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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
And the guys with one game or similar (Holmstrom, Tracey, Poulin, Foote etc) have been far worse in the AHL. That's the kind of stuff a player sees and wonders how they're ahead.
Pelletier's AHL production is on par with or better than the likes of McMichael, Tomasino, Krebs, and Newhook. He's the outlier down there. The other three guys with zero games are nowhere close to the NHL.
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Aren't you kind of moving the goal posts?
First no picks in drafts 2018 with games played - lack of picks
Only x number with no games played - entire 2nd half of the draft is just breaking in
Now it's AHL stats to date?
It's these player's first seasons on the cusp. Some get in with opportunity, some don't. Some have crappy teams? Some have teams with injuries? Some have coaches that are less grumpy.
Trust me man ... I've seen this on this site for 24 years. Everyone wants the young guys to make it. When they finally get a look quite often they don't look great and then you see them in Europe or struggling as tweeners for the rest of their careers.
Hoping for all three of them; I've said that numerous time ... kind of wish for a minor injury to get Phillips a shot. But without that injury I don't really see a lot of space.