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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
I don’t think Pelletier was tracking very well at all. He was OK, still on the “bust” line. You look at other top ten AHL rookies in 2021-22 (he was third in scoring and it’s a mix of guys who have totally surpassed him and guys who are still struggling to stick in the NHL. There are guys like Zary and Neighbours from the next draft class taken around the same time that have surpassed him.
I wouldn’t call anything Pelletier has accomplished “excellent” so far. Still potential there, but he’s going to live and die by his ability to produce at the NHL level and he hasn’t shown it yet. Doesn’t mean he won’t, but I don’t think he’s done anything to indicate he’s a future NHLer yet. So maybe we pump the brakes.
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He is battling injuries. Just like Honzek has.
Maybe we should be a little patient before writing him off?