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Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!
Actually, if you look at players who produce like Sven does in juniors, nearly all of them develop into NHL stars.
A list of the all the recent players who have produced in the CHL at a level similar to Baertschi: ( http://flamesnation.ca/2012/2/13/sve...hi-comparables)
Name Drafted PPG
Rob Schremp 25th 2.54
Wojtek Wolski 21st 2.29
Dave Bolland 32nd 2.2
Corey Perry 28th 2.17
Steve Downie 29th 2.04
Brayden Schenn 5th 1.96
Sven Baertschi 13th 1.94
Claude Giroux 22nd 1.93
Bryan Little 12th 1.88
Jordan Eberle 22nd 1.86
So, in fact, you have it completely backwards; for every 10 guys like Baertschi, only one of them DOESN'T make it in the NHL. |
You can even say the red flags were raised from schremp because he wasn't the best skater and if I recall his even strength numbers were questionable.