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Originally Posted by Hockey-and_stuff
Chernyshov at 3 ppg is absolutely insane. But I guess we aren't allowed to talk about that  |
It's impressive, but here are a couple reasons why it's not as impressive as it seems:
- He's physically a man amongst boys @ 6'3'' and >200 lbs and may be dominating from size/strength rather than skill and hockey sense
- He's an older player that is turning 20 years old this year and has a "maturity" advantage
- He's spent most of last season playing and training in the KHL with/against seasoned pro players
- He's currently riding shotgun to the current F and D scoring leaders in the OHL
I haven't watched any Saginaw games, but at a surface-level view, it looks like when the Avs paired Nichuskin with MacKinnon, Makar, and Rantanen; and we saw (and still see because he regularly plays with MacKinnon) Nuke's stat boost into a PPG player