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Originally Posted by username
Not in the sense that it was Taylor vs Tyler type dilemma but more along the lines of Ovenchkin and Malkin. He was the clear number 2 in the years leading up to the draft. The guy scored over a point per game playing in the bc j as a 15 year old.
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No, your comparisons are way, way, way off. You are totally misremembering things.
Ovechkin and Malkin were both thought to be elite prospects, guys who would go #1 in their draft year if they were in different years. Talk before that draft was that Malkin had closed the gap and They were pretty much even. You want a similar comparable to that? McDavid and Eichel going 1-2.
Brule went 6th in his draft year. He in no way compares to any of the names you mentioned. Johnson and Bobby Ryan were the two closest to Crosby that year. If anything Jack Johnson was the most clear as the #2 despite Ryan going 2nd
Your take on this is just flat out wrong, sorry.