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Originally Posted by New Era
ROUND 1:
1. Gaudreau
2. Draisaitl
3. Horvat
No bull#### here. Gaudreau is a completely different class than either of these two players. Draisaitl is going to top out at best a number two center. Hour vat looks like a number three guy. Gaudreau is small, but has elite talent in every category. You have to be a major apologist to even suggest either of the other two prospects is in the same class after the storied career Gaudreau has put together. The last player with this type of skill to come out of college was a kid named Kariya.
This is the exact player I was thinking of ironically. Lets hope Johnny's career isn't affected by injury as well. Kariya was an easy HHOF member if he didn't get derailed by concussions.
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The Kariya comparison doesn't hold water. Kariya put up 100 points in 39 games as a 17 year old. In his 20 year old season he put up 108 points and finished 7th in scoring in the NHL.
Gaudreau's 20 year old season is a lot closer to Gerbe's 68 points in college then it is to Kariya's NHL season at 20.
I think putting Gaudreau ahead of top 5 picks in Bennett and Draisaitl may prove to be premature.