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Originally Posted by SeanCharles
I'm just saying some have decided he will never reach his draft potential but don't really have anything to back their reasoning up outside of the same old rhetoric that he was the big guy and dominated smaller players in lower leagues.
I just don't like seeing how the expectation for top end prospects is instant results.
The original post indicated Clarke is looking like the only elite prospect/young player they have yet he is only 6 months younger than Byfield and doesn't have the AHL and NHL resume Byfield does.
I'm not against personal opinions, as I clearly have one on this front, I'm just saying the logic doesn't add up when you take all the facts into consideration.
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Byfield scoring a PPG in the AHL at 20 doesnt scream elite either. It's good production for somebody his age, but not elite.
Now are there outliers? 100% guys like Robertson and Thompson didn't look like they'd be superstars at 20 either.
So it's not impossible, it just doesn't seem as likely that he's going to be an elite NHLer anymore.
He's young, and his body needed to mature physically which gives him a ton of upside still. And I would trade for him in a heartbeat if he was available, but to me an elite player means top 10 at his position and I don't see that from Byfield.