Why is everyone acting like Caufield is some next god

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Created by: CBJ4CUP

Team: 2019-20 Montreal Canadiens

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 28, 2019

Published: Aug. 28, 2019

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Buddy hasnt even played in the NHL yet, and dropped in the draft... and people are already talking about how hes elite?????????????????????????????

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:15 a.m.

#26

feds91stammer

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

Ill trust NHL Scouts over those guys... Carry on though...

habs had him ranked #10 not like they had the kid ranked super high either

The NHL scouts that let Debrincat and Point fall out of the 1st round?

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

#27

RobbStark03

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

lmao it got leaked today... you should know that being a habs fan

I am well aware of that story. Do you really think the Montreal Canadiens with all their resources and perceived secrecy around the league, showed up to the NHL draft with their draft order hand written on a piece of paper? You must be smarter than that.

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:16 a.m.

#28

wojme

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Quoting: RobbStark03

Cole Caufield (C/RW)
2018-19 National U18 Team - 72 goals in 64 games. 1.125 goals per game. 100 points
2018-19 USNTDP - 29 goals in 28 games. 1.036 goals per game. 41 points.

Matt Boldy (LW)
2018-19 National U18 Team - 33 goals in 64 games. 0.516 goals per game. 81 points.
2018-19 USNTDP - 17 goals in 28 games. 0.607 goals per game. 43 points.

Trevor Zegras (C/W)
2018-19 National U18 Team - 26 goals in 60 games. 0.4333 goals per game. 87 points.
2018-19 USNTDP - 14 goals in 27 games. 0.519 goals per game. 40 points.

Jack Hughes, 260 SOG (only 22 less than Caufield, who had 38 more goals)

The other top scorers in history not on the same team.

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

#29

CBJ4CUP

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Quoting: F50marco

That's usually what happens when there's 20x more of them than some of the other fan bases.....

You don't hear any Arizona fans claiming Soderstrom is better than Swiss cheese but then again, you don't hear Arizona fans at all either......

yeah I get why, but doesnt mean people should pump the breaks on the kid

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:18 a.m.

#30

CBJ4CUP

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Quoting: feds91stammer

The NHL scouts that let Debrincat and Point fall out of the 1st round?

You can literally say that about any draft... No one knows what these players are gonna be so, people need to stop acting like they do

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:19 a.m.

#31

mhockey91

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I agree. Caufield won’t produce like Habs fans think he will. He benefited from playing with Hughes. He won’t have that type of centre in Montreal. I doubt he’s as good as patches was for them

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:19 a.m.

#32

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Quoting: RobbStark03

Uhm so what do you think the paper was a decoy then? You must be smarter than that... actually maybe not

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:20 a.m.

#33

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

You can literally say that about any draft... No one knows what these players are gonna be so, people need to stop acting like they do

Well how dare these Habs fans be excited about their shiny new top prospect...

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

#34

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Quoting: feds91stammer

Well how dare these Habs fans be excited about their shiny new top prospect...

its not about being excited its about altering their expectations and being realistic.

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

#35

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

yeah I get why, but doesnt mean people should pump the breaks on the kid

He's a very good prospect. I don't think that's the problem here. Its that you don't like others saying that he is, it seems.

There a million things more annoying on CF than people over exaggerating prospects. That at least is unanimously something all fan bases do.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:24 a.m.

#36

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

its not about being excited its about altering their expectations and being realistic.

And why do you care?

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:25 a.m.

#37

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Quoting: feds91stammer

And why do you care?

The same reason u will care when u see someone drastically under pay a top RFA on this site

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

#38

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Quoting: wojme

The other top scorers in history not on the same team.

Cole Caufield
2017-19 - 126 goals. 123 games played. 1.024 goals per game.

Phil Kessel
2003-05 - 104 goals. 107 games played. 0.972 goals per game.

Patrick Kane
2004-06 - 84 goals. 121 games played. 0.694 goals per game.

Auston Matthews
2013-15 - 79 goals. 104 games played. 0.760 goals per game.

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:27 a.m.

#39

feds91stammer

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

The same reason u will care when u see someone drastically under pay a top RFA on this site

LMAO nah. Roasting someone and making an entire ACGM thread because you are butthurt that you have no prospects to get excited about like all the other teams is not the same at all.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

#40

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Quoting: mhockey91

I agree. Caufield won’t produce like Habs fans think he will. He benefited from playing with Hughes. He won’t have that type of centre in Montreal. I doubt he’s as good as patches was for them

Just like with any prospect, how can anyone say this definitively? That's why every fan base gets so hyped about prospects, precisely because no one knows.

Weirder things have happened than Caulfield, a 1st round pick who was widely regarded as one of the best goal scorers in the draft, being a prolific goal scorer.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

#41

feds91stammer

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Quoting: RobbStark03

Not equal in terms of ages here though...

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

#42

Hedman77

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Because of the summer showcase

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:28 a.m.

#43

feds91stammer

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Quoting: F50marco

Veleno is going to win 6 selke trophies. Trust me.

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:31 a.m.

#44

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

Uhm so what do you think the paper was a decoy then? You must be smarter than that... actually maybe not

As someone that wasn't at the table, or part of Montreal's management, I have no idea.

It could be speculated that it was their official draft list. In which with 0 hesitation that jumped up and grabbed Caufield who was ranked lower than Krebs on said list. More likely, it was a single scouts list, or their "mock draft" list of how they thought things would pan out. Either way, pretending like it was their official list is dumb, given they didn't even follow it.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

#45

CBJ4CUP

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Quoting: feds91stammer

LMAO nah. Roasting someone and making an entire ACGM thread because you are butthurt that you have no prospects to get excited about like all the other teams is not the same at all.

Cbj has many projected good prospects, but im not gonna get hyped around them until they prove to be someone....

but I guess thats all you can really do being a wings fan

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:32 a.m.

#46

SCGLisme2

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

ahh but he isnt 6'1.....

and every scout had him low so. Including the Habs who had him ranked at #10 so im gonna go with the pros on this one

And we all know the pros are always right, I'm mean Alex Daigle was going to be better than Lemieux and Gretzky combined as per the pros!

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

#47

feds91stammer

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Quoting: CBJ4CUP

Cbj has many projected good prospects, but im not gonna get hyped around them until they prove to be someone....

but I guess thats all you can really do being a wings fan

No as a wings fan I can go back and watch all the glory days/cup winning teams and reminisce.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:34 a.m.

#48

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Quoting: SCGLisme2

And we all know the pros are always right, I'm mean Alex Daigle was going to be better than Lemieux and Gretzky combined as per the pros!

The point is... the pros are right more often than fans... hence why they are in the business

Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

#49

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Quoting: SCGLisme2

And we all know the pros are always right, I'm mean Alex Daigle was going to be better than Lemieux and Gretzky combined as per the pros!

And Chia almost got the MIN job. The pros clearly know what' best.

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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

#50

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Quoting: feds91stammer

No as a wings fan I can go back and watch all the glory days/cup winning teams and reminisce.

Which I have no problem with

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