I still cant believe the number of people that get hung up on Kane for his size. Comparing rookie CHL seasons Kane outscored Crosby in a lower scoring league and Kane is only an inch and 10 pounds lighter than Crosby was at draft day.
I dont think Kane will be anywhere as good as an NHLer as Crosby for obvious reasons, but if he is half the offensive player Crosby is and can score 50-60 points in a year or two then the Hawks got a great player worthy of being taken #1 in many drafts.
There's the tiny little detail that Crosby was two years younger than Kane whilst making his debut. I know you're not comparing him to Crosby, but to even use their statistics as a point of discussion is silly. Kane may be half as good as Crosby...if he's very, very lucky.