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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
Marty St Louis wasn't a full-time NHLer until he was 27. He had his first PPG season at 29.
So even if we are to assume that this kid is the next St Louis, he's got a very long way to go before before he's an impact player at the NHL level.
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Don't disagree about not rushing, but I have to tell you how invalid the comparison to Martin St. Louis is.
It's a different era in the league. Organizations aren't afraid to take chances on smallish players anymore. St Louis wasn't drafted despite doing historic things at Vermont. Gaudreau was a 3rd round pick BEFORE he played a single NCAA game. Gaudreau wouldn't have been drafted in those days either.
While it may be prudent not to rush him, the assertion that he has a very long way to go based on Marty St. Louis' path doesn't hold water.