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Originally Posted by TOfan
Brad Marchand? What? I don’t ever recall seeing that being set as a comparable. What I recall is he was described as a smart two way winger who was also, obviously, small.
Guys his size who excel in the NHL either have game breaking ability or are elite thinkers. They usually don’t fill roles in the bottom 6.
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That comparison was out there when we drafted him. Mainly SN as I recall but I think I remember Tre using it in his talk about the player after the draft too. In any case it was pretty lofty expectation for the kid.