being a future core piece, but I do prefer Iginla's game and I think he is underrated as a 'franchise piece'. I think his skill set and tools, his age, and other attributes will help him become a franchise-type. Whether he is your teams' top player or just one of them, I do think he will always be a guy who touches a lot of different threads when you speak about the fabric of the game, not to mention his age and his limited playing time the prior season. I see a star, not because of the last name, but because I see a future core piece who is dynamic enough to be the line-driver.
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