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Gretzky: McDavid best prospect 'in 30 years'

ESPN.com | April 22, 2015

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Barry Melrose discusses the lucky break for the Oilers, as they won the draft lottery and the chance to land one-in-a-generation prospect Connor McDavid.
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Wayne Gretzky has offered some high praise for hockey's next big thing.

The Great One, in an interview with the Edmonton Journal, said the touted 18-year-old Connor McDavid is "clearly a franchise player.

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