Why? Both are undrafted. Thilander is questionable with the Euro card as well, but are we really going to get a better Euro commit via the draft? Well, two of them actually.
For games played, which doesn't really say much. 20 NHL draftees is pretty middle of the pack. The majority of those GP belong to Brent Burns, Matt Duchene, Jay McClement, Wojtek Wolski and Cody Hodgson, I'm assuming. Considering this team isn't much of a draw for the higher end talent to begin with, these figures seem par the course. Mike Amadio looks like he's about to add to those totals starting next season though.
The kid can score , has a knack for being in the right spot , you know those players who are basically invisible but end up scoring , his skating has improved slightly , but still is along way from the pro game , I would say he might win half of his puck battles , needs improvement here also.
Teddy Purcell is how I would describe him. Good vision, great puck protection at this level and has learned to use his size to his advantage. He has a near-NHL quality shot and has a tendency to find himself in the right area to use it. From what I've seen, he doesn't do much PKing. He's more of a scoring forward. His foot speed has improved leaps and bounds since he entered the league but will likely always be an issue at the professional level. Great PP option on the left half wall. I'd say there's a bit of NHL upside, but as a double OA he's better suited as a professional tryout than a late round pick.
Don't see him as bottom 6 , or PK in todays pro game PK guys have speed, skill and great hockey sense , actually they are no looking for those qualities for 3 & 4th line guys now. His skating is still well below average , now part of this is his size holding him back . Further , not sure he would score at the next level or get to the spots to score , but in the OHL it isn't a problem .
