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Elias Pettersson, future first liner?

Jun. 26, 2017 at 11:02 p.m.
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People are criticizing him for being so small
Here are some scrubs who were tiny in their draft year
- Nylander 167 lbs
- Ehlers 163 lbs
- Pastrnak 164 lbs
- Guentzal 160 lbs
- Pettersson 164 lbs

Some people were also saying that he won't be so good because he played in swedens second tier league, Here is a list of EVERY single forward since 2009 drafted in the top 45 that played in the same league before they got drafted
- Jacob De la rose
-Andre Burakovsky
- Alexander Wennberg
- David Pastrnak
- Filip Forsberg
- William Nylander

A LOT of top 6 players
Jun. 26, 2017 at 11:25 p.m.
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De la Rose is a complete bust by all means, but I do see your point, does make you wonder
Jun. 27, 2017 at 12:55 p.m.
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To give you the actual math behind this we will use the two players which filled both criteria you listed the weight and league in Nylander and Pastrnak.
Petterson had a points per game (the best indicator of success in any league) of .95349 in his draft year.
In Nylander's draft year he posed a .72973 however he had spent time in the SHL that year. He followed that season by playing in the SHL and posting a .95238 before coming over to the AHL.
Pastrnak only played in the second tear league he had posted a .66667.
Here is why people might be saying he is a bust. It is a second tier league, meaning he is playing against softer competition. Unlike a Nylander he has not proven that he can preform at a higher league yet. He has preformed better than Pastrnak and Nylander at that level, but both of them came over to the AHL that year after and put up great numbers for their respective clubs. It is all about the track record and not the player. Right now there is a question if he can play at a higher level.
Lets look at other players drafted out of the same league who were also on the smaller side who have made NHL lineups.
Joakim Nordstrom (6'1 160)
Gustav Nyquist (5'10 169)
It all comes down to how he plays next year in the SHL or the AHL. It is just preferable to draft out of the SHL. You would assume that they are playing against better competition and are closer to making the jump to North America. Its where you find more consistently your Jakob Silverbergs, Alexander Wennbergs, Mika Zibanejads. And that is the big thing with drafting out of that league. On average the second tier league does not continuously produce top end, blue chip prospects out of the first round and a half.
Jun. 27, 2017 at 12:58 p.m.
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Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Dahlen-Pettersson-Virtanen (wishful thinking)
Granlund-Gaudette-Lockwood/Lind/who cares
Someone-Someone-Someone

Dahlin-Stecher
Juolevi-Subban
Hutton-Tanev

Demko
DiPietro

Luongos retained salary laugh
Jun. 27, 2017 at 7:10 p.m.
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Quoting: DavidBooth7
Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Dahlen-Pettersson-Virtanen (wishful thinking)
Granlund-Gaudette-Lockwood/Lind/who cares
Someone-Someone-Someone

Dahlin-Stecher
Juolevi-Subban
Hutton-Tanev

Demko
DiPietro

Luongos retained salary laugh

Virtanen isn't even AHL top 6, Gaudette won't make the NHL
Jun. 27, 2017 at 8:13 p.m.
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Quoting: DavidBooth7
Baertschi-Horvat-Boeser
Dahlen-Pettersson-Virtanen (wishful thinking)
Granlund-Gaudette-Lockwood/Lind/who cares
Someone-Someone-Someone

Dahlin-Stecher
Juolevi-Subban
Hutton-Tanev

Demko
DiPietro

Luongos retained salary laugh

Virtanen isn't even AHL top 6, Gaudette won't make the NHL

Which is why I wrote wishful thinking next to Virtanen. Forgot to put the same next to Gaudette
 
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