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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
The problem is a lot of people conflate generating points as development. They see a kid in junior racking up the goals and assists and think a kid is developing well, when in fact they may not be developing in any positive way, they are just floating to the top based on physical maturity and experience. Scoring points is meaningless if the player is not working on the weaknesses in their game and making a commitment to improving the areas where improvement is needed. Wait until you see these kids in the pro ranks before making a determination of what they likely are. That step to the next level will tell you about the player's development.
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I think this applies to a guy like Morin, who struggled early on with injuries, but spent the season working on improving his defense and physicality.The points output wasn’t as impressive, but his overall game got better in the long run.