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Originally Posted by Karl
There's also Pavel Brendl with 73 goals & 134 points in his 1st year in The Dub with the Calgary Hitmen as a 17-18 year old, and all of 22 points in 78 career NHL contests.
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Brendl had concerns about his defensive game (in junior he would wait for breakout passes even on the PK), his work ethic and his conditioning.
He certainly had a lot of finishing ability though, I watched him quite a bit. He was as natural of a goal scorer as I have seen in junior. But that isn't always enough to succeed in the pro game.
Sven doesn't have a lot of the same concerns about his game so they aren't very good comparables.