Puts Frost’s “disappointing” AHL season — 29 points in 41 games — in focus, huh?
Reminds me of Mark Stone’s 38 points in 54 games debut for Binghamton. Looks decent until you realize he led the the team. I saw earlier a post about him not breaking out until age 26. Pageau had 29 in 69 on that team too. I always like these cases because it’s easy to see what the problem is and how good a player is in spite of it. Speaking of which: Jason Robertson’s 46 in 60 leading the Texas Stars by 7 and 14 points for the next two scorers.
Goes both ways, scoring was down on the Phantoms this year, but Frost was the tallest midget, but they were still midgets.
It's not like he outscored Vorobyev, Sushko and Kase by a wide margin, and we know Vorobyev wasn't NHL ready, and no one has complained that Sushko and Kase didn't get a chance to win a job last year.
Yes, I focus on ES scoring b/c PP scoring is as much opportunity as talent, so without advanced metrics it's meaningless.
And at the AHL, even a stiff like Carey can put up big numbers.
Facts is facts, Frost just wasn't that good last season, at either the NHL or AHL level.
Top scorers with 1 or 2 AHL season (most top AHL scorers are long-term veterans or undersized guys with 3+ years)
Drake Batherson #121-2017 (21) 1.11 ES PPG
Jack Bean D #13-2016 (21) 0.76
Josh Norris #19-2017 (20) 0.71
Brogan Rafferty D UDFA (24) 0.70 [college, 1 year AHL]
Lucas Elvenes #127-2017 (21) 0.69
Alex Barre-Boulet UDFA (22) 0.62
Alex Formention #35-2017 (20) 0.57
Kole Lind, #33-2017 (21) 0.56
Brayden Burke UDFA (21) 0.53
Jack Studnicka #53-2017 (21) 0.52
Jason Roberston #39-2017 (20) 0.52