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I suspect that Stevie is leaning Perfetti over Raymond or Drysdale at the moment, though Raymond has looked sharp through SHL Preseason and opening weekend. Drysdale is a wild card here, Stevie could lock up the right side of his D corp for years to come, have 2 all-around righties (Hronek and Seider), and have the PP/offensive dman in Drysdale. I think Drysdale would be a lock if he was left-handed.
Perfetti has too many similar traits to Brayden Point for that to be ignored, expect Perfetti scored at a higher rate than Point at the same age (not including the league offensive skews). Both are about 5'10 (though I've seen Perfetti measured in at 5'11 in some places), Perfetti is a little heavier now than Point was at the same age. Same "issues" with skating, similar vision, though Perfetti is known to have an elite brain and compete level, while Point had a better shot. There was also questions about Point's attitude, which Perfetti doesn't have.
Raymond is interesting because you see a combination of Landeskog, Marner, and Panarin in him, with that shot inside the dots, flip passes where he barely moves his hands, and fast feet. If you think Raymond's floor is Landeskog, then you have to take him at 4, because his ceiling is extremely high.