I disagree completely. Certain styles of play just don't work as well in today's game. You can give me an 80/100 defensive defenseman and I'm going to be disappointed, but you can give me an 80/100 puckmoving defenseman and I'm very happy.
It's similar with top 6 forwards: it's all about puckhandling, skating, hockey IQ, passing, and sniping. If you can't do those things, fine. We need depth players, too. But if we spend a top 10 pick on a forward, I want that guy to have all or almost all of those qualities. By my count, Rasmussen might have three of two: skating, hockey IQ, and passing. I think the jury's still out on passing.
But going back to your point: I think a top six forward who can stickhandle, shoot, pass, etc. is absolutely a more useful player than a top six forward who cannot do those things. I don't draft guys in the top 10 to check. I don't draft them to have intangibles, or to play net-front or be "heavy." I draft them to put points on the board. And amongst players who can put points on the board, I would take skilled players over less skilled guys every day of the week.
Basically, Ryan Getzlaf is still a better player than a Ryan Getzlaf-level version of Cory Emmerton.