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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think an entire missed year of hockey absolutely means that he is no longer on track, and is now a little behind. I don't disagree that he still has excellent potential, and will not be surprised if he returns to form and to the top of the rankings, but he has absolutely and rightly slipped in the meantime.
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Okay. But based on him missing a year we still voted him our #3 prospect last summer. Now he actually plays, has a decent year but could potentially drop out of the top 6? That is bordering on him being massively underrated. His season wasn't a "disappointment" like is being parroted in this thread over and over. I'm not sure why people consider it such. My speculation was that Rittich's pleasantly surprising performance is making people think less of Gillies's season.
As for the on track vs behind, obviously missing a year sets him back in terms of timeline. I more meant it in the sense that his development is back on track now that he's healthy. I don't think Rittich being further ahead in his development right this second means Rittich is suddenly the better prospect longterm and I would caution that type of thinking.