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Fun ranking. As someone who's watched them as much as possible, I think Turcotte and Kupari are switched. Kupari's got speed and some hands, but he needs to figure out the mental side of the game. Turcotte has only been disappointing because he's had some injuries that have held him back the past couple years-- which, to be fair, is concerning. But watching them play, Turcotte just ... gets it. He's so cerebral on the ice and makes every little play it takes for a team to win. He's got the same speed/skill (if not more) than Kupari, but has the mental side too. He just doesn't have the same size.
Both Vilardi and Mikey Anderson have graduated. And I don't agree with your "overrated" comment on Anderson at all. If anything, he proved he was exteremely UNDER-rated. He played 1st pair minutes all of his rookie season and made one of the best 5-on-5 pairs in the NHL with Doughty. He was probably the brightest point of optimism for the Kings last year, until Byfield got his cup of tea.
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