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    20lbs difference isn't neck and neck.

    I'm not sure about doing this for centers when we have so many centers in the pool already with similar upside to that of the ones in this draft outside of McDavid and Eichel. McCann, Horvat, and Cassels are all potential top-6 NHLers.

    A quick preview shows that Dylan Strome has a skating deficiency and Erie is inflating his stats. Mitchell Marner is actually a RW, a teeny tiny one, and London is inflating his stats. Mikko Rantanen is also a RW who likes to play on his off-wing, and may not develop offensively as a center. Barzal, as said elsewhere, hasn't done enough to prove his #1c capacity and while he's back from his knee injury, his return so far is 0pts -5 in 2gp. Merkley is pretty much a #2 center. Kyle Connor is a #2 LW. Konecny a #2 RW. Chlapik got levelled by Konecny, who's 172lbs, and is developing some bad head-down habits.

    Beyond McDavid and Eichel, there is no saviour-level center in this draft.

    It only makes sense for the Canucks to use their 2015 1st on a defenseman unless McDavid and Eichel become available. I'd be happy with either.

    Strome has put up 11 points in 5 games at the U17s, 143 points in 60 games in the GTMMHL and he was 4th in scoring (1 point behind leader) at the Ivan Hlinka for Canada. He produced over PPG even when McDavid was out.

    Marner is leading the OHL in scoring, no one is inflating his scoring and Barzal has only played 2 games since coming back.

    I agree that I would like them to draft a defenceman though.

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