[Flames Draft Watcher]

Originally Posted by opendoor

Are you seriously comparing a 17 year old player's career CHL stats with guys who played to age 19 or 20 in the CHL? I mean, really? Do you honestly think Ryan Howse's 51 goals as a 19 year old should be compared straight across with Evander Kane's 48 as a 17 year old when discussing future potential? Not to mention you're comparing numbers across different leagues and from 20+ years ago without even considering the disparity in league scoring.

Not one of those players had career point per game numbers at Horvat's age. There's reason Horvat was taken top 10 in a very strong draft while none of those guys was even taken in the 1st round and that's because he projects to be a much better player. Will he hit his ceiling? Who knows, but writing him off as a 3rd line grinder 2 months after he his draft is foolish at the best of times, and completely asinine if the sum of your evidence is some 19 year olds' CHL stats from up to 20 years ago.

Very well said.