God Says No
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Kaliyev is a sick player, no pushback from me there, but that has to be the least transferable skill to the NHL level.
What on earth suggests that Pinto will be a 4th line player? He was a top player as a rookie in the USHL, produced similarly to Afanasyev & Mastosimone (and past players like N. Schmaltz & M. Pacioretty), he was by far the best player on his very good team in the playoffs, he has started out very well on a college team that is famous for not trusting rookies, he's a late bloomer, big kid, good on both sides of the puck.... so please, give me one reason why he's likely looking like a 4th line player???
Purely looking at his skill. Watched him live, and he didn't impress me. Scouting reports also suggested he's looking like a bottom 6 player, most likely becoming a RW more so than a C. He's trending into the Shane Bowers type (which I was never impressed with either).