I see him as a solid 2nd line winger with 65-70 pt upside in the NHL. However, even if he doesn't reach his offensive upside, he gives you a solid player who will contribute in all three zones. That is why he is a "safe" pick compared to Grigorenko. I don't know why people don't think Galchenyuk is also a safe pick. To me, the kid competes, has the offensive upside, and has pretty much lived in NA his whole life. I don't see him fleeing to the KHL. I actually don't think Grigorenko will either, and with his upside I wouldn't hesitate to take him over Forsberg (both in the NHL and in fantasy hockey), but I can see why some might feel differently.

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I see Forsberg having 70-80 point upside in his prime, he'll be a valuable player in the NHL. As I see it, he'll spend one more year in Sweden after being drafted, then probably have some time in the AHL until he's NHL ready. The skills aren't an issue with him IMO, its his overall game he needs to work on.

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I share the same opinion as SeaDawg. Offensively, I'd compare his upside to Mikko Koivu (not style wise).

I also think its crazy not to consider Galchenyuk a safe pick. I understand that his knee injury iand associated loss of development time is the reason for the risk but that wouldn't stop me. Hell, if I'm Edmonton I'd heavily consider Galchenyuk at 1st. It would take some balls to actually commit to Galchenyuk at #1 but after watching him play on the same rink as Yakupov, I often left more impressed with Galchenyuk

I will put my neck out and say that AG will be a better NHLer

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The thing that sucks with Forsberg is that he has not yet had experience in the SEL and will not have next year either. Every other top swede will be playing SEL. Generally you do not see many top NHL draft picks who are playing in the Allsvenskan although there are definitely exceptions like OEL...it's still a decent league but I think that will add to him dropping a bit in the draft. Kinda like Berglund a bit who is also a guy who leaves you wanting more. I also can't ever see Forsberg in the AHL so next year might not be seen as the best thing development wise for NHL teams

Galchenyuk is easily going to be the better player, I agree with you there.

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