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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Barkov. He had 61% more points per game than Puljujarvi in Liiga, and as an NHL rookie put up alright, but unimpressive stats. He's now as a 20 year old he's a 60+ point forward, which took quite a while for him to arrive at. So at the very least, this data tells us Puljujarvi is less productive than a young player who didn't really find his NHL offense until he was 20.
It's information that's obviously a lot more useful to the scouts than it is to us. I hope the scouts are looking at his stats and trying to understand the "why" behind them, rather than ignoring the stats outright.
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It doesn't tell us that.
To be more accurate, it might tell us that, but when comparing two individuals, there are so many variables to consider.
Maybe Barkov was more physically mature at 17. Maybe Barkov had an injury in his post draft year that held him back.
Etc. etc. etc.