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Originally Posted by RyZ
Who is a player that is not in the FC top 32 that you could see a team really liking and taking in the early 20s?
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Good question. There are a few players we're lower on that teams are likely higher on. One player in particular is Terik Parascak. We're really concerned about his skating ability (among the slowest players we have in our top-100, maybe top-200) and size. That combination is usually one that doesn't produce NHLers. But at the same time he's one of the smartest players in the entire draft class -- hence the conundrum. When time and space evaporates at higher levels, how will we see his effectiveness reduce? It's not about seeing a high point total and tossing a guy into the first round... it's all about how the skills (both positive and negative traits) project at the next level.
As things get bigger/faster/stronger, how will the player adapt? If he (speaking generally here) doesn't have enough translatable skills as a scorer to be a top-six forward, can he do enough to stick in a bottom-six role?