Benn or Grachev??

[Zorro]

Keeper League. Straight points. Who would you rather have?? And can you please state why you would rather have this player.. This is for the long haul, not only next year..

Benn DALLAS
or
Grachev NYR

[CharLos]

Short term: both will post similar number. coz Dallas got too many top6 player, while ranger dun have much.
Long term: Benn for sure

[Olwpgjet]

I\'m thinking Benn, I was impressed with Grachev at world juniors but Benn has Sakic qualities although on the wing.

[Shoeless]

Benn - easier to spell.

[Rustyrug]

I like Grachev. He will get his chance with the Rangers. They are starting to realize that they cannot just buy everything. Maybe not next year but the following for sure.

I just think Benn might be a little overrated or too much hype is a better description. like Hogson, everyone expects him to come in and be a star. I don\'t know about that.

[DuklaNation]

Pretty close but Id take Benn as he will translate better to the NHL. Grachev might have that floater style to him. Plus he\'s Russian so that has to require a discount these days.

[Nehithaw]

I think they\'re both going to have good careers in the NHL. From what little I\'ve seen of them (tv and video clips)they\'re different kind of players. Benn looks to be a sniper. A player with a good shot and good instincts of where to be, but his skating is what *might* prevent him from being an upper echelon player. Grachev on the other hand has a very well-rounded offensive game. He can dangle, has a great shot and looks to be a very good skater. He has proven that he can produce if he plays with good players (Duchene and Hodgson).

IMO Grachev has a better chance to be an upper echelon player. He reminds abit of Radulov, only bigger. This is from the Rangers prospects camp from last season (he has surely gotten better since then) but he sure impressed me in this clip

[Zorro]

Thankyou all and thankyou Nehithaw for the clip, very interesting. I think the music made the video better then it actually was. But Grachev looks very shify and pretty quick.

I am stuck between Benn and Grachev, hard to choose right now.

[CallMeJerry]

DuklaNation wrote:

Pretty close but Id take Benn as he will translate better to the NHL. Grachev might have that floater style to him. Plus he\'s Russian so that has to require a discount these days.

Got to love the easy labels - especially when it comes to European players.

Other floaters: Gretzky, Lemieux...

[agentzero]

I think Grachev has the better skill. Because of Benn\'s style of play, he may end up being used in more of a two-way role. Grachev is one way, straight to the net, from what I\'ve seen anyway. I take Benn to have the longer career, but Grachev to have the higher point totals, even if in a shorter time frame.

[Steffen]

Zorro wrote:

... I am stuck between Benn and Grachev, hard to choose right now.

I agree with most all of the above. You mentioned keep-ability for pure points.

I\'d venture this: Grachev will be a better point/GP guy at his peak, but Benn will deliver sooner (i.e. I\'d bet Benn gets more points than Grachev over the next 2-3 years, but that Grachev outpoints him afterwards, and overall).

my 0.25...