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Originally Posted by Regorium
Stone was better than Gaudreau in every possible metric except for "hype" and "star power".
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The thing is, "star power" is what held Gaudreau back. His absolute worst stretch in the season came right after teams treated him like a superstar post-all star game. Stone wasn't even IN the all star game because he flew under the radar all year. When we were gameplanning for the Sens in MARCH, many of us assumed Hoffman was the Sens' best rookie. Think about that for a second.
Gaudreau was better than Stone in October, November, December, and March.
Stone was better than Gaudreau in January, February and the handful of games in April (of which Johnny got to sit one out)
So for four months of the season Gaudreau was better.
For two and a half months of the season Stone was better.
Yet Stone had the better "rookie season".
I just find that silly. It's like saying Jamie Benn had a better season than John Tavares.