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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Exciting but the mentions of "Wayne" and "Mario" should probably stop for fear of reprisal.
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I agree only in part. It is true, such statements as:
"Johnny Gaudreau could be as good as Wayne Gretzky" or "he will be the next Mario Lemieux" are best avoided.
However, I see nothing wrong with making accurate observations with regards to his skill and specific style of play that are reminiscent of these other players:
"Johnny Gaudreau's pass behind the net on the Abdelkader goal was comparable to similar plays occasionally made by Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky."
There is no problem with this sentence, and this is because there are some things that Gaudreau does that really don't compare to anything done by other players since Lemieux—or, at most very few players since then. Simply put: Gaudreau has a skill set that is so high that it comes out in flashes that prompt comparisons to things once done by Gretzky and Lemieux. I see nothing at all wrong with DoubleF's post because what Gaudreau did yesterday REALLY DID REMIND PEOPLE—and I think quite a few people at that—of things they used to see when Lemieux and Gretzky played, but which have not been seen with any consistency since then.