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Originally Posted by FanIn80
He's a 165lbs 17 year-old kid playing his first season in a league full of guys in their 20s. His first year in the Dub was only 18pts in 16 games too.
Give him a few minutes to grow (physically) and get used to things a bit.
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Again, I am not saying he isn’t going to be a good player, I just don’t think he is going to be as good as Schaefer, Celebrini or Bedard.
Celebrini was even younger in his NCAA draft year, and put up 32 goals and 64 points in 38 games. Fantilli was similarly aged to McKenna and put up 30 goals and 65 points in 36 games.
Points aren’t the end all, and many factors go into one player scoring more than another. That being said if he is a franchise player in the making then I need to see more production. I also need to see a player who is willing to fight through the tight checking, physicality and size at the NCAA level, because it isn’t going to get any better at the NHL.