Agreed with that, but you gotta admit that, injuries aside, Brule has way more chances to reach his potential than kostytsin. I'm not sold on either one... IMO, Price > any one of themBrulé has the skills, the speed and the grit to become a solid first line center but is on the small side and is injury prone... I think Gomez would be a good comparison..
Kostitsyn has game breaker skills.. great stickhandler, solid skater but not overly fast, amazing arsenal of shots, great overall agility, solid passer, good vision and some great moves... Vanek or Hossa would be good comparisons.
So Kostitsyn.
Brulé has the skills, the speed and the grit to become a solid first line center but is on the small side and is injury prone... I think Gomez would be a good comparison..
Kostitsyn has game breaker skills.. great stickhandler, solid skater but not overly fast, amazing arsenal of shots, great overall agility, solid passer, good vision and some great moves... Vanek or Hossa would be good comparisons.
So Kostitsyn.
I'd say Brulé but I think people don't give enough credit to AK though...
Who will be the better player?
Brulé. From what we know now, It's not close really. Kostitsyn is unproven at every level while Brulé played great everywhere.
Kostitsyn's game is mostly based on his shot, I don't see that famous potential. Brulé is showing much better all around skills.
I agree with Hossa comparaison . Both are two-way player (yep kost are) , have good shot , average speed , incredible vison .
And Brule shot's even better than Kostitsyn's!
Kostitsyn two-way player? Heh