48 points in 40 games?? Am I missing something? This may well be a free fall, as I don't think anyone thought Huts and the 1st line were going to carry them the whole way, but it could also just be a slump. Flip flopping the Americans roster with the Sabres roster(which seems to be a pretty popular idea), isn't the answer anyway.
Prospect Info: Alex Nylander (2016, 8th) – '17-18: Rochester #92 (AHL)
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Any shot of him being called up and being a big offensive weapon.
It's sad when you've Ben waiting on this kid for so long to do something in the NHL
It's sad when you've Ben waiting on this kid for so long to do something in the NHL
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He should have never been in the AHL at 18
He should have made the opening day roster
He has almost as many points as last year in 30 less games
To some his development might look slow or bad but no CHL player plays in the AHL until they are 20. He has had to deal with injuries over his AHL career but is definitely improving year over year.
He should have made the opening day roster
He has almost as many points as last year in 30 less games
To some his development might look slow or bad but no CHL player plays in the AHL until they are 20. He has had to deal with injuries over his AHL career but is definitely improving year over year.
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Not many guys with similar AHL production levels have been successful producing in the NHL. Yes, there's more to the game than scoring, but this is the role he'd be expected to play.
There certainly are some that have, like Mark Stone, but more like the exception than the rule.
There certainly are some that have, like Mark Stone, but more like the exception than the rule.
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Debrusk was a bit better at the same age, but anyway there are a lot of players that can be named but still the minority.
Nylander reminds me of grigorenko in a way. I'm not firmly in the "trade camp" though because I don't think he has much value.
The chance he becomes a good player is probably higher than the value of whatever he would get us in a trade.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. —There’s a certain pressure that comes with being a first-round pick in the NHL, let alone one selected in the top 10. For Alexander Nylander, the expectations of his draft position and hockey legacy have made the process of becoming an everyday player in the NHL even more challenging.
By now, Nylander’s history is known. He was taken eighth by the Sabres at the 2016 NHL Draft in front of a hometown crowd at KeyBank Center. He’s the son of longtime NHL star Michael Nylander. In the middle of his third season with the AHL’s Rochester Americans, the 20-year-old is the brother of budding Maple Leafs star William Nylander.
After being selected by former GM Tim Murray and now under Jason Botterill’s regime, Nylander has been given the slow and steady path to the NHL by going through the AHL. There are some who view the AHL as a professional purgatory, but it’s the top professional developmental league in the world. For a player of Nylander’s upbringing, playing against career professionals rather than schooling kids his age or younger in junior hockey can pay off.
“I’m a lot more experienced and I know that this league is a tough league. It’s hard to play here, which I’ve learned my first two years,” Nylander said. “It was nice coming in this year, I was ready last year but that injury changed a lot of that season. That was my first injury ever in my life so it was weird to come back from that, but I just think of all the things I’ve learned and I feel a lot better now. I’m way more experienced and I’m still learning things and trying to get better every day.”
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Lets say hes a bust (I dont think he is as good as his draft position)
You better move his ass before everyone else figures it out
You better move his ass before everyone else figures it out
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Your draft position is reletive to your draft year. He's a ton better than the 1996 7th overall pick!
I think it’s a little late to fool anyone. He’s not much more than a secondary piece in a trade at this point
Funny how people were calling out he should be in NHL after the training camp ......and now hes nothing .
Looks very much like a guy who will produce and play better in NHL.
Looks very much like a guy who will produce and play better in NHL.
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His dip in production since Dec. 1st is also. It's not like he isn't getting PP time. But hopefully he can use adversity to move forward and he turns himself into something.
