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Originally Posted by The Fonz
Since we acquired Gaudreau with the 104th overall pick, he's played:
Boston College - 79GP 42G 53A 95PTS +39
US WJC - 7GP 7G 2A 9PTS +2
And has been awarded:
2011/12 - HE - All-rookie team
2011/12 - HE Tournament MVP
2012/13 - NCAA - East First All-American Team
2012/13 - HE - First All-Star Team
2012/13 - HE - Scoring Leader
2012/13 - HE - Player of the Year
Since we acquired Knight with the 97th overall pick 1 month ago, he's done:
Nothing
That is why Gaudreau's development has moved him up our depth chart, and why I do not credit Knight's.
I can simply not justify saying that someone we got with the 97th pick is equally or more valuable than the player we took with the 22nd pick in the same draft. To say Knight had Florida bent over is reaching...
The Flames had the worst center depth in the league headed into the draft, and they valued him at being worth a 4th round pick.
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I think it's a little silly to compare what knight had done since we acquired him vs. What Gaudreau has done since we picked him. It probably makes a lot more sense to look at what knight has done career wise since being picked in the 5th round.