Well, JH was not a 1st overall and did not play until 3 years after his draft year.
He played one game.
Then he was playing to start the season and they seriously considered sending him to the AHL.
Gaudreau's last season in the NCAA was 2 points per game.
His linemates weren't even top players.
I was being funny that he would play the 4th line or get stuck in junior.
But it also would not surprise me.
If Sutter was here, Gaudreau would never had played a full season as a rookie.
He likely would have earned a callup, but not out of camp.
I will wait for the end of the season to see how we mess up draft order by winning meaningless games.
SJS, ANA, CHI, VAN are all out of the playoffs and would only be playing us hard if we have any chance to make the playoffs. Once we are out, what do they care? If NAS is out by game 81, they won't bother playing us hard. Basically, we have to not lose any games left in March to have a chance.