Quoting: STLBlues17
Can u actually argue that any player has outperformed Thomas since January? WJC gold medalist and then winning the OHL playoff MVP after the OHL championship win. He's also still 18 years old (Bellows is 20.)
all i have to say is this:
I'm not arguing that he isn't a good player, he just isn't on the level you are making him out to be. OHL stats do not mean THAT much.
Pettersson has outperformed him 100000000%.
In WJC this year, Necas, Chytil Kyrou, Nylander, Steel, Andersson, Makar, kotsin, etc. all out produced him. many of those listed are the same birth year as him.
Of those, how many were playing against men in european leagues or the ahl or the NHL. you grow and learn more in those leagues than staying in the OHL. Put any one of those players in the OHL and they could've performed just as well if not better. But enough, i'm done bickering because it is not important
a comparable for thomas is probably howden (a year older)