"Obviously Dahlin has separated himself," Wright said. "But there is a good mix of scoring wingers, size, competitiveness, big defensemen, some smaller defensemen. I think it's pretty interchangeable once you get 2-3-4-5 and then 6-7-8-9. If you had a magic ball and looked at everyone's draft list, it would be different.

"That speaks to the depth of this draft in a good way."...

"This is a hard league," Wright said. "I was a 19-year-old kid taken in the first round playing at 19 and scoring in your first game, you think the league is easy but it's not. You've been the best player all your life and you haven't had many bumps in the road. If you get too much too soon, it can stunt your development. You've got to be really careful."

Wright cited the example of Golden Knights forward William Karlsson.

"Look at William Karlsson," Wright said. "He's on his third team and now he has 43 goals and three goals in the playoffs. He went 15 games without a point in the AHL a few years ago (with the Springfield Falcons in 2014-15)."

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