That's valid criticism, but we should also take into account that he watched Panarin play in the KHL, saw his transition to the NHL, and can use that new information to do a better job of projecting what Kaprizov will do in the NHL.Just out of sheer curiosity, I looked up what Pronman had to say about Panarin in the summer of 2015:
Looks like Pronman didn't exactly expect Panarin-type production from Panarin either, unless you consider 77 points to be worthy of "maybe even top 6".
I am just tempering my expectations, not saying he is going to flop.