ChesterNimitz
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Kid is going high. Dickinson and Levshunov likely going in the top 4.
As I watched Mailloux last year, I had an opportunity to assess his teammate, Dickinson. For those who now see Mailloux as sure fire NHLer ( I am one of them) all I can say is that Dickinson is a much better prospect. Dickinson is as big as Mailloux, is a better skater, plays a more physical game, is better defensively and has a shot that is good as or even better than Mailloux’s. The only skill that Mailloux has an edge on Dickinson, and that edge is considerable,
is offensive vision. Mailloux will make and star in the NHL on that one exceptional skill alone. If we’re drafting 4-7, and Dickinson is still on the board, I’m hard pressed not to take this Hedman-like defenceman, regardless of the plethora of defensive prospects we already have. Such is this kid’s upside.