LW Johnny Gaudreau (2011, 104th overall, Calgary) IV
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Is this a joke? He's on pace for 32 points. Pretty sure Ovechkin had more than triple that.
PsYcNeT
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There are about 3-4 posters who like to come in and thread**** with bizarre praise, which hilariously exacerbates the posters who think people are claiming he's the best player since forever.
It's a hilarious, if tiring, cycle.
InfinityIggy
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Good, Selanne was a full year older than Gaudreau during his rookie season, so like, it's not even a fair comparison.**
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(I hate these things but very necessary in this thread. Very necessary.
Walkingthroughforest
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Better than Tretiak, Gretzky, Mario. The lot of them. He'd get Vezinas and Jack Adams'
Goodlad
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But is at the level that scouting experts believe he will be. I think I will take their opinion more seriously than fans of other teams.
Oh god I'm one of you guys now. How will I show my face around the thanksgiving table?
He made a play after covering the point last night where the puck came to him, he faked a slapper and then slip a pass over to the D coming back to his post.
Don't know if there's a gif of it anywhere, but it was a thing of beauty with a lot of skill/poise on display.
Don't know if there's a gif of it anywhere, but it was a thing of beauty with a lot of skill/poise on display.
HarrySPlinkett
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This year really isn't when Gaudreau is going to prove people wrong. He's going to prove he belongs, but his numbers could be anywhere from 30 points to upwards of 50, depending on how quickly he figures things out.
That being said, you can't blame us for believing this kid is going to absolutely shred this league when he figures it out. There's still every indication that is exactly what he's going going to do.
I think proving he belongs in the NHL is already proving almost all the doubters wrong. They first started that Johnny would never make the NHL, and he has done just that.
Whether he is going to be a star or a complimentary player is up for debate I believe, and we won't know till at least a few more years.
Bank Shot
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Please show me all the links to scouting experts predicting Gaudreau to play at the same level as a Kariya or P.Kane.
HarrySPlinkett
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It won't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt until he's off his ELC, I'm sure. But he's already adjusted very well to NHL speed, he's limiting the big hits he's taking, and he thinks the game faster than 95% of the league.
Right now, he also lacks linemates who see the ice the way he does.The only guy on the roster who comes close is Monahan, and Hartley isn't playing them together yet. I'm certain it's happening eventually, but for now, they are on different defensive learning curves. When Gaudreau catches up, then the magic really starts.
underdog
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Maybe I'm missing something, but I've seen maybe 2 or 3 posters say he's going to be a bust.
The rest seem to think he will just be an "ok" player, rather than the ppg Kane/Kariya comparisons he gets from a few people.
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Now I'm not saying there aren't overhyping idiots but the Kane comparisons are about playing style. I don't think Kariya is a good comparison styles wise, but his name comes up because of College level scoring stats.
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He is referring to the fact the naysayers have been changing their opinions of him as he has progressed.
He's too small to succeed at BC to he's too small to play in the NHL to he's too small to make an impact in the NHL.
You can't just look at what people are saying today when these same people have been putting him down for much longer.
So far he's proven that he probably should have been drafted a little bit higher. Other than that the jury is still out IMO...
TOML
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Most of the comparisons stem from him being
a) The highest NCAA point getter since Kariya
b) Kane style of play (note: style)
c) Possible Ceiling giving the nature of his skillset
Unless he suffers a major injury, I do not see him busting, he has shown already he capable of adapting and has played with bigger guys all his life now and the NHL is not proving to be a stopping block for him. Ceilings are always guesses, who am I or anyone else to say how much he can improve or regress?
Getting an NHLer from the 4th round is already great. If you get a good one that picks up 40-50 points? That is pretty awesome. Anything more than that is just icing on the cake.
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