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More like Kreider lite.
Take out the lite part and I agree.
Kreider age 21 season, 23 GP, 1G, 3P, 19 Shots
Wood age 21 season, 30 GP, 7G, 11P, 53 shots
More like Kreider lite.
One thing to keep in mind with regard to Wood is that he has literally played 45 games of professional hockey. Two years ago he was playing prep hockey. He's not even close to reaching his ceiling at this point and he's already become a fan favorite and a contributing player at the NHL level.
That's also the main concern as far as how raw his game goes and if he needs more of a development focused approach right now.
He was much stronger in all areas against the Kings and there were rookie mistakes and poor reads at times, but thats expected given how young he is. The way he played against the Flyers is unsustainable over an 82 game season but it's good to see he has it in his wheelhouse. He just needs to find a way to slow the game down at times and be effective in every game without being a detriment. Using his speed can't be the only option every shift and every night. The Kings game was a step in the right direction in that regard.
Are we basing this strictly off his corsi #s?
Could reflect other things as well. Like we led for much of the game vs Philly, while trailed for nearly all of it vs LA.I'm sure this was a back-handed comment, but this was based solely off watching him.
He was much better at supporting his teammates and it led to more time in the offensive zone. Rather than flying into the zone and being the first guy in with no support, he was entering the zone with his teammates and spending time there. He was better at being in the right position which helps to sustain time in the offensive zone and get out of the defensive zone.
And what do you know, he was middle of the pack in terms of team Corsi that night, which like I keep saying reflects the finer parts of the game. If your support/positioning are good, your Corsi numbers will look better.
Could reflect other things as well. Like we led for much of the game vs Philly, while trailed for nearly all of it vs LA.
I also think he was looking for breakouts vs Kings, just could not hook up. I don't think there was a conscious effort to slow the game down.
Take out the lite part and I agree.
Kreider age 21 season, 23 GP, 1G, 3P, 19 Shots
Wood age 21 season, 30 GP, 7G, 11P, 53 shots
Wood still has a long way to go to reach Chris Kreider.
People need to understand that you can't simply project out the first 30 games of someone career and assume consistent growth thereafter. That's not the way prospect development works.
Some players start off slow and get better. Some are great out of the gate and stay great. Others regress.
Who knows what will happen with Wood, but best to temper expectations so you don't flip out if he only scores 10 goals next season.
Wood still has a long way to go to reach Chris Kreider.
People need to understand that you can't simply project out the first 30 games of someone career and assume consistent growth thereafter. That's not the way prospect development works.
Some players start off slow and get better. Some are great out of the gate and stay great. Others regress.
Who knows what will happen with Wood, but best to temper expectations so you don't flip out if he only scores 10 goals next season.
Andrew Gross is the one I heard the Kreider comparison from first. They seem to play the same way.
They put up similar numbers in their 20 year old college year, as well.
Kreider 11-12, 44 GP, 23G, 45P
Wood 15-16, 37 GP, 10G, 35P
Both for BC, too.
Obviously we don't know what comes next, but Wood's play so far seems to be matching up.
As for regression, I almost expect that from Devils rookies these days. I stay optimistic, but it'd be nice for one of these strong early showings to turn into a real player for us.
Wood still has a long way to go to reach Chris Kreider.
People need to understand that you can't simply project out the first 30 games of someone career and assume consistent growth thereafter. That's not the way prospect development works.
Some players start off slow and get better. Some are great out of the gate and stay great. Others regress.
Who knows what will happen with Wood, but best to temper expectations so you don't flip out if he only scores 10 goals next season.
There are definitely a lot of similarities. I think of Kreider as Wood's upside. It would be great if he could hit it.
I've made these type of probabilistic ranges with Santini before (Orpik/Scuderi/Petrecki), but here we go with Wood:
Chris Kreider: 25%
Jason Chimera: 45%
Chad Kilger: 20%
Kyle Beach: 10%
The percentages are somewhat arbitrary, but that's how I view Wood as far as likeliehood of his career progression.
Wood's ceiling is higher than Kreider.
Blake Wheeler 15%
Chris Kreider 35%
Jason Chimera 30%
Fourth line 20%
At age 25 Kreider is on pace for 30 goals and 60 points.
Wood's ceiling is higher than Kreider.
Blake Wheeler 15%
Chris Kreider 35%
Jason Chimera 30%
Fourth line 20%
The intimation here being what?
Personally, I'm not so sure Wood has that kind of upside either, if that's what you're getting at. Kreider seems to have better puck skills than Wood. One thing Wood has over him though, is his drive. He's always engaged.
John LeClair 10%
Kevin Stevens 25%
Claude Lemieux 22%
Randy McKay 21%
Turner Stevenson 24%
Disclaimer: my highly scientific methodology is just their jeresey number with a percent sign after it
John LeClair 10%
Kevin Stevens 25%
Claude Lemieux 22%
Randy McKay 21%
Turner Stevenson 24%
Disclaimer: my highly scientific methodology is just their jeresey number with a percent sign after it