In 2017 Rasmus Dahlin was called "The McDavid/Eichel for defencemen" agree or disagree?

[TSN Jdog]

Last season: 9 goals 35 assists in 82 games

This season: 3 goals 25 assists in 41 games

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[EXTRAS]

Makar = Mackinnon
Q Hughes = Kane
Heiskanen = Barkov

This is fun.

 

[Trap Jesus]

Agree that is what he was called or agree if he's lived up to that billing so far? I think he was probably Eichel level for hype at draft time, maybe a bit higher.

 

[Ctrain2k]

No one who was taken seriously was calling him that, the most common comparison I remember was Hedman.

 

[TSN Jdog]

No one who was taken seriously was calling him that, the most common comparison I remember was Hedman.

https://www.tsn.ca/radio/ottawa-1200/button-rasmus-dahlin-the-mcdavid-eichel-for-defencemen-1.917198

 

[Ctrain2k]

Button: Rasmus Dahlin the McDavid/Eichel for defencemen

I said someone who was taken seriously and you show me something Craig Button said?

 

[John Johnson]

Don't know if he'll ever become as valuable as McDavid but maybe Eichel one day. I think he will become a Hedman type eventually, just maybe slightly better/worse.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Scored over 40 as a rookie 18 year old Dman and on pace for over 50 this year? As far as phenom D goes it’s not far from the billing to be in that tier

 

[tarheelhockey]

Everything I have seen of him tells me he's going to be an absolute stud in a couple of years.

If you lived through the early days of guys like Pronger and Hedman, you know how this story ends.

 

[bobholly39]

I agree that he was called that.

Is he worthy of the hype? Not sure. I'd like to vote "too soon to tell". I think defensemen can take a bit longer to fully develop and mature. I think in the next 2-3 years we'll have a better sense if he warranted the hype.

I do think he was super hyped. I might have him as the 2nd most hyped prospect since Crosby after McDavid - he's definitely up there in the top 5.

 

[KoozNetsOff 92]

There's a big difference between being called/hyped as McDavid compared to Eichel. I don't see anything wrong with calling him and expecting him to be as good as Eichel. McDavid is in a different stratosphere.

 

[explore]

Dahlin is on pace to become the second-highest scoring teenage defenseman in NHL history. The rise of Swedish defensemen: How Hedman, others have taken over the NHL

Other people will get the hype in time.

 

[NyQuil]

Defencemen take awhile.

People actually wrote Hedman off too.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

Makar = Mackinnon
Q Hughes = Kane
Heiskanen = Barkov

This is fun.

Why? They're completely different players.

 

[weaponomega]

Takes longer for defensemen to develop and make an impact. Given how good he is already, I believe he'll be part of Norris talk in 2-3 years.

 

[EXTRAS]

Why? They're completely different players.

Yeah but they are both Finnish, so like, whatever man...

 

[McFlash97]

McDavid







Dahlin
Eichel


Not similar in any way.

 

[Paul4587]

He’s not going to be as good as McDavid but he’s pretty clearly a special talent. I think he ends up being the (distant) third best no1 overall pick between 2005 and 2018.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

I don't think the comparison was meant to say he'd be as good as McDavid, but rather as the "generational" version for defensemen. Considering the numbers he's putting up as a teenager and comparing that to what previous "generational" (or rather franchise defensemen) put up, it's not hard to see why.

 

[7even]

Do I agree that he was called that or do I agree that that's what he is

 

[AB13]

No teenage defenceman has scored over 50 in almost 4 decades, and Dahlin is playing at a 56 point pace with good defensive stats. He is the next McDavid on defence.

 

[Panthaz89]

No one who was taken seriously was calling him that, the most common comparison I remember was Hedman.

They were calling him the greatest D prospect in the past 30-40 years and was hyped heavily 3 years before the draft even took place.

 

[34]

Makar is the best and will win the Calder.

No other rookie D man even comes close.

 

[Ctrain2k]

They were calling him the greatest D prospect in the past 30-40 years and was hyped heavily 3 years before the draft even took place.

What’s wrong with that? He was the best D prospect since Potvin it’s not his fault there haven’t been any great D prospects. Still doesn’t change the fact that no one serious was actually comparing him to McDavid as a prospect.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Makar is the best and will win the Calder.

No other rookie D man even comes close.

I'm trying to figure out the relevance to this thread.