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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Was gonna mention this. Everyone tries to create interest in a slambunk draft. They said Puljujarvi was the "most NHL ready" and was a threat to be first over Laine and Matthews.
OTOH, while Taylor v Tyler was a media creation, you could have a pretty good argument about it today. Ditto Tavares v Hedman, Stamkos v Doughty, Power v Beniers, Ekblad v Reinhart (doesn't matter any more). And I'm pretty sure I take Landeskog over RNH, and I know I take Murray over Yakupov.
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I still think guys like Yakupov and JP were good prospects that were just ruined by being rushed into the NHL before they were ready. Going from top dog to being dunked on can be ego crushing and a hard thing to recover from. They definitely could have utilized the development and farm system better with those guys.