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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I love the part about the 2007 draft where the Oilers had three 1st round picks and five picks made before Dallas took Jamie Benn. I get that teams may have passed on Gaudreau because of his size but Benn was good immediately after being drafted for the Stars so what did scouts miss on him? How do scouts universally miss a guy that went from the 5th round to scoring 22 goals the next season in the NHL and never looking back?
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I found this.
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Benn was just 5-foot-3 when he was in Grade 10 before shooting up to a slight 6-foot-2 over the next couple of years. Some amateur scouts wondered if he was a slow skater, or simply not trying hard enough.
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Article also mentions other players that were steals such as Brodie.
http://nationalpost.com/sports/hocke...0-3fccaed39c7f