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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
how come? based on a good pre-season like Yamamoto? 
did you forget RNH finished tied for the lead in rookie points and finished 2nd in Calder trophy voting?
he was ready for the NHL at 18 and proved it
and its time to admit Yak is simply a bust with no hockey IQ...hence why the scouting staff didn't want to take him, but Katz did
getting a 3rd rounder for him isn't "terrible" at all...I'd have given him away for free |
Yamamoto is a player coming off of JUST being drafted -- Janko is by no means a sure thing but if you look at how long we have seasoned him, how he has produced and won at many levels and how he did very well as a rookie in a hard scoring league I think to me that seems to be a good reason to believe that he's poised to jump into the NHL this year. He's ALOT closer then Yamamoto -- terrible comparison by you.
The argument isn't about his rookie season with RNH -- I said as much that he had a productive first year but has since regressed year over year and has put up generally some mediocre #'s for a 1st overall talent -- you disagree?
I don't know about you but if a 1st overall (one which we have never had) turned into a 3rd round pick and a nobody after 4 or so years I would be very disappointed and would definitely call that a terrible return on the original piece (1st overall) But hey! McDavid McDavid, Connor, Connor McDavid right?
