Exactly Einstein. You see how ridiculous it is to compare prospects who just turned 19 year olds to HOFers. Heck, we should even be cautious with our comparisons of Bedard who might be the third best prospect in the last 20 years. Every prospect develops differently ... sometimes they don't develop at all.
No one knows how KK will turn out, but give it time. He might be great. He might be good. He might be mediocre. He might be a bust. You certainly don't know either ... otherwise your handle would still be KrisBryantisBest.
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Ok, with this logic, then those who are putting this kid ahead of a top pairing guy in Jones are what, exactly?
Not informed? Unrealistic?
Great players are great no matter what their age. That's the whole point. Jack Hughes, great player, needed a year to adapt to the NHL. He didn't need to be developed. Scott neidermayer was an impact player at 19, so don't give me these excuses defenseman need to time to develop or Guschinski I going to be better then a player on his own team who was playing in the NHL at 19.
I've seen enough of the kid to safely say he is what he is and he's never going to develop his defensive game to be nothing more then a power play guy. There were no moments last year in Seattle where he was relied upon defensively, and these two prospect games just pointed it out even more he has no clue what to do in his own zone and looked foolish at times.
Three years from now people will be saying how it's his year when he's toiling in Rockford wearing a letter