If your team was drafting high and both these players were on the board who do you take?
I'm torn between the two from reading reports and watching I feel Grigorenko has the slight advantage in potential but the reports of him being lazy or a perimiter players kind of scare me off. But at the same time scared to pass on him incase he becomes Malkin-Lite. However if the Habs choose him it would be fine if he became a Kovalev
Galchenyuk on the other hand, I like his game and he may be slightly less skilled then Grigo, although not by much, but seems to have a higher compete level. Issue with him is the injuries causing him to miss a year of development and hopefully isn't an injury prone player.
Grigorenko will be gone when EDM or MTL picks so Leafs fans shouldn't be scared to pick him.
That said, I think they are equal. Grigorenko has better vision and a slightly better passer. Galchenyuk is the better skater and has the better shot. Can't complain with either one since they are both 6'2+.
Maybe less goal scoring ability but I'd say their offensive upside is pretty similar. I think a lot of people forget how good Galchenyuk was last year. He put up 30 goals and 83 points in his rookie year, in a year where he was mostly 16.
Tough one, Grigerenko is a slightly more skilled of the two but if u want a winning attitude and a complete team player on your club then u take Galchenyuk without a hesitation. I don't see the injuries as a issue with Galchenyuk, he looked great out their the last 2 games.
For the Leafs, getting either would be a solid pick-up but Galchenyuk would be a better choice since he seems to have the "it" factor in nearly every facet of the game.
Personally I prefer Galchenyuk's drive and intensity to Grigorenko's hands. Gally's got some great hands as well. I get the feeling we'll be surprised to see which one is having the better career in 5 years.
I was at the Moosehead game tonight and to be honest Grigorenko was underwhelming. MacKinnon will be a stud however. Obviously you can't base your opinion on one game. I do like his size and he seemed to be very skilled. I can't vote due to my extremely limited viewings of each player. I will say that it sounds like who ever gets both players will be getting some skilled Centers. But someone will luck out next year with MacKinnon.
