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Originally Posted by Sundinisagod
No complaints about the Rielly pick here, but to be fair, he hasn't really distanced himself from those two prospects whom the average Leaf fan would have drafted at 5th overall...and Grigs really does look to have #1 center potential afterall, regardless what Button was sayin. I wonder how much Button singlehandedly lowered Grigorenko's draft position? Not drafting Forsberg made a lot more sense once the JVR trade came to fruition...I wonder how much input Morrison would have made on the Schenn-JVR swap, as they're both barely past the prospect stage of their careers.
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I'm really happy with the Rielly pick too, he looks like he has explosive skating and offensive creativity and puckhandling, though a bit of a weak shot. All in all, a dynamic weapon for the future. We still do need him to distance himself from the Grigorenkos and Forsbergs of the world to really justify the 1st overall worthy claims, however, or at least do something spectacular in juniors to keep up with Galchenyuk and Yakupov, who seem to be pulling away with their early starts in the NHL.