NHL.com recently asked 11 NHL scouts for their choice if given the option; Dubois earned a 6-5 edge.
Dubois became the first player from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League since Sidney Crosby of Rimouski in 2005 to be named No. 1 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters. He moved past Tkachuk, who is No. 2 after being No. 1 in the midterm ranking.
"I think they're both going to be excellent players in the NHL, but I give the edge to Dubois because I think he's a little better skater," TSN hockey analyst and former Calgary Flames general manager Craig Button said.