Toews has showed a well rounded game that is rare to see in players his age, especially prospects as high profile/as highly touted as he is. Generally the more defensive forwards aren't regarded nearly as highly as Toews. Toews all around game is why he is regarded as highly as he is. Had he not been a two way player he wouldn't see near the amount of ice time in which he does on team Canada, especially on Sutter's teams. You also dont need to be quite the Mike Peca on the defensive end to be better than Phil Kessel defensively, but Toews doesn't need to be Mike Peca at this stage of his game as that would be unreasonable to expect from a player who still has a long way to. As he continues to develop though, he does look like he has complete package NHL franchise player potential, no doubt about it. How many forwards are as complete as Toews in this years draft? None. Kessel, looks like more of a offensive threat, while Toews looks like he has some good offensive potential as well, while being more of a impact player in the other areas of the game, as I said orginally. It is clear why Burke and other scouts would consider taking him over Kessel.