Empoleon8771
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It seemed like many were quick to anoint Bjorkqvist as the top forward prospect after a hot start to the season, but he finished with only 1 goal more than the previous season and was 4th on his team in scoring. Hard to imagine him having much more than a 4th line impact at the NHL level.
Bjorkqvist increased his overall point production by 7 and served as the captain for Providence. I really don't see why you're trying to talk him down, he's absolutely a good prospect.
For comparison, Rust had 15 goals and 34 points in 41 games in his junior year with Notre Dame. Bjorkqvist had 17 goals and 30 points in 42 games, that's really not a huge difference. Not only that, but judging players based solely on their offensive totals in NCAA is pretty foolish for projecting their upside as NHLers.