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Originally Posted by Bandwagon In Flames
Yet they drafted players like Mangiapane and Phillips. Interesting...
The situations are not different at all. The common statement was "Let's see Gaudreau do it against NHL defenseman". This statement holds true for small players no matter what league they came from.
I'm not saying they are the same caliber of player, but the statement is equally silly. You can judge players before they enter the AHL, regardless of their size.
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Yes, you can judge players before they enter the AHL. You do that by comparables. I made the comparison to Marty Murray, who was a helluva junior player by the way. Murray didn't make it, even in the dark days of the Young Guns era. Size can be a bitch even when you are playing against a bunch of schmoes.
You tossed out Marchand as a comparable. Interesting selection, where I see no similarities, but using that as a comparable he was never really hyped coming out of junior. Even after his big junior season he was at best ranked as the 14th best prospect by the fan site hockey's future. Only after his breakout season in the AHL did he rise up the rankings, eventually topping out at 3rd behind Tuukka Rask and Joe Colborne. I think the point is made?