I mean, saying that Dickinson is a better prospect than Sanderson at the same age is something. Sanderson does virtually everything better than him, especially related to thinking the game.
Once again, people will not tie a future projection to Dickinson, while at the same time be totally hyperbolic about the player. It seems y'all think he is going to be an 80 point player, rivalling Quinn Hughes for D scoring title.
And what is interesting, I asked the same question pre-draft and everyone agreed Dickinson was no where as good as Sanderson as a prospect.
Pretending there wasn't panic here after Sanderson's D+1 is also something. In fact, go look at the polls and commentary in 2021. 70% of the people were selecting Drysdale over Sanderson in one poll.
Saying Yakemchuk is better as a forward is as credible as when people said Karlsson should be a forward. Yakemchuk is most effective when he is not dangling: he is best when he uses passing to move the puck. Because contrary to the popular view, he is actually a very good passer. Anyone who actually watches him, will know this.
When you watch games, you see things that go against the grain. Like, if I said, I think Yakemchuk right now is a better defensive d-man than Mynio . People would totally dismiss this as entirely crazy. Mynio was selected to the WJC, because of his solid defense. But if you actually watched the last twenty games of season and the playoffs - that claim is not crazy at all. If I said, Yakemchuk has a lot of poise in the defensive end; people, who don't watch games, would be equally dismissive of this claim.
What is happening here is mostly pure stat watching, mixed with the occasional youtube video, mixed in with a lot of hyperbole.