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Originally Posted by T@T
...Not a lot of talk about Michael "friken" Ferland, 40g - 84p and from what I'm told... 9 dominating fights. Lucic didn't look this good!
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I'm glad you brought up Lucic, and yes, it does look like a great comparison. However, I think a number of people are reserving judgment on him, because of his situation. Ferland is big and strong, and big, strong guys tend to dominate the CHL in their 19–20-year-old seasons, as Ferland is doing. Also, he is not leading his team in scoring, and one needs to gauge how much he benefits from playing alongside Mark Stone: another big, strong player who is also presently leading the League in scoring. I sure hope that Ferland is really as good as he appears to be right now, but there are mitigating factors which suggest that he is merely making the best of a great situation.
Cautiously optimistic, but not convinced that Ferland is a future NHL power forward.