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Originally Posted by Biyaaaah
Lots of kids don't develop till 23-25 yrs of age. Development process takes time. There's absolutely no reason why Sven can't still be a top 6. Most of the core of our team took a long time to develop. Gio, Brodie, backs, Byron... Don't think any of these guys looked like nhlers at 22. Guys like Monahan are few and far between.
I'd rather Sven takes this route and learns to play the game properly than come in score a bunch of goals and be -30 like a Yakupov or ovechkin. Let's produce quality players that can help a team win a cup rather than flashy scorers that will drag down a team with their poor defensive play.
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True, but elite forwards tend to make the NHL full time by the time they are 22 (defensemen are usually a little later). I wouldn't go so far as to say that he is a complete bust, but if his comparables end up being players like Byron, then it certainly would be a drop off from where he was drafted.