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  1. His numbers and the numbers of others don't mean jack. It's not the numbers that got him to be ranked so high. He has tools far better than any of those guys that you listed. He is a 230 lbs power forward with the best shot in the draft, and he has very good vision. Unlike the other power forwards, he did not get the points from bullying kids, he got them from the tools he has.
  2. Ritchie has the skill and he has the hockey IQ. He is not difficult to develop. He also happens to have size so that's good too Please don't bring Ehlers into this until we hit 20 pages and things get stale
  3. Ritchie completely blows Beach out of the water. Ritchie's wrister is best in his draft class. Beach's shot was average. Ritchie already has 20+ pounds on Beach. Beach was an average skater but doesn't have the acceleration Ritchie had. Beach was also notorious for be disinterested in his own zone. He couldn't play D to save his life. Ritchie has better vision and is a better passer. Did anyone honestly expect Beach to make it big? Colborne was drafted at 190 so we won't even go there.
  4. Ok so the arguments for not drafting him are: -he's "fat" -he has a busted head and busted shoulder -there are examples of power forwards drafted 10 years ago that busted -undisciplined penalties This kid has the best wrist shot in the draft. He has a much higher IQ than Virtanen. He can pass, and like Merci mentioned, he can even make a saucer pass at top speed. He's physical (not in Lucic territory) but nonetheless, he is physical and can drop it with anyone. His skating is NOT an issue. He has good acceleration and he gets where he needs to be. As for the undisciplined penalties, those things are not permanent and can be stamped out.
  5. Nobody cares about points. It's the individual talent that he has. Scouts and teams could care less about his points. They look at his skills, his arsenal. He has loads of skill and it isn't from Drouin. Mackinnon and Drouin played together, it doesn't make either any less incredible. Seth Jones was on a winning team in Portland, it doesn't make him any less amazing.
  6. There is no way we get Gibson. He's the next big thing and Anaheim knows it
  7. Ritchie is a better shooter. Virtanen's "swagger" is marginally cocky. You forgot to add that Ritchie has much better vision. He passes and shoots better than Virtanen. Are Virtanen's hands really that much better?
  8. If you read the previous comments, you would know that Drouin does not spoon-feed him. They barely even play together. Mcdavid is surrounded by over-agers who are having massive seasons. Does that mean Mcdavid is a nothing? If anything, they learn from the over-agers. Ehlers gets to watch Drouin work magic every night and he takes that in. The reason why Mcdavid and Ehlers are highly touted despite the over-agers around them is because they have undeniable individual talent. Ehlers has individual talent and you're not making a clear point as to how Drouin affects Ehlers because it's been proven that he isn't being fed. He creates his own chances. I'll throw in another example. Horvat, Domi, Zadorov. They don't pump each others numbers and were all first rounders. Scouts barely factor in numbers. They look at the way a player plays. So in conclusion, why does it matter if they play together?
  9. My crystal ball tells me that in 5 years, he'll score 23 goals, 46 points
  10. Why does it matter how much better Drouin is? If they're two of the best then they're two of the best... Doesn't matter the point differential. I made the Malkin/Crosby to show that two of the best playing together does not show that one is inflating the other's numbers. The malkin/crosby comparison is not extreme because they dominate the NHL while Ehlers and Drouin are top 4 in the Q. And then all of a sudden you start bringing up the comparison of Drouin and Ehlers
  11. a 3rd overall overager is outscoring a guy in his first season in CHL? whooaaa no waaaay how could that beeee.... lol
  12. why does he have to lose 15 lbs? His weight is what makes him a power forward. You keep making his weight seem like an issue when it isn't. He has no problem skating and his acceleration is as good as any
  13. I would rather take the kid with the best shot in the draft. I would rather take the kid who carried his team past Bennett . I would rather take the kid who isn't cocky and has won nothing. I would rather take the kid that can drop the gloves with the best. You call Ritchie out for taking stupid penalties but you praise Virtanen for the after-whistle stuff. ok You can only use his age as an excuse so many times. Ritchie absolutely lit up the second half of the season and the playoffs. Of course that doesn't mean anything to you because injuries are permanent. All of your arguments come from name-calling and things you make up.
  14. I really don't get it. People always question Ritchie's ability to translate his physicality to the next level because he won't be playing against boys anymore, but people praise Virtanen for running over defenders. If he tries that in the NHL, he'll get dumped on his ass
  15. Malkin and Crosby are 2 of the best in the NHL Drouin and Ehlers are 2 of the best in the QMJHL
  16. potentially massive reward, potential bust excellent speed, offset with lack of size and then people start digging and coming up with meaningless stats to justify their own view on him and then there are some that completely ignore stats and make things up and then those people get crucified and then people come up with more stats to silence trolls and then the trolls keep coming and then the personal attacks come and then it's not about Ehlers, but about how stupid a poster is and that goes on, and on until we hit 40 pages
  17. Him playing with Drouin means very little
  18. yea Malkin's a 50 point player at best without crosby..
  19. Anybody else find protein with water better tasting than with milk? I just find milk making it too sweet
  20. Just pray to god that one of the top 5 falls so we won't hear any "I told you so"'s down the road
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