Freudian
Clearly deranged
- Jul 3, 2003
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The problem with Drouin is that you don't know how parts of his game will translate to the NHL. The passing and the vision will. He most likely has the footspeed to do well and I suspect will be around average along the boards.
But all those dangles where he constantly tries to put the puck through the skates of players. First time he'll do that against Chara is when he realize that those junior tricks don't work in the NHL. It's hard telling how much time and space he will be able to buy for himself in the NHL.
It's hard seeing him not being a very good NHLer, but the other three feel safer with possibly slightly less high end potential. If Drouin realize his full potential, I think he could be a top ten player in the league. But there is more risk there.
But all those dangles where he constantly tries to put the puck through the skates of players. First time he'll do that against Chara is when he realize that those junior tricks don't work in the NHL. It's hard telling how much time and space he will be able to buy for himself in the NHL.
It's hard seeing him not being a very good NHLer, but the other three feel safer with possibly slightly less high end potential. If Drouin realize his full potential, I think he could be a top ten player in the league. But there is more risk there.