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Corey Pronman on the canes prospects
"Carolina Hurricanes: I’ve generally liked what Carolina has done at the draft table the past few years, including their first-round pick from 2017, Martin Necas, who looked dynamic at the Canes' camp and early on this season in the Czech Republic. The Canes have generally drafted high upside players and gotten value from a lot of picks. I’m saying all this to soften the blow because I don’t know what was going on with their 2017 second-round picks, center Eetu Luostarinen and defenseman Luke Martin. I saw Martin live and Luostarinen on video a few times these past few weeks, and I fail to see why such a valuable investment was made in them. Martin’s offensive upside is quite low, even if he skates and defends fine. Luostarinen also skates and handles the puck fine for his size, but there is a lack of a wow factor to him."
I was just reading recently that Luke Martin has been a stand-out at Michigan this year. 6'4", 220 lbs RHD doesn't have to be an offensive wizard. If he can become another Brett Pesce then that is a win.