Quoting: ConnorMcHellebucyk
Yamamoto and Kaprizov elite
Quoting: mhockey91
Kap might be a surprise, but no way is Yamamoto elite
Quoting: Cdn_bacon
Yamamoto has 1st line potential, he's already a 2nd liner for sure. Elite is probably out of reach.
Quoting: ConnorMcHellebucyk
It was more of an exaggeration because he’s arguably the best of the bunch right now
Quoting: mhockey91
Best of the bunch? He’s arguably one of the lowest ranked guys
I'm not sure what definition you guys use for "elite", but it's worth noting that since he broke into the league fulltime December 31, 2019, Yamamoto is tied for 6th in the league in 5v5 scoring with Patrick Kane. If that's not "elite" I don't know what is.
http://naturalstattrick.com/playerteams.php?fromseason=20192020&thruseason=20202021&stype=2&sit=5v5&score=all&stdoi=std&rate=n&team=ALL&pos=S&loc=B&toi=250&gpfilt=gpdate&fd=2019-12-31&td=2021-01-21&tgp=410&lines=single&draftteam=ALL