How on earth would they afford all of these guys once they're off their ELCs? (Terry and Zegras already are). They'll need to pay their defensemen and goalies too. Just not possible.
Clear franchise player.
Celebrini and his dad (Director of Sports Medicine & Performance for the Golden State Warriors) both implied in an Athletic article recently that they think he should spend another year at BU as well. I would actually be surprised if he doesn't go back. He's not tiny but I think to play his game effectively at the NHL level, adding mass and strength can only help him. He's had shoulder surgery once already too.
If we're going for heady comps, I think Tavares or MacKinnon Lite work best for me. He plays a pretty heavy, explosive game. Not smooth like Crosby and not as flashy as Hughes. Toews is a solid comp too but Macklin strikes me as a bit more explosive/ dense but shorter than Toews, less range but more pop.
