Players can develop quite fast at this age. Sebastian Aho was a second rounder who few talked about, not much older than Matthews actually, and this season he's among the best forwards in the league: he had 45 points in 45 games in the regular season and leads the scoring in playoffs with 13 points in 11 games. As a player type he doesn't project to be a first line center, but it shows how much progress kids make in a few months.
Laine has stepped up in the playoffs. Puljujärvi still has 6 points in 7 games but he doesn't stand out on his team like Laine. Laine has 7 goals in 10 games, 5 goals in 5 games in the semifinal series so far, and not a single fluke among them. He leads the playoffs both in goals and shots (69). Project him forward six months and he's pretty close to an NHL player.
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