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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I'm curious to know why you think Bennett projects as a winger. From everything I've seen of him in game and in scouting reports, he should be just fine playing the middle.
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Personally I think he projects as either. Lots of reports have him listed as a C/W. Some as just a winger. Personally I think that is a bonus. It just gives us more options given the number of centre's in the system and the top centres available next draft.
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I would say that Gaudreau's foot speed is quite a bit better than average.
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See below.
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Alex Tanguay? That's sort of a strange comparative. Baertschi's game is a faster North/South game, and he does not have the same kind of vision that Tanguay has.
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I don't think its a strange comparison. Both are smallish players that don't play a physical game. Both are highly creative pass first players with decent two way ability.
It isn't a perfect comparison. None are. Just trying to reference play style. I agree that Tanguay has better vision for instance.
Who would you compare him to?
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Originally Posted by StrykerSteve
Anyone that says Gaudreau has average speed hasn't watch him skate. He was the fastest skater at development camp, by a mile.
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I wasn't at development camp this year due to other commitments. But I have seen him skate. Here is a snippet from Hockey Prospectus:
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The Bad: Look at his height/weight splits and it says it all. He's small and needs a boatload of muscle. While Gaudreau is a fine skater who has a solid top gear and is agile, he isn't a high-end one that you would normally want a 5'7'' player to be.
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Pretty much sums up my viewings of him. The guy looks fast in a game because he can make plays at top speed, he is super agile, and is positioning is bang on. But his straight line speed hasn't been great in my viewings. (That doesn't mean bad).
That said, if he has improved his skating and is one of the faster players out there then great. Lets just see how he does when he is up against NHL players in main camp (and some pretty fast ones at that).