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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Smith's progression last year was massive - I think he is poised for a huge break-out year and I would expect he will be one of the biggest climbers in next year's prospect polls.
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Even if he climbs a lot, HF would still likely rank him as a 7.0C which is the same as McDonald's potential. I don't think Smith is better now, and even if he progresses he likely will be a coin flip compared to McDonald.
That's assuming McDonald stays stagnant and doesn't progress, which all goaltenders do somewhat at this point in their career. Where either's ceiling is, I don't really know, but both are still projects for at least 3 years.