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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
We'll see how this year goes, obviously, but my guess would be not too many 22 year old AHLers go onto to have significant Top 3 F NHL careers...meaning, he's not likely to reach his ceiling unless he comes to camp ready to make the Flames.
I haven't done any analysis though...it just seems to me that current impact players were securely in the NHL by 22 years of age.
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I'm kind of curious about the actual statistics in this regard, but it does seem that nowadays, most impact top 6 players are NHLers by 22 (at least the ones that go the CHL/AHL route). Obviously there are still late bloomers that prove to be exceptions, but Baertschi isn't really a late bloomer in the traditional sense.
I just really hope that he makes the team this year. It would go a long ways to putting my mind at ease.