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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Crosby, Kovalchuk, and Kane were all 18, and Malkin was 20-years-old. But here is the thing about NHLE: It EQUALIZES components to a degree that the comparison from one league to another is fairly consistent. Compared to their peers in Canadian Juniour, Crosby and Kane both projected to be +60 point-scorers in their first NHL season, and both surpassed that mark by a considerable amount. Compared to his peers in the NCAA, Gaudreau projects to be a +60 point-scorer next year, which is fantastic. But because his NHLE is so high, and because he is comparatively very young to make the move from college to the NHL, it should not come as a surprise to also see him surpass that mark.
Quite a lot, which is why the NHLE for the Canadian Juniour leagues is so much lower than it is for the European Elite leagues, the KHL, and the NCAA.
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Interesting, thanks, glad I got that cleared up. I never truly understood how that ranking works and I don't think a lot of other people did.
So there must be some examples of kids that had a high NHLE ranking and tanked right out of the show? Or has that yet to happen?