Aho had a great year no doubt. He really raised his value and is looking like a top 10 pick from the draft. You are really showing your ignorance for the monster season Connor had in the NCAA though. 1.78 PPG from a U19 hasn't happened in the NCAA in about 25 years (since Paul Kariya and MSL were playing in the mid 90's)
Connor had a great year no doubt. He really raised his value and is looking like a top 10 pick from the draft. You are really showing your ignorance for the monster season Aho had in Liiga. PPG player as a U19 has not happened in that league in 22 years. On top of that he was the leading scorer on the best team in the league, led the entire league in +/-, had outstanding international tournaments and in Liiga, outperformed top picks Laine and Puljujarvi even though he's only 9-10 months older.
See how easy that is to make a "subjective" statement look like it's so definitive?
Sarcasm aside, do I think Aho's N+1 season was really better than Connors? No, but my point is, comparing 2 guys who play in two different leagues, against two totally different levels of competition, in two totally different situations is difficult at best, downright ridiculous at worst when both players had tremendous seasons. Both were great and trying to definitively say one was so much better than the others is akin to a "my Dad can beat up your Dad" argument.
I have no problem if people rate Connor as a better prospect than Aho, as I'd give him the edge also, mainly because:
1) I like his physical tools (speed, hands, goal scoring ability) better.
2) He's "grown-up" playing on NHL sized ice so less concerns about how his game will adapt.