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Originally Posted by Itse
I don't think it would be a weird statement about Monahan, MacKinnon or Barkov, the other talented 23-year old centers picked before and after him. Lindholm has played 374 NHL games already. It's extremely rare for guys to make significant leaps at that point.
Would you trade Bo Horvat for his upside? Do you still expect Poirier and Klimchuk to make an impact? I wouldn't and I don't. The 2013 drafted forwards for the most part are what they are, in good and in bad.
That's not to say there's zero development left there, but it's very unlikely for these guys to make jumps that end up making a big difference.
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But last year MacKinnon had just such a significant leap, after playing 300 games.
Improved his prior career best points by 53% (63->97), and the year before by 83% (53->97).
Not saying Lindholm will do that, but there’s certainly reason to believe he can improve.