Is Heiskanen generational too even though he is already 19?
yes, as a rookie
Ha, some players are like that we drafted a kid named Mattias Samuelsson and he looks like he's in his 30's.Ekblad doesn't count. He must have some genetic disfunction. Physically he is basically in his mid 30's since the age of 16.
Elias certainly got everyone’s attention early.
Right now, he is the 56th-highest scoring forward in the league.
Dahlin is the 25th-highest scoring defenceman.
Who will be the best rookie come April?
Who would you rather have?
Didn't ekblad have 39 just a few yrs ago
yea....he did:
Panthers rookie Ekblad wins Calder Trophy
Ekblad not meeting expectations his rookie season created is not evidence that all rookies will not meet expectations.
I think concussions messed up Ekblads progression. He also doesn't have the same skillset as Dahlin does. In addition, Ekblad was already physically mature, Dahlin is 2-3 years away from that.
Crystal ball take.Dahlin will win a cup in his nhl Career. Players on that level(Crosby, Ovechkin, Mcdavid, Matthews, Dahlin) all win a cup at some point I their career. I want a cup; I’ll take Dahlin.
Buffalo is a very good team, love the additions of Skinner & Sheary, Eichel & Middlestadt look solid down the middle, they are firing on all cylinders; This should be factored in to Dahlin’s play and point totals. On the Canucks there are 3 good players (Horvat, Boeser & Pettersson), with Boeser out, Pettersson is playing with AHL level players. The stats don’t do EP justice, he creates so much for the team, but 95% of the time they botch the play. He’s making AHL level players look good. If we swapped Dahlin for Pettersson, the Canucks would not be a .500 team and would be deep in the basement. I would take Pettersson.