Jim Bob
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I'm surprised tage is getting so much love
New shiny toy bias.
I'm surprised tage is getting so much love
New shiny toy bias.
As if seven spots of draft position, at that point in the draft, means much of anything, especially two years later.He was selected 7 spots in front of Asplund and already has NHL experience. It looks more like familiarity bias.
He was selected 7 spots in front of Asplund and already has NHL experience. It looks more like familiarity bias.
If they were familiar with what he has done as a pro, they wouldn't be biased.
He produced more in the AHL than Asplund did in the SHL, so...
It’s actually pretty hard (impossible?) to make a fact based argument as to why Asplund would be ahead of Thompson.
I'll give you the NHL experience but using draft position to evaluate a prospect is in line with using TOI to evaluate a player's talent.He was selected 7 spots in front of Asplund and already has NHL experience. It looks more like familiarity bias.
He produced more in the AHL than Asplund did in the SHL, so...
It’s actually pretty hard (impossible?) to make a fact based argument as to why Asplund would be ahead of Thompson.
Ummm, I actually did the math and over their two post-draft seasons, Asplund's SHL PPG is better than Thompson's AHL PPG.
And Asplund outscored Thompson at the 2017 WJCs.
Asplund has 47 pts in 89 SHL games the past two seasons for a 0.53 PPG.
Thompson has 20 pts in 46 AHL games the past two seasons for a 0.43 PPG.
And Asplund has the far superior all around game.
But yeah, there isn't a good facts based argument for why Asplund would be considered a better prospect than Thompson.
The two things Thompson has going for him are his size and the fact that the Blues were decimated by injuries last year and Thompson was rushed to the NHL before he was ready.
Well, make that second thing Thompson has in his favor is his ability to shoot on the PP.
New shiny toy bias.
.6 ppg in the AHL to .56 ppg in the SHL this year. As 19 year olds. Keep reaching and spinning.
Sure insult people’s thinking, as if having Thompson at five is objectively wrong.
I have asplund ahead of him but there’s an argument other than “shiny new toy syndrome.” Maybe we should give those posters a little more respect?
Ummm, I actually did the math and over their two post-draft seasons, Asplund's SHL PPG is better than Thompson's AHL PPG.
And Asplund outscored Thompson at the 2017 WJCs.
Asplund has 47 pts in 89 SHL games the past two seasons for a 0.53 PPG.
Thompson has 20 pts in 46 AHL games the past two seasons for a 0.43 PPG.
And Asplund has the far superior all around game.
But yeah, there isn't a good facts based argument for why Asplund would be considered a better prospect than Thompson.
The two things Thompson has going for him are his size and the fact that the Blues were decimated by injuries last year and Thompson was rushed to the NHL before he was ready.
Well, make that second thing Thompson has in his favor is his ability to shoot on the PP.
I did it for a while and then I dug deeper into what Blues fans thought of him prior to the trade.
Pretty crazy to decide between
Asplund
Olofsson
Thompson
Samuelsson
UPL
Ullmark
Thats the top 5-11 any way you look at it. Please don't trade any of them.
I'm not sure about cutting Pilut and Borgen out of that mix. Which makes it even crazier.
I actually have a lot of confidence in Borgen developing into a solid NHL player. His positioning and IQ just seem to translate so well from level to levelYeah, I think Pilut is a legit top 4 D prospect. Being named the SHL defenseman of the year at 22 is nothing to sneeze at. Borgen I'm not as sure about since he doesn't have a lot of offensive tools, but he has at least bottom pairing + PK upside. Like I said earlier, I really like the depth in our pool right now. It'll probably take a few years to come together, but filling those guys in around Eichel, Mitts, Dahlin, Risto, and Reinhart could lead to some very nice things.
I'm not sure about cutting Pilut and Borgen out of that mix. Which makes it even crazier.
He produced more in the AHL than Asplund did in the SHL, so...
It’s actually pretty hard (impossible?) to make a fact based argument as to why Asplund would be ahead of Thompson.
Because hes the new beloved 3c prospect around here. No reason Thompson is behind Asplund besides among Sabre fans. But alas it doesnt matter how good TT is. Since he was the most important or second most important piece of the ror trade he will be unfairly hated and criticized.
But yeah the guy with no nhl experience drafted several spots after Thompson is better then the guy who has improved year by year more then Asplund and actually has nhl experience. On a good team too.