Jesper Bratt, 6th round pick in 2016, scores in NHL debut (5 points in 2 games)

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Hit the 20 point mark last night already in only his 30th game. Extremely impressive for his draft position in 2016

 

[Its a Trap]

He is so tiny, it's adorable. He's Gionta small.

 

[OmNomNom]

reading through this thread and i'm like

where them haters at

 

[Blender]

He is so tiny, it's adorable. He's Gionta small.

He has an ability to almost never get taken out physically though. Guy slips checks all the time.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

What happened to him? He's super young, I know. But damn his production just fell off a cliff.

Injuries? Bad linemates?

 

[HenriquesJawLine]

What happened to him? He's super young, I know. But damn his production just fell off a cliff.

Injuries? Bad linemates?

No injuries. Just hit the wall, he's played a lot more games than he's used to.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I think the games played is a bit of a bad excuse.

I think he has struggled with the pace of the game increasing over the course of the season and jsut simply hit a wall. Hopefully it wasn’t a flash in the pan because the kid clearly has skill and can make space at the NHL level - but he is very weak on his stick and needs to work on battling along the boards against bigger guys. Adding some muscle should help he is only 19.

 

[Advanced stats]

4 points in his last 24 games.

He's talented, but not as talented as his first half of the season.

Probably a 40-50 point player, which is great for a late pick

 

[Blender]

4 points in his last 24 games.

He's talented, but not as talented as his first half of the season.

Probably a 40-50 point player, which is great for a late pick

I don't know how you can make any ceiling predictions as there are no comparables to draw on. The guy has tons of talent, but clearly coukdn't handle the rigors of a full NHL season and his production has reflected that. It's not as if his skill went away.

 

[MapleLeafs9]

What happened to him? He's super young, I know. But damn his production just fell off a cliff.

Injuries? Bad linemates?

You really thought an undersized 19 year old 6th round pick was gonna keep up that pace? lol

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

You really thought an undersized 19 year old 6th round pick was gonna keep up that pace? lol

That poster never said that

 

[Advanced stats]

I don't know how you can make any ceiling predictions as there are no comparables to draw on. The guy has tons of talent, but clearly coukdn't handle the rigors of a full NHL season and his production has reflected that. It's not as if his skill went away.

How are there no comparables?
Lots of guys come over from Sweden at 19 as rookies.

But a ceiling is more developed from watching him play. He looks like a good, but not great player.

 

[Passchendaele]

It was rather obvious from the start that he wouldn't keep up the pace.

Bratt was never a dominant offensive forward at any level.. scored 6 goals in 48 games in Sweden last year..

 

[Blender]

How are there no comparables?
Lots of guys come over from Sweden at 19 as rookies.

But a ceiling is more developed from watching him play. He looks like a good, but not great player.

There are no comparables based on draft position and his current development. Not all players develop the same. How many 6th round picks have played in the NHL in their D+2 season and performed at a fairly high level?

 

[NjDevsRR]

He was scratched lately but has played well in his last few games. As others say he has hit a wall and he wasn’t going to maintain that pace. But I see him becoming a 50pt forward as he matures and gets a little bigger.

6th round pick, steal.

 

[My3Sons]

It was rather obvious from the start that he wouldn't keep up the pace.

Bratt was never a dominant offensive forward at any level.. scored 6 goals in 48 games in Sweden last year..

At his age guys can still develop. Barzal is a better goal scorer in the NHL than he was in junior for example. Bratt may or may not improve much but based on his last year in Sweden he shouldn’t have made the team, much less have any success at all. When he is on he is smart poised and shifty. No reason he can’t have solid production playing with good players once he gets stronger and improves his stamina. The skill set is there and it is better than a guy scoring 6 in 48 in an overseas league but how much better it’s hard to say.

 

[Lays]

I remember when I saw some saying he’d go top 5 in a redraft after his real good start (it was like 1 or 2 ppl tbh but I do remember seeing this, quite a few were saying top 10)
Still though he’ll be a good player (40-50 points ish with good two way play) but the hype was a bit too much

 

[Blender]

I remember when I saw some saying he’d go top 5 in a redraft after his real good start
Still though he’ll be a good player (40-50 points ish with good two way play) but the hype was a bit too much

Even with his quiet stretches of play this season, he's still one of the top producers from this draft so far.

 

[BahlDeep]

It was obvious he wasn't going to keep up the pace. He needs to put some weight on, but he still has a lot of traits that will make him a solid player if he keeps on developping well.

 

[Eye of Ra]

funny lastname.

 

[ICanMotteBelieveIt]

You really thought an undersized 19 year old 6th round pick was gonna keep up that pace? lol

Nah. But I didn't expect him to fall off a cliff either.


He'll be fine in time.

 

[CraigBillington]

I remember when I saw some saying he’d go top 5 in a redraft after his real good start (it was like 1 or 2 ppl tbh but I do remember seeing this, quite a few were saying top 10)
Still though he’ll be a good player (40-50 points ish with good two way play) but the hype was a bit too much

Yup, and I remember I caused quite the stir when I dared to suggest that he wasn't a top 10 pick in that draft back in october.

 

[mouser]

He was scratched lately but has played well in his last few games. As others say he has hit a wall and he wasn’t going to maintain that pace. But I see him becoming a 50pt forward as he matures and gets a little bigger.

6th round pick, steal.

For perspective. 94 forwards hit 50+ points last season. So if you're projecting Bratt as a 50 point forward, you're effectively saying he will become a 1st line forward. Not impossible, but seems improbable to me.

 

[ImNeverWrong]

he's been healthy scratched and playing around 10 to 12 minutes for over a month. before that he hit a wall. Seeing the devils depth charts, if jesper can get second line play and pp time he can be a 50 point player for sure. he already has 35 pts this year as a rookie. His production at the start wasn't sustainable, but it shows what his potential can be. He just needs to develop physically. He's a really smart player, fast an shifty too. To play on the first unit of a pk as a rookie is impressive in itself (because he did that this year).

 

[Maukkis]

Nothing out of the ordinary here.

Two years ago, guys like Draisaitl and Larkin went through the same process. Awesome first half of the season, followed by a sharp decline to end the year. Bratt will be just fine.