At the same age Plekanec got 29 in 67, granted it was his first season, but on the other hand had time to develop in the A, which Lek did in the big league instead.
People are way too critical of Artturi
I think it's part of the 'extremes' some Habs fans dwell in.
Never really saw a 'pure' top-6 player in him, mostly a middle-6 or a great 3rd liner.
And, why should it be a bad thing ?
Granted we've needed top-6 players for a while now, but every teams needs 2nd tier 2-way players like him, and we shouldn't expect all our prospects to develop into top-6 players, especially when it never was their upside to begin with.
If he can be a low-cost, 2-way winger who's very good defensively, provide some offense AND mesh well with the team spirit, I'm all for it.