On Poehling: Yes, the hype train got out of control but a lot of that is due to him being drafted at the end of the 1st round and I think he's certainly outperformed that draft position. I'll say this about Poehling though, everywhere he's played he's been just about the best player on the ice, decisively so at the WJC but also in the NCAA as well. He's very good at everything, he has elite hockey sense and has a chance to be sort of Bergeron without the scoring upside(Elite penalty killing defensive oriented 2C) but he may surpride some with his offense given his propensity to always have the puck. If that ends up being true, the hype is well deserved, isn't it?
On Patrick: Given the injuries, its seems harsh too judge him too much and he never should have started his career in the NHL, he wasn't ready. Having said that, he does not seem offensively gifted enough to justify the draft position or to hope for much more than a 3C.
On Zadina: I still think he will explode at some point, he's too gifted around the net and while I acknowledge that he has produced anything like an elite winger yet, I still believe he gets there. I see him, if he figures out the NHL game as having the talent to be a perennial 30 goal scorer. Big, strong, great nose for the net and an elite shot, I still think it happens for him. Consistency has obviously been an issue for him as well, maybe he grows out of that issue?
On Tolvanen: He'd better score a bunch because he doesn't do much else.
Puljujarvi: I just think he's a bust an ends up ultimately back in Finland or the KHL.
