truck
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I don't think Mark is a normal rookie.
Most rookies are given easy zone starts and competition and aren't asked to be defensively responsible. They're basically told to go out there and get as many points as possible.
Mark has been ushered into a defensive role so I'm hoping he doesn't hit that wall.
Scheifele has only been pushed into the D zone a handful of times - mostly early.
His overall Ozone vs Dzone % is a little over 54% - 4th easiest among Jets forwards.
Lack of scoring and a defensive role are not the same thing.
The wall - in my understanding - is usually about the new found physical toll that playing in the NHL creates.
Not sure how deployment impacts it, but I don't really get how Scheif is an abnormal rookie.