I don’t understand what the touchiness is about some of us wanting to take a closer look at Pronman’s list. It’s fun offseason discussion.
I think sometimes in the search for objectivity, we miss what’s right in front of us.
Cale Makar and Quinn Hughes didn’t have good rookie seasons. They were historic, or very close to historic seasons for rookie defenceman. Miro Heiskanen was in the Conn Smyth conversation at 21-years old. Pronman has these players rated 11th, 13th, and 14th on his list of U-23 players. Am I being biased, or is something amiss?
That's fine, no one here said constructive criticism wasn't warranted. But I share his irritation at the real over-the-top angry posts. Like...if Pronman pisses some of these people off THAT much, then maybe they should just try and avoid anything he does. That's not discussion, that's just shouting.
I made a post earlier saying I didn't love his rankings, but it's a list and was bound to lead to disagreements, as all lists do.