Do you remember Kessel as a prospect? They are the exact same flaws that Eiserman is being accused of. They can both score, but they lack game awareness.
I do, that's why I commented. Kessel's game was built more around speed. Eiserman doesn't have near the wheels that Kessel had. I think Kessel was also more dynamic in space. He's a more multi-faceted attacker, he was better off the rush too...Kessel was negotiating even-numbers rushes with a lot more tact and patience than Eiserman and he did it at a higher level. How many isolation plays or how many times did Eiserman try to stack up on the strong side d-man? Not a lot, right? But those were big parts of Kessel's game. Yes, he got loose on breakaways and took guys on 1 on 1 and ripped a shot. I know that was there too, but they don't go about the game in the same way.
I also think Kessel was misunderstood in terms of his playing ability - and I don't want this to be all about Kessel, as he's completely irrelevant to this thread other than "American winger shoots well" but that's too reductive to be worthwhile. But Kessel didn't lack "game awareness" like some people think...I know there was talk about that, but I think people got sucked into some surface-level stuff and got an idea in their head and ran with it. That kid had a better feel for the game - and demonstrated it on the ice - than he got credit for from some...
Even if you dumb it down and just do highlight reel scouting, just watch the assists. Watch Kessel's playmaking process and compare it to Eiserman's. If you don't see the massive difference in their playing styles from that, then...fair enough...we're just watching different games then...
