I rarely disagree with you, but I will for the bolded. Both Caufield and Romanov should've been drafted higher and are not dime-o-dozen among league wide prospects. Caufield slid out of the top 10 simply because of his size, lucky for us, but he's a rare breed. That kind of shot only comes every 5 to 10 years in the league. And while Romanov is not in the Makar/Neiska stratosphere, he's above many D prospects league-wide.
Both Caufield & Romanov look very promising, I'd agree.
& perhaps a re-draft of their draft year today puts them in, or just outside the top 10, I'd even agree there...
But id also suggest that the same question marks that kept them from being picked that high remain. The ceilings are high, but the floors are also quite low, especially for Caufield. That's perhaps more what I was implying. "Top-10" talent to me are players with much more likelihood of realizing their potential/fewer question marks (of course, varies year to year & doesn't preclude the player "busting").
Not to move the goal post, but perhaps "top 5" or "blue-chip" is a better description for what I meant...
With Romanov, he's shown he's an NHL talent, but time will tell if he can grow into a top pairing player (I'd bet yes, but can also list a dozen or so other d prospects of similar age in/out of NHL that I'd bet more on).
With Caufield, huge upside, but also not clear that he'll translate the scoring ability well enough to offset his physical limitations & doesn't seem to be a player that will make it as a bottom 6 pro... The Debrincat comps are plentiful, but those cases still remain rare.