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Originally Posted by 868904
I will never understand this boards love affair with Kevin Hayes. Just because he played with Gaudreau in college doesn't mean we have to get him. His a consistent 40 point player with size who we think will have great chemistry with Gaudreau
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Because there's a lot to like. Size, hands, 25 goal scorer this year.
"we already have a 25+ goal scorer who can play RW" isn't really a good reason to refute that as a fit. We need more guys who can score.
And most importantly, while it's often a good point junior line-mates don't always transfer to the pros, Hayes and Gaudreau looked deadly together in international competition. The chemistry is real.
I won't break the bank, but at the right price quite a few people on this forum are warm to it because there are many reasons why it makes sense. It's not really the conundrum you're making it out to be.