On Granlund, he didn't really start scoring until mid-November last season either. After that, it was close to point per game, if I recall correctly. As far as I can tell he's matured from last season in his overall game and I'm sure his numbers are better than he had this time last year as well.
I don't know where he is as an NHL prospect. Could be a long shot. Just saying that the numbers don't really tell us too much. Of course it's always better to have great numbers, but prospects don't develop on a straight upward curve, so you can't read too much into short-term trends.
Ortio has been great on a somewhat troubled team who lost a lot of talent and whose head coach just suddenly left for the KHL in the summer (where he now coaches Rämö's Omsk).
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