With the first overall pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Toronto Maple Leafs select Joe Sakic.
Or at least that’s what a former Colorado Avalanche coach said about Auston Matthews recently. A coach who has been with Matthews for an entire season while he prepares for the upcoming draft.
Not only did coach Marc Crawford compare him to the two-time Stanley Cup winner, but also threw in a few comments likening him to Anze Kopitar and Jamie Benn. Not a bad scouting report from a coach with 15 years behind the bench in the NHL, no matter how long ago those seasons were.