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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
I have to admit I am not an expert, but is anyone else a bit skeptical that Gudreau will transate his college success to the NHL?
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First of all, Kane is not that much bigger than Gaudreau. But that really isn't important. Kane survives in the NHL because he is elusive, along with being very talented.
When you watch Gaudreau play, you quickly see that he has that same elusive ability - like Kane and Gretzky and many others, no matter how hard other teams try, they rarely hit them.
Another aspect of the elusiveness is that he manages to win puck battles with surprising regularity. He also strips players of the puck like no one this side of Datsyuk.
Yes, his size is a huge hurdle. But everything I have seen from him screams that he is a special player and will be a very good NHLer.