Barzal hits the 70 point mark in 70 games

[The Winter Soldier]

Didn't post this last night, here was Barzal's 70th point last night.

 

[DarkHorse2]

Look at how "Grubar" (another for Butchie's HOF) plays Barzal on that. Has to pay Barzal massive respect because he has no idea what he's going to pull off.

 

[BBB24]

He has the same amount of points as the Islanders

 

[sebsisles]

Lol 18 goals... Lol.

lol 70 points..lol
lol 52 assist..lol
lol 18 goals..lol
lol hes a rookie..lol

 

[StrangeVision]

Lol 18 goals... Lol.

I can feel the sorrow in that final "lol."

 

[SCMURRAY]

Time to bring out some r/Islanders memes

Credit to u/collin10498

For real, how'd he fall to 16th overall

....best thing Ive seen all season, hilarious

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Would it be a major surprise if we have a Barzal hits 80 points thread when we get close to game 80?

All season long, he has pretty much maintained his PPG status despite going pointless until his 6th game to start the season.

Wouldn't surprise me if he is the first rookie to crack 80 points since Malkin did it. That make a special year even more special to be in very select company 80 as a 20 year old rookie. Almost unheard of in today's game.

 

[Elias Pettersson]

Most impressive rookie season since McDavid

 

[McShogun99]

Mind is still blown he's not a Boston Bruin

Or an Edmonton Oiler....

 

[SI90]

Or an Edmonton Oiler....

Could understand it from an oilers POV. They had young offensive fire power up front and wanted to get better on defense. The argument should be who they traded for(Reinhart). But for as highly touted and as talented Barzal was/is, its impossible to foresee this type of productivity so early on.

 

[GOilers88]

Generational season getting past 69 points first try!

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. I really hope so. Else I weep for the younger generation of kids who have no idea what the words they use even mean.

 

[The Winter Soldier]

Most impressive rookie season since McDavid

I hate to do this because what happened in the draft happened and there is nothing we can do to redo it. Barzal would look great along so many good Centers in the NHL. A lot of teams missed on him. But ol man, would a team of McDavid and Barzal #1 and #2 lines going, wouldn't that been too unfair to the NHL for the next decade? The 2 best young playmaking Centers in the NHL, that are fastest players with the puck on one team. Wow wouldn't that have been something....Unimaginable.

 

[M C D A V I D]

Could understand it from an oilers POV. They had young offensive fire power up front and wanted to get better on defense. The argument should be who they traded for(Reinhart). But for as highly touted and as talented Barzal was/is, its impossible to foresee this type of productivity so early on.

Nah. It was easy for anyone except for GMs who think they're smarter than everyone else to see Barzal should've gone after Mcdavid, Eichel, Marner, Strome, Hanifin. He was clearly in the Werenski, Provorov cluster. I was so excited thinking we're leaving the draft with Barzal and Mcdavid ..

It was obvious he had star potential.

**** Chia

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. I really hope so. Else I weep for the younger generation of kids who have no idea what the words they use even mean.

Sorry must have forgot the

 

[Pure Slaughter Value]

Wherever he tops out pointwise, this kid is a lot of fun to watch. He makes every shift entertaining. If he learns how to win some faceoffs he's going to be even more dangerous.

 

[rent free]

I can't tell if this is sarcasm. I really hope so. Else I weep for the younger generation of kids who have no idea what the words they use even mean.

hes mocking how matthews, a leafs player, got 69 points in his rookie year

 

[Nithoniniel]

Barzal is absolutely amazing. I think it's funny that in his draft year he was compared so much to Marner, and you can really see why. I love Mitch, but Barzal plays so much like him but with more speed, more control, more confidence and the same vision. And somehow he is a better goalscorer at the NHL level than as a junior player as well, which is interesting all on its own.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Generational season getting past 69 points first try!

Him and McDavid sure have a lot in common with both teams poised to miss the playoffs despite each having generational players

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

Him and McDavid sure have a lot in common with both teams poised to miss the playoffs despite each having generational players

Better to miss the playoffs and be healthy than be injury prone and watch your team play I suppose.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Better to miss the playoffs and be healthy than be injury prone and watch your team play I suppose.

I mean I guess if your whole point of watching sports is to jock ride a single player . What kind of mentality is that? “Yeah my team sucks and missed the playoffs but my favourite player scored a bunch of points, yayyyy”

 

[McDavidCrushedLarkin]

I mean I guess if your whole point of watching sports is to jock ride a single player . What kind of mentality is that? “Yeah my team sucks and missed the playoffs but my favourite player scored a bunch of points, yayyyy”

Totally what I said bro.

 

[DKH]

If he scores 20 Don Sweeney needs to do the Walk of Shame at the June Draft

Sweeney cost the Bruins first overall and likely Cup by not taking this kid

I don't care how loaded Bob McKenzie thinks the Bruins are with Barzal Boston avoids the Leafs juggernaut till round 2 if they make it past Tampa before wiping them out

Thanks Sweeney

 

[zharkenby]

Would it be a major surprise if we have a Barzal hits 80 points thread when we get close to game 80?

All season long, he has pretty much maintained his PPG status despite going pointless until his 6th game to start the season.

Wouldn't surprise me if he is the first rookie to crack 80 points since Malkin did it. That make a special year even more special to be in very select company 80 as a 20 year old rookie. Almost unheard of in today's game.

I mean knowing you well probably get one more thread for every point he has this year.

All seriousness though great season. Definitely didn’t expect this out of him. Isles were dumb not to trade JT and build around him imo

 

[Sheva7]

Imagine for a sec that the Isles weren't such a nightmare.

This kid would be in conversation for MVP. He's been that good.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Thanks for the reminder
Good post