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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Dunno how you can say that. Puljujarvi had 17 points in World Juniors, 12 assists, the best individual "results" in that tourney since Jagr 26 years ago.
I think he's going to put up Taylor Hall type numbers in the NHL, but with better awareness, size, team play. And like Hall, he'll never be a "sniper" but he'll score his share of goals every year just via his ability to generate shots.
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It is remarkable how high Puljujarvi ranks amongst 17 year olds at WJC. Gretzky (age 16), Jagr and Lindros only comparables! I suspect WJC was a higher scoring tourney back then with smaller goalie equipment etc...(Source:
http://www.quanthockey.com/wjc-u20/e...0-players.html)
Age Name Pos Year GP G A P P/GP
16 Wayne Gretzky F 1978 6 8 9 17 2.833
17 Jaromír Jágr F 1990 7 5 13 18 2.571
17 Eric Lindros F 1991 7 6 11 17 2.429
17 Jesse Puljujärvi F 2016 7 5 12 17 2.429
17 Bobby Crawford F 1978 6 4 9 13 2.167
17 David Výborný F 1993 7 6 9 15 2.143
17 Niklas Sundström F 1993 7 10 4 14 2.000
17 Pavel Bure F 1989 7 8 6 14 2.000