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Originally Posted by Super-Rye
You're not wrong, but keep in mind that after Maniapane's first 10 NHL games there were people on this board who said the similar things about him.
These kids just got their first taste of NHL hockey. I wanna see how they respond to that, and see if they can continue to grow, before I write them all off.
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Except Mangiapane dominated the AHL and there was year over year progression. I don't know you can say that about these 3 guys. Stats aren't everything but if you can't average a point per game in the AHL as an expected point producer, there's going to be a lot of hesitation.
Phillips and Ruzicka have good skills though, they "look" like they have NHL talent, but they also need to put up the points. If they can put up a point per game season in the AHL this year, I think they deserve a legitimate crack at the roster the following season.
Gawdin projects as a bottom six guy so points shouldn't be the main measure but he did have a near point per game pace in the AHL in 2019-2020 so I actually think he should be the 13th forward in Calgary this year and play maybe 40 games switching in and out of the line up with a veteran like Trevor Lewis.
But yeah, I don't think the 3 of them have much value in trades. Ruzicka maybe a bit more than the other two, due to the projection.