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Originally Posted by Aarongavey
But McGratton at the end of his 18 year old year in the OHL had more points total in his career than Smith (which would be the correct comparable because unlike Smith McGratton was actually drafted in his first year of eligibility).
The 11 goals you cite was over 2 seasons not 3. After 3 seasons and after their 18 year old years their career numbers were.
Smith - 17 goals 25 Assists for 42 career points
McGratton - 22 goals 36 assists for 58 career points.
This season Smith will need to put up close to a PPG to match the output of McGratton in his 19 year old year in the OHL. It will be interesting, but at similar points in their junior careers McGratton had the edge with slightly better hands than Smith.
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I'm not really seeing the comparisons here. It seems like you're using strange parameters to make it look more similar.
For one, McGrattan never had a 40 pt season in juniors. The closest he got was 35 pts in 60gp as a 19 yr old (.58ppg), which would be Smith's next season. This means he wouldn't need to score "close to a PPG" to match McGrattan's production. McGrattan's 18 yr old season he put up 32pt in 67 gp (.47 ppg) compared to Smith's 40pts in 64 gp (.62ppg). I'd say Smith definitely has the edge in production, and shows a lot better progression than Big Ern did.
On top of all that McGrattan was never expected to be just a goon when he was playing juniors. He was actually the leading scorer on his team at one point, before suffering a knee injury that limited his skating abilities. It was after that point that he started carving a career out as an enforcer.