The Virtanen comparisons are silly. Virtanen got by in Juniors by blowing the puck by weak WHL goaltending. His power and physical play was incredibly tough to handle, he was essentially ahead of the curve compared to similar players his age in those areas. Once he got to the NHL and faced goaltenders who are used to seeing shots a lot harder than his, he struggled to generate goals. Not to mention his tough, physical play wasn't a fall back option for him like he thought it would be. Tippett is different in many ways. Quicker with and without the puck, better hands, quicker release. That being said, I'm still not sold on Tippett being a top 5-7 draft pick this draft. He coasts too much for me, often disappearing for large stretches of the game. He has an incredible shot, but at times won't seek out high scoring areas on the ice. For a guy who is essentially a one trick pony (that one trick is elite), he doesn't seem to utilize it enough for my liking compared to a guy like Laine, who obviously is regarded as a much higher prospect, but they have similar styles and roles. When watching the Steelheads recently, his line just doesn't generate as many chances as they should, which IMO falls a lot on him.