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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Is the name Matthew Phillips? If not, move along. Matthew Phillips is NOT Johnny Gaudreau. Not even in the same universe. At the same point in his career, Johnny Gaudreau had 73 goals and 204 points in the NHL under his belt and was entering a PPG season. The two are not comparable. Not even remotely close.
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Johnny Gaudreau probably wouldn't be the Johnny Gaudreau we know now if his first pro coach was Sutter, Hartley gave him a long rope at the beginning of his first season, I'm not to sure Sutter would have.
It's well documented Scotty Bowman didn't think much of Pavel Datsyuk because of his size but it didn't take him long under another coach to become a star.
The way this team is playing I fail to find a reason to not call up a little energy bug for a few games, waive Rooney and drop Mangiapane down the lineup until he gets over his new riches and starts playing again.