Lindholm was drafted higher and had a higher upside. Both players taken in the same draft. One just had a breakout season at age 23. The other had a much rougher start to his NHL career and needed to regain some confidence in his offensive abilities because he was rushed to the NHL and has played mostly on checking lines.
Lindholm was an example of a player who wasn't finished developing at age 22/23. He's an example of how writing off players at that age and saying they can't improve is stupid.
If you couldn't follow along Flash it's you who are the idiot. Obviously they aren't the same player, obviously they had different upsides and different struggles in the NHL. But you really have to pretty dumb or oblivious not to realize the point I was making.
One guy says Lazar can't improve because he's already played 5 years in the league. I give an example of a player who has to disprove that point. Pretty simple stuff, nothing idiotic about it whatsoever. Just because I used Lindholm as an example does not mean I'm implying Lazar will be Lindholm, has Lindholm's upside, etc. Lazar is his own player. Writing off 23 years olds and claiming they will never improve is what is idiotic. I mean I know you're a veteran of this board so surely you've seen players break out at age 24, 25, 26. It happens pretty regularly in fact.
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