Comparing a prospect to an NHL stare is always a sticky and tricky thing. Doing that sets up both intended and unintended expectations for the young player and strange things can still happen on a prospect’s path to making the NHL. Perhaps an injury impacts them along the way, or they’re disrupted by an organization’s poor development plan. However, when you find matching numbers, sometimes the comparisons write themselves.
Nick Suzuki has continued to increase his stock in the Montreal Canadiens organization ever since Marc Bergevin pulled the trigger on the Max Pacioretty trade.