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Originally Posted by Caged Great
He had a great year in his draft year the first time that was entirely out of the blue. Then he repeated it last year. His size was still a concern though as he's a similar build as Gaudreau (skinny and small).
It is still a long shot that he makes the NHL at any point. What he should become at a minimum is a solid offensive player for Stockton. Whether he proceeds beyond that is entirely up to him and his development moving forward.
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Is 51 points really a "great year"? He also more than doubled that the following year, so it wasn't really a repeat.
NHL teams see a guy that is tiny with pretty mediocre numbers and pass on him. Then he re-enters the draft after doubling his output and many are going to think it is a blip on the radar. He seems to be repeating it this year but is not showing further growth in his output and it is far from unusual for a 19 year old to pile up the points in the CHL.
He is definitely an NHL longshot, I agree there, but I think you are overstating his potential to be a solid offensive player in the AHL as you make it sound like that is his floor.