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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I am countering your opinion about what is and is not a "relative comparison" as you called it. I've long maintained the WJCs are not the best way to assess any prospect - so this is nothing new for me or specific to Nemisz.
The fact is that when it comes to prospect point totals are less important than assessing the raw skills and abilities with an aim to try and guess how they will translate to the next level.
The fact that he didn't score much at the WJCs really doesn't matter much at all in the long-term.
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fair enough.
point totals can be misleading, as certain styles/skillsets are better suited to the NHL as opposed to Jr. for example. Maybe Nemisz has that skillset.
That being said, in terms of statistical arguments, if Nemisz did light it up in junior, people would be salivating, because those point totals are a quantifiable measure of skill set...high point totals, nor low point totals, are not a 100% accurate metric for future success, however, that is all fans have to go on at this stage of player's careers.