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Originally Posted by MarkGio
A lot of great players struggle their draft+year in the juniors. It's not like he's guaranteed to dominate at unprecedented levels. Maybe if he broke OHL records last year I could see your point, but he could still improve upon his performance.
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He led the OHL in playoff goal scoring with 20 goals, 20 assists for 40 points in 18 games. That's over 2 points per game in the playoffs when it matters most.
Those are the stats of someone who has dominated his level and needs to move on. How can he beat being the playoff goal scoring leader? There's nothing really left for him to accomplish at the junior level except maybe a World Junior Gold. He's won Gold at the U18s. He's won the OHL Championship while leading the playoffs in goals. He's won the Memorial Cup getting the GWG in the final.
He'd done everything there is to do in junior. He has NHL size and strength. It's not that he can't learn anything in junior, its that he'll learn and develop much faster in the best league in the world.