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Originally Posted by TheKing
What has Johnny done? Hmmm. NCAA NHLE is the closest to the AHL and he's put points in 30+ games while breaking all kinds of records that haven't been touched in years.
Secondly, Gaudreau’s current NHLE sits in a comparable class with Patrick Kane, Brett Hull, Eric Lindros, Theo Fleury, Joe Sakic, Ray Whitney, Sidney Crosby and many other notable players from the last 30 years.
Obviously it’s a different game from when most of those players reached the 60+ NHLE.
In fact, there’s only been four players to reach the mark in the past 15 years, which likely means the lower leagues likely had different translation factors back in the day. Therefore, hitting the 60+ NHLE mark in today’s modern era is all that more impressive.
I'm not saying he is going to be that good, nobody knows, but his potential is there and he has shown that, there's a reason he's #1 in scoring.
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What he said.
Harder to put up ppg totals in NCAA than CHL.
Simply tougher competition, older stronger players.
The question is will his game translate, given size. The talent is generational. His size an incredible obstacle to realizing it.
Someone talked about floor, saying Arnold floor is higher. And it is. JG's floor is lighting it up in Europe, but his ceiling is higher than any Flames prospect in years.