JoemAvs
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Strange to use Draisaitl as an example then considering that he had 9 points in 37 NHL games in his teens and many were adamant that the Oilers should have picked Bennett or Dal Colle instead.
Why is that strange?
Oilers rushed him in his D+1 season before they realized that was a mistake.
He had 51 points in 72 games in his D+2 season in the NHL...
Just because there were idiots on hfboards being down on him in his D+1 year doesn't invalidate the example.
He is actually a perfect example and I was really surprised looking back that he fulfilled the criteria but he did.
Top tier forward prospects usually show you something offensively and produce in their first two NHL seasons...
Kakko right now is on pace for a 15 point sophomore campaign (over 82 games) after having 23 points in 66 games last year.
Thats just clearly not what you hope for and nowhere near what the usual top2 pick that was a success showed.
Again he might have COVID-19 as an excuse but aside from that its looking rather bleak especially considering that he was considered very NHL ready.