Its hard not to compare Broberg and Klefbom. Both have pretty similar scouting reports and style. Whne Klefbom was drafted he was always a longer term project, and the Oilers were able to let him develop in the SEL/AHL. He was never putting up flashy numbers, just developing his all around game. During this time, fowards like Bartschi/Armia/Rattie were getting a ton of hype putting up massive numbers. Yet, in the end, patience paid off and Klefbom turned into a stud while those forwards peaked early/not at all
I am not saying Caufield or that type of forward wont turn out, and I realize Broberg was picked too high (higher than the forwards, vs Klefbom picked after). But I will say, I am ready to be extremely patient with Broberg and fully expecting too see a ton of redrafts the next 3 years with Broberg going 20-35 range. But after experiencing the slow develop of Klefbom and having most non Oiler fans write him off pretty fast, it wont faze any Oiler fan to see Broberg get dismissed.
On a side note, seeing Yamamoto doing extremely well in the AHL will really reduce any regret on not getting Caufield. Both Yams and Caufield are similar players, so good to see Yams looking like he could fill the spot on McDavids wing
For the record, I would have picked a few other players over Broberg. He was a great pick in the 13-18 range. But I wont lose sleep over picking a high risk/high reward D