Been the best player on the best team in the AHL at 18, following up his WJC performance.
Seriously. He has been that good in the AHL that some Ducks fans would put him ahead of Zegras.
Short sample size, but it has been really impressive.
Lead the AHL in scoring as a defensemen, impress at WJC and be one of the best players in the entire tournament.
Was your remark sarcastic or for real?
We know Drysdale is good. He's saying what has Drysdale done to be considered this much ahead of Sanderson this quickly.
That's why some Sens fans were in the Drysdale thread(basically cause some posters saying how did Sens pick Drysdale over this guy etc). It's because we see people hyping up Drysdale's play since being drafted but completely neglecting Sanderson's--or even worse, downplaying it.
What's ironic is the remark: "Was your remark sarcastic or for real?" after you just alluded to his play in the WJC as evidence for Drysdale's case, when Sanderson shutdown that team and outplayed Drysdale in the Gold medal game. Drysdale is apparently better offensively than Sanderson, he is, yet they had same points and Sanderson did it on second pair on a lesser team(by all accounts).
You see the hypocrisy? We are pumping up one player for his recent accomplishments but neglecting the other, and even taking shots at the other team for having passed him(check the Drysdale thread) in less than 5 months since they got drafted. Is Jarvis > Byfield cause of their AHL number comparisons? Sanderson also was considered the more raw player whereas Drysdale was more finished product.
TL;DR it's hilarious this raising of one player and shooting down of another just 5 months after they were drafted; what's even funnier is the evidence used for one, when it can be equally applied to the other even in the same tournament!(by measure of progression). Sanderson has been remarkable in College hockey, absolute beast recently, in all three zones.
We do know that 2 scouts had Sanderson in their top 3(ironically enough all evidence points to Ottawa and Anaheim) and no one had Drysdale right?
Both are going to be excellent talents, Drysdale could have higher ceiling for sure, but this discrepancy that is being noted here is too hyperbolic of one's ability or future ability over the other. Drysdale has done nothing of real significant note to be placed ahead of Sanderson this quickly. Drysdale ahead? Sure, but these posts placing them in diff tiers is freaking hilarious.