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Originally Posted by dammage79
Odd, Nylander's skillset is as highly regarded as the Finns in some circles. It's his size that separates them.
As for his points winding down to the end of the season is perhaps a result of the team resting their core guys because in the playoffs, 6 gp, 6g,6a 12 pts. Then in the U-18's: 7gp, 3g 8a 11 pts.
I too am suspect of some soft play I witnessed but not enough to lose it if the Flames take him. The guy has an amazing skillset. Not sure how one can come up with the idea Jost or Keller are more skilled.
EDIT: I am also very suspect of guys who got a big time bump because of the U-18's and folks relying that tournament as the be all end all of a players final ranking. It's odd that one tournaments performance undoes an entire body of work in a season.
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Agree with the Edit, in particular. I for one hadn't seen much of the prospects, so I am probably guilty of overvaluing the U-18 tournament. Having said that, I do think a guy like Jost should receive a bump, as it seems to me his earlier, lower ranking might have something to do with the difficulty of assessing a guy in a lower rank league. Small sample, sure, but he looked great in the U-18.