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Originally Posted by 868904
As for Dubois, the stats (points and size) are very intriguing, but I'm always wary of QMJHL players. You just never know with them. Watching Poirier in his draft and draft plus 1 season made me think he was a blue chip prospect, but after two minor pro seasons, he looks more like a 3rd liner. I also can't recall the last really good prospect to come out of the QMJHL. Mackinnon has been alright, but I think most expected more from the no. 1 overall. Drouin has had trouble adjusting, same for Mantha. Those were all from 2013. From 2014, Ehlers looks ok and there weren't even many high picks from the Q in 2015. The question for me is, are the QMJHL top prospects as good as their stats suggest, or are they just playing against inferior competition?
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I am not remotely concerned about Dubois playing in the Q. At worst it means he'll need some development time, not unlike other 18 year old prospects. The ceiling there is that of a star player who can take over game individually in all three zones.
And McKinnon/Ehlers have been fine. McKinnon has probably been mishandled by Roy and co but he did score 60+ as an 18 year old, that just does not happen (even Jack Eichel at 19 fell short of the 60 mark) Ehlers had a comparable rookie season to Sam Bennett offensively.