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Originally Posted by gvitaly
How much higher are the expectations compared to 24 year old Morton, 2 years ago?
Morton had 24G, 34P in 37GP
Gross has 18G, 41P in 36GP
It just feels like Morton had way too short of a runway to carve himself an NHL role, as often is the case with this sort of signings.
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Where did Morton rank in the NCAA scoring at the time? Some years are just different than others.
But at the end of the day, it's a free shot at someone who could blossom.