people beyond sixth overall who don't draft couture are gonna be sorry.
the kid starts off the year with mononeucleosis, he tries to play through it and plays well enough. then comes back, a step behind in his conditioning because of the virus, but he's a team player and he's being counted on as their best player. he sustained a leg injury mid season and missed a little time, but still was not healthy all year.
how did this 17 year old fair for the season? well he still managed 78 points in 54 games. but the scouts inexpicably labelled him slow and now people are comaplaining about his conditioning. this kid fought through an extremely difficult year, toughed it out for the sake of his team and still had a GREAT year by any standard for a player of his age. how does he get rewarded? the scouts, angry that they never got to see him at 100 %, give him terrible reviews and now his stock is as low as can be.
this kid's talent is top 5, if the leafs pass on him at 13, they should just quit. my guess is a team in the late top 10 will be smart enough to see the player he is.