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Isn't this his +1 though? He was drafted in 2016, in last year's draft so this is his draft + 1.Yeah I could see 40+ points out of Bratt which is insane for a 6th in his +2.
Isn't this his +1 though? He was drafted in 2016, in last year's draft so this is his draft + 1.Yeah I could see 40+ points out of Bratt which is insane for a 6th in his +2.
Yeah, if you go by on years. It's his +2 season since he was drafted though. 2015-16 was his draft year/season, 2016-17 +1 and this is his +2. I think it it's more clear that way.Isn't this his +1 though? He was drafted in 2016, in last year's draft so this is his draft + 1.
I see. I've always thought counting from the draft year is most helpful. That way you know how long it took a player after being drafted to play in the NHL.Yeah, if you go by on years. It's his +2 season since he was drafted though. 2015-16 was his draft year/season, 2016-17 +1 and this is his +2. I think it it's more clear that way.
Well yeah, it's down to which everyone prefers I guess; counting by actual years or seasons. It's confusing sometimes when players are only referred as being +something since drafted, because it can mean two things. He is in his +2 draft season, but +1 draft year.I see. I've always thought counting from the draft year is most helpful. That way you know how long it took a player after being drafted to play in the NHL.
The way it's calculated is by when the season ends when referring to draft +1, +2., etc. So while we're still in calendar year 2017 and he was drafted in 2016, his season ends in 2018 which makes this his draft +2.I see. I've always thought counting from the draft year is most helpful. That way you know how long it took a player after being drafted to play in the NHL.
This guy should get sent back ASAP.
He's not good enough to be up right now and this won't be good for his development.
What kind of player is he? Playmaker? I’ve not seen much or any of him.One year ago, Samuel Blais was just a 6th rounder that nobody believed in. Now, he's a top AHL player that almost every Blues fan will say deserves to be in the Blues' top-9. The guy just keeps steadily improving. While he isn't the most skilled guy, his hockey IQ is arguably the highest in the prospect pool, and maybe even on the team itself.
Honestly, he deserves an NHL spot more than Thompson from what I saw of preseason.
He's a playmaker, although his statline in the AHL last year would say differently.What kind of player is he? Playmaker? I’ve not seen much or any of him.
Was his skating ever a problem? Hard to imagine he could be ranked highly with poor skating and a lack of size.last night was the first time I'd seen DeBrincat in the NHL, his skating looked much better than billed
yeah this is what I meantYeah, if you go by on years. It's his +2 season since he was drafted though. 2015-16 was his draft year/season, 2016-17 +1 and this is his +2. I think it it's more clear that way.
Was his skating ever a problem? Hard to imagine he could be ranked highly with poor skating and a lack of size.
Now that I’m considering it, skating is actually what has held DeBrincat and Yamamoto back in the little times I have seen them. Both of them currently have a tendency to hesitate to use their speed when boxed in - leading to them being easily knocked off the puck, or crushed, in Debrincat’s case several times last game.
I think that this is a problem that will be easily fixed by experience, which is why I think both teams would be smart to bring their ultra-skilled little guys along as slowly as possible. I know this may be a controversial opinion, but from what I’ve seen, both players are having a negative effect on their teams currently. You can lose your **** over their skill as much as you want, commentators, but that doesn’t make up for how easily their lines lose possession of the puck when they’re on the ice. Even though neither is getting any greatly worthwhile exposure and I have only watched pieces of each’s games, I can think of multitudes of instances where the pair’s lack of size led to turnovers on the cycle or in zone entries.
Yeah, weren’t people on the edge of writing him off as an AHL scrub earlier this year?Milano?
know I got flack for saying Milano and Kapanen were on same tier, guess I was wrong to, Milano is now better than Kaps.Yeah, weren’t people on the edge of writing him off as an AHL scrub earlier this year?
Appreciate your concern but it's very undue. Formenton is practicing with and learning from the best in the world - playing 58 OHL games instead of 64 isn't going to hurt him. Nino played a whole season on one of the worst lines ever and he turned out fine, so if a week or two at the NHL level is going to ruin Formenton he probably isn't built for professional hockey.This guy should get sent back ASAP.
He's not good enough to be up right now and this won't be good for his development.