http://www.calgarysun.com/2016/09/18...aus-abilities?
He's worth 10m because of this, easily
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Anyone who has followed Johnny Gaudreau’s career is keenly aware of the comparisons to his idol, Patrick Kane.
What they don’t know is Kane not only sees the similarities, he sees a few attributes he wished he possessed.
“I guess everyone wants to say we’re similar players because of our size and we’re both guys that produce offence, but he does some things I wish I could do,” said Chicago’s three-time Stanley Cup winner.
“He’s a guy that’s just unbelievable on his edges – a little bit like (Blackhawks teammate Artemi) Panarin in that sense, where he can turn on a dime and lose his defenceman pretty quick. He’s such a good skater that even though he’s a smaller player he doesn’t really find himself getting caught in bad situations where he can get hit or knocked off the puck.
“What an entertaining player to watch. He’s one of the few players around the league where you could go to a hockey game and pay just to see that one player.”
They are the type of observations Calgarians have made about the 5-foot-9, 157-pound dynamo the last two years.
But to hear it from the mouth of the reigning scoring champ and Hart Trophy winner demonstrates just how big time Johnny Hockey has become.
And with a significant showing at the World Cup of hockey the legend could continue to grow.
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