It will be interesting to see Brassard in the top Prospects Game in comparison to Staal,Mueller,Little and Sheppard...I know its only 1 game,but this is his big chance to prove to scouts he belong right up there in the jumble of top ten with those guys..
Also,I haven't see Sheppard play yet,but have heard that his big drawback is speed..I want to compare his speed to Mueller who I thought would be faster,but he looked much slower than I expected at the WJHC...
What impresses me most about Brassard is his greased lightning speed especially in the first step/darting speed --this type of speed gets to loose pucks and is very efficient helping the passing game with which Brassard has great skill and instincts;a straight -line "burner" like a Cogliano on the other hand wastes a lot of effort to accomlish not much on long carries up the ice...IMO,Brassard would have put up more points than Cogliano had he been on Team Canada at the WJHC--if Brassard shines in this game compared the percieved(at this moment) highly touted Staal,Mueller,Little and Sheppard,then he would deserve consideration to a higher ranking than mid-first round..My own "hunch" is that he will have a better NHL career than those other 4,because speed may limit Sheppard and Mueller at the NHL level,Staal may be limited to the hgh expectations of him in that from what I've seen he doesn't have brother Eric's great wrist shot that helps Eric score so many goals at the NHL level--maybe Staal will develop that next year--but this year
I don't see the comparison and hence his rank is over-hyped...Little is a great offensive talent--but my hunch is that Brassard will be a better NHL'er...