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Originally Posted by Bend it like Bourgeois
No bets for me. I didnt mean to be precise in 'couple', and I am happy to be proven too cycnical in the end.
I am not sure they are. My point is we have a lot of first and second year pros, and I just dont think they'll make the jump as soon as people think/hope. Like Brodie, Backlund, Colbourne, Bouma I think most are going to be 4-5 years as pros before they become NHL regulars that feel like useful players, for those that do.
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Huh? You're saying two different things. A NHL regular is an NHL regular. Being a subjectively effective NHLer is not the same thing.
Brodie and Backlund were NHL regulars 3 years after they were drafted, and Bouma might have been had it not been for injuries (which kept him out an entire year). Not 4-5.
Granlund, Reinhart, and a handful of the rest could very easily be NHL regulars extremely soon. Will they be effective? Maybe not to their peak ability, but you become an NHL regular and THEN you improve your game further. Is it going to be a 4-5 development time before they start reaching their potential? Sure. But making the NHL full-time happens way before that.