We see it quite well this season, Phillip Danault is sorely missed by the Montreal Canadiens. If he has not really been replaced, it is only a matter of time when his successor would, according to Jean-Charles Lajoie, already be in the organization. This is Laurent Dauphin.
The initial comparison is at their selection rank. If Danault was chosen 26th overall at the 2011 auction, Dauphin will have been selected, two years later, in 39th place. JiC goes on to say that the two players had pretty similar stats before joining the Canadiens:
If Dauphin's game is currently better on offense, he is however being dethroned defensively by Danault, according to the host.
Lajoie seems to forget that Danault played his first games with the Canadiens at the age of 23, while Dauphin is currently 26. It took several seasons for the former member of the CH to become the complete player he is now. Let's hope that Dauphin, who is a little behind at this level, will progress quickly enough and that he will, sooner or later, forget the loss of number 24.
