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Aug. 27, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.
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Every year there’s always a couple guys that come out of no where and have a really successful season. 17-18 it was Yanni Gourde, 18-19 there were a couple but one that really stands out is Erik Gustavsson. If someone told me he’d hit 62 points before this past season I would’ve asked who that was. Who has this type of season and surprises everyone out of nowhere. For me, it would be Alex Barre-Boulet.
Aug. 28, 2019 at 8:20 a.m.
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Pontus Aberg.
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Aug. 28, 2019 at 9:50 p.m.
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Quoting: rangersandislesfan
Pontus Aberg.


Maybe if he plays the whole season like he did in the beginning of last year
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.
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Maybe if he plays the whole season like he did in the beginning of last year


Bold prediction: Aberg gets 55+ points

Go ahead, tell me i'm stupid. It's a bold prediction though.
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:49 a.m.
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Quinn Hughes will lead the Canucks D in points.
Aug. 29, 2019 at 9:10 a.m.
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Quoting: AndrewLadd
Every year there’s always a couple guys that come out of no where and have a really successful season. 17-18 it was Yanni Gourde, 18-19 there were a couple but one that really stands out is Erik Gustavsson. If someone told me he’d hit 62 points before this past season I would’ve asked who that was. Who has this type of season and surprises everyone out of nowhere. For me, it would be Alex Barre-Boulet.
Alex Barré-Boulet isn't really a surprise in the way that Yanni Gourde and Erik Gustafsson were. Based on his boxcar stats, Yanni Gourde looked like some AHL tweener before putting up 60-something points year before last. Erik Gustafsson looked like just another guy, based on his point production, before coming up with 60+ points out of nowhere.

Alex Barré-Boulet put up 60+ points in the AHL as a 21-year-old. That kind of point production at that age usually signals a decently good player. Now that we've seen him produce in the AHL as a pretty young player, we can expect that he might be a pretty good NHL player. Those expectations weren't there with Gourde and Gustafsson.
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 9:31 a.m.
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Quinn Hughes will lead the Canucks D in points.


That's not surprising at all.
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.
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w nylander gets around ppg points
Aug. 29, 2019 at 10:44 a.m.
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Quoting: DragonRaptorHybrid
Alex Barré-Boulet isn't really a surprise in the way that Yanni Gourde and Erik Gustafsson were. Based on his boxcar stats, Yanni Gourde looked like some AHL tweener before putting up 60-something points year before last. Erik Gustafsson looked like just another guy, based on his point production, before coming up with 60+ points out of nowhere.

Alex Barré-Boulet put up 60+ points in the AHL as a 21-year-old. That kind of point production at that age usually signals a decently good player. Now that we've seen him produce in the AHL as a pretty young player, we can expect that he might be a pretty good NHL player. Those expectations weren't there with Gourde and Gustafsson.


I guess your right. But I still think no one expects him to put up 60+ points. If he’s not it I think a guy to keep an eye on is Noah Dobson
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 5:02 p.m.
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I guess your right. But I still think no one expects him to put up 60+ points. If he’s not it I think a guy to keep an eye on is Noah Dobson


Hopefully Dobson surprises IMO (as an Isles fan) ... can he get to 100 points? wink Sticking Out Tongue
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 6:12 p.m.
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Quoting: rangersandislesfan
Hopefully Dobson surprises IMO (as an Isles fan) ... can he get to 100 points? wink Sticking Out Tongue


I’m sure he can ?
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Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
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I’m sure he can ?


200?
Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:02 p.m.
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Quoting: rangersandislesfan
200?


Possibly
Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:03 p.m.
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Possibly


300?
Aug. 29, 2019 at 8:08 p.m.
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300?


That might be a bit of a stretch
Aug. 29, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.
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That might be a bit of a stretch


But possible?
Aug. 29, 2019 at 10:13 p.m.
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But possible?


id give it a 25% chance
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Aug. 30, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.
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id give it a 25% chance


1000?
Aug. 30, 2019 at 9:54 a.m.
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1000?


i mean if erik gustavsson can put up 62 points i guess anything is possible
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Aug. 30, 2019 at 2:32 p.m.
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i mean if erik gustavsson can put up 62 points i guess anything is possible


10,000?
Aug. 30, 2019 at 3:56 p.m.
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10,000?


Most likely not tbh, but who knows
Aug. 30, 2019 at 5:39 p.m.
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Most likely not tbh, but who knows


1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000?

That is one duodecillion, i believe.
Aug. 30, 2019 at 5:43 p.m.
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1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000?

That is one duodecillion, i believe.


i didnt even know that was a thing
Aug. 30, 2019 at 6:20 p.m.
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i didnt even know that was a thing


Could he get that many points?
Aug. 30, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.
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Could he get that many points?


Realistically... yes
 
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