These are so bad that you should just stop watching hockey
They don’t watch. That’s the problem.
Just imagine what Pinto’s perceived value would be (on this site) if he was drafted 2nd overall in NY or Los Angeles in 2019. It would be through the roof!!
If this year, Byfield goes out and duplicates exactly what Pinto did last year, watch how much these same exact people, who devalue Pinto, would value Byfield at.
The valuation of Pinto on here, is another perfect example of how many people just don’t watch hockey anymore, but are hockey fans. Aside from watching their own team though, they value everyone else from stats, analytics, draft position, and trade value on a video game……
After the Jets, Ottawa players get this treatment the most on this site…. For obvious reasons. They’re the least watched teams. You think they would’ve learned their lesson with Dubois this summer, but obviously not. If you go back and read those Dubois threads, it’s comical. Not only because how wrong they were, but also how willing they were to argue about it for hours.
Pinto is worth a lot. Big, skilled, natural Cs, who are hard to defend, don’t grow on trees. Only 6’4”+ pair carrying dmen, who are great skaters, are harder to find.
The fact he’s already shown what he can do, in the NHL, at only 22 years old, playing the role he was, teams will line up if he’s made available, and the return will be significant.