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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
IIRC, Gaudreau was ranked amongst the top 3 in terms of pure skill. Obviously he went in the 4th round because there were huge question marks as to how he would be able to translate due to his size, but I do remember they were talking about him having elite skill level at RNH level. It shouldn't surprise anyone if Gaudreau catches up to the rest of the elite of that draft class.
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Top three is a bit of a stretch. Most of what I can find from around the time of the draft describes him as having "1st-round talent" but seems to be more specifically talking about mid-to-late-1st-round.
He got compared to Rocco Grimaldi a lot specifically that he is "not as talented as Grimaldi."