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Originally Posted by northcrunk
More Casual fans. Even some hardcore fans from Edmonton I've talked to before this season didn't know who Gaudreau was. Even those who did know who he was ragged on him for being too small and "his game wont translate" ect. Nobody but the most hardcore Flames fans thought he would do anything. Those of us who watched the past 2-3 years of training camp knew he had the skills and were salivating for him to come into the line-up but most casual fans in Calgary had no idea who he is. Bring up the name Connor McDavid and every casual fan seems to think he is the next big thing because that's what the medias told them. McDavid will be a good player but he is not the do all end all to win a cup.
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i think that's my point tho; a lot of people here were very excited because of his track record at lower levels of hockey...
but there was definitely doubt about whether Guadreau's game would translate to the NHL, thus the trepidation with some fans and critics
McDavid is universally hyped - the likelihood of him being a bust is pretty low...What's the worse case scenario for him? A Sean Monahan? That's our best player...
Oilers will be in the playoffs in two years imo.