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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
Not to mention he's going to be playing the massively sized Pacific division with Beefy teams like LA, ANA, SJ and PHX circling around. Many of those games are grind-em out types. Gaudreau certainly isn't built for that and I just don't see him excelling in the Western Conference, let alone our division. He's going to have to scratch and claw to have any semblance of success in this league. He's not going to be able to dance around defencemen like he can in college. He's literally going to HAVE to be a top 6 forward, or he's a bust.
Then again, I read reports about he is the exception to the rule (ala St. Louis & Fleury) and I have hope. I really wish I had a time machine so I could go forward 5 years and see exactly how he will do. I haven't seen an intriguing prospect like Gaudreau in a long time. All the odds stacked against him...yet the potential to be an absolute star. Time will tell.
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He'll play as much against those teams as Kane has the past 5 years which I can't recall Kane ever getting absolutely cracked.
Kane is bigger than Gaudreau, however they're both elusive to the same degree in my opinion. Size matters if you're taking hits often which he doesn't.
Guess time will tell but i'm extremely excited. It's hard not to be