Alrite, your an idiot. Are you actually saying that he wasn't taken in his draft year is a downgrade. If you play competitive hockey, you realize how many good kids never even talk to a pro team or get a look from a major junior league. This kid worked his ass off, became a first round pick and is talked about being one of the biggest steals of the draft because his creativity with the puck. When you are called a young Alexei Kovalev, you can let me and everyone else on the board know.