I'm having a little trouble seeing why there is so much negative opinion on Rasmussen. Kid looks like he would be a real nice pick at #12. A big center who skates extremely well who has a nose for the net and doesn't shy from the tough areas. Add in a Scheifele type work ethic and I see a real valuable middle 6 center one day. He doesn't address an organizational need for defense prospects, but it isn't like we couldn't use another real good prospect down the middle.
Its really very simple. There are several prospects ranked lower who have much better stats. Not just 2-3-4 more points but 20-30-40 more points. But they are not 6'5. That certainly makes it appear that he is being overrated because of his size. Not to the Stanley extent because he
does have decent production and specific attributes in his favour. But still enough to see that he is not BPA at 12. Doesn't mean he is a bad player, only that there will be several better ones to choose from there.
McKeen's now has him at #3. 3!
Now maybe the appearances are deceiving and his otherworldly work ethic is enough to elevate him to such levels, although if it is that great I have to question why it hasn't lead him to produce more than he has to date. Why isn't he head and shoulders above his contemporaries in production? Great skater, great hands, 6'5, why isn't he leading the league in scoring? He isn't missing anything, unless it is hockey IQ. I don't recall that being mentioned in the superlatives. Maybe I just forgot. Considering his positives it must be about the same as a box of cornflakes.
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Don't hold me to that, just speculating.
OK, I'm going a little overboard with the sarcasm. Sorry. The answer is in my first paragraph. There will probably be a dozen players available at 12 who I would take over him. At 25 I would probably take him.