Tucker was a very good player in the NHL. He had 4 20+ goal seasons and 5 10+ goal seasons while being an incredible pest and physical player.
If you think he is closer to Alfie than Tucker I think you will be disappointed, Alfie is a hall of fame level player that won the calder.... White has had a hard time sticking in the league thus far on a bad team. I hope that White gets to a Tucker level player, there is no part of White's game that is elite from an offensive stand point. Skating, stick handling, play making puck control etc. He is good because he does have good instincts and hockey sense I agree, he goes to the dirty areas too. White plays well with skill players but isn't a line driver by any means. Tucker scored at 2 ppg in jr too fyi, maybe you just are unfamiliar with the player? He had over 200 NHL goals and just under 500 NHL points. That's a heck of a player to be compared to if you take into account his physicality and ability to take the opposition off their games. The more engaged Tucker was physically the more he produced. I think White is very similar in that regard, if you see him getting under the other teams skin the better he plays. Hence why I think its a decent comparison.
I respect your opinion but could not disagree more with this post. First, White had a very good chance of making this team at the beginning of last yr, which was his first yr attempting to make the team in his first full time professional season, until he broke his arm & was out for quite a while.
When he returned (months later) the smart move was to let him get his timing & stamina back in Belleville & he ended the yr in Ottawa, again in his first full time pro season. So
NO White has not had a hard time sticking in the league & if you think that, you are completely mistaken & a silly thing to say because it's only been one yr & he was injured for most of it. This will be his 2nd professional season coming up this fall & from all indications he has a very good chance of making the team full time, if he can stay healthy. Health was the issue, not an inability to stick.
I don't see the Tucker comparison either & IMO that would be his floor. I see White as a 200' two way player, a good centre who will likely someday take a lot of important draws & play against the other team's best offensive players. I wouldn't call him a pest but more of a very good defensive player but he also has some very good offensive skills. He's got excellent vision & is a good playmaker & while his shot isn't dynamic he could be another guy that scores a lot of goals around or in front of the net. More likely he should get a lot more assists than goals setting up his teammates. I think he will be a better offensive version of Pageau tbh or a better defensive version of Turris. We'll see but that comment about a hard time sticking in the league is way off & completely inaccurate IMO.
