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It's important to recognize the difference in quality between the NA leagues and the European leagues. Scoring is much lower in Europe, a lot of which can be attributed to the larger ice. Pastrnak's numbers during his draft year were when he played in Allsvenskan, which is the NA equivalent to the AHL, not juniors. So he put up 24 points in 36 games as an 18-19 year old in basically the European AHL. That's pretty impressive relative to the numbers that are usually put up by the talent in Europe. With regards to DeBrincat, you basically nailed the reason high scoring doesn't always translate to NHL success: size. Major junior in Canada is very offense-heavy, so it's not uncommon to see high point totals. For DeBrincat, it's top six or bust. His play style is basically only useful for a top six scorer, so NHL teams won't have any use for him in their bottom six. Plus, he is in his draft+1 year, so he has an age advantage against most of the OHL.