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Originally Posted by mrdonkey
The question I want to pose is how much better are Gaudreau/Monahan than Aho/Teravainen? Enough to expect a 30% increase in production?...
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I would say that as of today the Gaudrau + Monahan combination is MUCH better than Aho + Terevainen, but moreover, I think our expectations for Lindholm should possibly be higher considering how common it is for players who grew up in the SEL to experience offensive outbursts in their mid-twenties. Most notably, we have seen this with Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel and Henrik Sedin, Mikael Backlund, and William Karlsson. But a number of other less talented players such as Jacob Silfverberg, Calle Jarnkrok, and Joel Armia have recently shown bursts of offensive improvement as they have approached 25. Hell, even just this past year Filip Forsberg in his 23-year-old season made a big jump from around a 0.8 pts/gp player to a 1.00 pts/gp player. Forsberg is four months older than Lindholm.
The ingredients are all there for Lindholm to take a big step. It seems like a good bet to me.