Erie Otters captain Connor McDavid has earned the reputation as a generational talent.
It's a label rarely used by NHL scouts. It's never easy to predict how effective any draft prospect will be once he arrives in the NHL, but McDavid appears to be an exception.
Not only is the forward likely to be the No. 1 pick of the 2015 NHL Draft, but many believe he is the best prospect since Pittsburgh Penguins forward Sidney Crosby in 2005.
"Is McDavid the best prospect since Sid?" David Gregory of NHL Central Scouting asked.