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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Sam Bennett will be good but he is not in the same category as Johnny. I see JG on that elite tier as McJesus and Eichel.
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Maybe elite skills but his size is a major negative as he's tiny and there's no way around it as guys like Fleury and St. Louis are exceptions not the norm. Sven's a bigger player and he gets outmuscled fairly easily and you wonder how his body will hold up as he's starting to accumulate an injury history. Time will tell with Gaudreau so it's no surprise that Bennett is a much safer bet to have an impactful NHL career and when I say that I mean a long and productive career as a franchise cornerstone as small guys like Roy, Gerbe, Cammalleri, Gionta have all been quality players but none of them have ever approached franchise player status and it's not due to lack of skills but more to lack of size. Not saying I don't believe in Johnny but he's got a lot more to prove than Monahan and Bennett and I think you are being overly generous comparing him to McDavid or Eichel.