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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Take a minute and look up the history of NCAA scoring leaders and Hobey Baker winners: it's a who's who of guys you've never heard of before.
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The only comparables to Gaudreau, age-wise, over the last 25 years are:
Ryan Miller - winner @ 20 yo - #1 goaltender, arguably HHOF'er
Paul Karyia - winner @ 18 yo - franchise player, HHOF'er
Kip Miller - winner @ 20yo - 450 NHL GP, .5 ppg career
And the fact that he should have won the award last season @ 19 yo, puts Gaudreau in pretty elite territory.
I'm trying to keep my expectations of him low to avoid disappointment, but it's getting awfully difficult.