Quoting: DiehardRedWingsFan58
He still needs at least 1/2 a season in the minors. Rarely do players straight out of college make it to the NHL. Though Larkin did with Datsyuks injury and played quite well with Zetterberg.
What are you talking about, he will make the jump right way after is 2020-21 NCAA season. There no need to spend time in the minors. He will already have 2 season of college hockey and will be ready and have a impact as a players right away. It not like he will be a 18 years old kid in 2021-22 season.
Boeser, Eichel, Fox, Makar, Hugues, Hayes, Connor, Hanifin, Werenski, Brady Tkachuk, Clayton Keller, Tyson Jost, McCavoy, Trouba, is that enough first round players that have played 1 or 2 years in Ncaa and make the jump right away