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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
The career stats for most of those guys before they joined Vegas were unimpressive. Karlsson’s career high was 25 pts. Haula’s career high was 32 pts and he was coming off a 28 pt season. Schmidt had a career high of 17 pts. Smith had a career high of 50 pts, but he was coming off a 37 pt season. Tuch was a highly regarded prospect, but hardly a blue-chipper. Perron was an aging and oft-injured reclamation project who had only put up more than 22 pts once in the previous 5 seasons.
Go back and read the media and fan responses to their draft. Other than some appreciative comments about Marchessault, the consensus was that forward group wasn’t impressive at all and would struggle mightily to score goals.
The remarkable thing about the Knights wasn’t that they were able to draft a powerhouse roster. But that a collection of 3rd line players exploded to blow past previous production once given more opportunity.
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Go back and read fan and media responses? Consensus? Hilarious. The vast majority of fans and media here and far can’t form a valid evaluation of a hockey player.