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Originally Posted by Matt Reeeeead
24 points in 51 games is essentially meaningless without proper context.
Many AHL calibre players can do that given the requisite PP time (which Sven was given) and minutes sheltered from top D men (which Sven was). Add in the fact that he wasn't defensively ready, and it would be fair to say that Sven wasn't an overall positive contributor at the NHL level.
There's a reason that a full season later he still hasn't been summoned.
I like the guy, but purely looking at points in a sheltered, limited sample size isn't proof of anything, or valuable analysis. It's more valuable to know that the NHL guys still see him as an AHL player (at the moment), and he hasn't torn it up in the AHL.
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Proper context? Are you saying that a player who gets pp time and doesn't play against other top lines should be discounted?
He's a young player. You can't expect him to step into the NHL and automatically have a complete game, especially when he wasn't a top 5 pick.
I think he's shown hints at what he might be able to do, but it'll take some more time to fully develop.