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Originally Posted by Red Menace
You know no one on the Heat had 50 pts last season...so suddenly this guy is the best player on the Heat??
I have no problems with the signing, but lets temper our expectations.
At worst he is a bust who scores <10 pts per season in Abby.....that's probably just as likely as him being a 50 pt guy.
Not saying I don't like the signing.
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Walter had 49.
Ben Street, who I've compared Jooris to, had 30 points in each of his last two NCAA seasons. Jooris had 28 and 28.
In Street's 3 seasons in the AHL, he put up 23 points in 36 games, 57 in 71, and 37 points last year.
What I saw of Jooris during the camp reminded me a lot of Ben Street. Solid generally in the offensive end but not spectacular. That's why I compared him to that standard of player. No comparison is 100% accurate, but it's a fairly close comparison from what I've witnessed of both players.
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Originally Posted by moon
At worst 40-50 guy in AHL?
He seems to be more if a guy that will have to work hard to keep a spot on the Heat and 40-50 points would be by far the best case scenario for him.
Don't mind the signing because at this point cares we have the money and roster space but 40-50 points sounds crazy.
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I'm not saying that he's going to walk on to the heat and put up 40-50 points this season (I'd expect closer to 30-35), but in a season or two, I could see him being a leader type down in Abby.
Most of the players that have his track record of putting up that amount of points in the NCAA go on to be either decent 3rd/4th line guys (see Hanowski or David Moss/Eric Nystrom from the past) if their game is suited to that, or become decent scorers in the AHL if not. Nothing is guaranteed, but from what I saw, he should be in the latter group.