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Originally Posted by playmaker
Just for fun (not sure if already posted) but here are some early reactions from 2011 after the Flames drafted 5'6 137lbs LW John Gaudreau...
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You're right. That was super fun! A couple of my favourites:
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Originally Posted by Thumper17
God I hope we fire our scouting staff. |
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Originally Posted by Yakbutter
...After reading what his USHL coach said about him I'm very excited to see how John develops. He has been compared to Patrick Kane.
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Originally Posted by Phanuthier
in terms of style... not potential.
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Originally Posted by kirant
Kane has much better hands to work with. Gaudreau keeps reminding me of Dawes in terms of skill.
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
St.Croix - 0 points in 13 AHL games last year (did have decent production in the ECHL though).
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In a couple of posts, Gaudreau was compared to his future one-time WJHC line mate:
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Originally Posted by wingmaker
I'm intrigued by this pick. I had my fingers crossed for rocco and this guy sounds like a slightly lesser version. This could turn out well for Calgary.
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Speaking of Rocco Grimaldi—who was drafted the same year in the #33 slot by Florida—he also just finished his NCAA Juniour season at UND. It says here that he is 5'6", and a stocky 170 lbs. In his three year college career he has played 86 games, scored 31 goals, and 77 points...
So, in three years of college, at least he has come close to matching Gaudreau's stat lines from just this year, right?
It's nice to see that Gaudreau will turn out a little better than "Rocco-lite", and looks to have a slightly brighter future than Nigel Dawes. Good times.