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“I've talked to a lot of small guys in the NHL, and my agent has a few smaller guys in the NHL, like (Martin) St. Louis. I've got a lot of great advice,” said Gaudreau, Calgary's fourth-round pick, 104th overall, in the 2011 NHL Draft. “I've just got to make sure I follow in their footsteps and do what they've been doing.”

Advice such as what?

“They said you need to be strong in your legs, definitely work out your legs,” he relayed. “And you don't need to be too big in your upper body because you won't be able to stickhandle that well. Just a lot of great pointers from a lot of great guys and I really appreciate it.”

During Saturday's session at the WinSport facility at Canada Oympic Park, among the noteworthy moments with Gaudreau was him working with the club's 2014 first-round pick Sam Bennett during a two-on-two game, and when he went head-to-head against Hunter Smith – the 6-foot-7 winger drafted in the second round this year – in a drill to develop angling puck-carrying players into the boards.

Even Gaudreau and Smith were laughing at the size difference.

“We said it probably wasn't the greatest pair to match up in that drill,” Gaudreau said with a smile. “He took it easy on me, not too many big hits.”