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Hockyluv21

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Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 3:43 pm
Thread: Guys that only play bc they were 1st round picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>hanson493</b></div><div>zboril and frederic i think are wrong but for different reasons. frederic is in due to injury and lack of organizational depth. no pastrnak, no kase, etc. Ide say he was a 4th line checker on this team if it wasnt for injuries right now... however he looked fantastic with coyle and craig smith the other night and im not sure what happens after pasta and kase come back. Zboril has been solid this year. I think you could say zboril was only playing because he was a first rounder before the season but his play this year has been fantastic.</div></div>

I feel like the Boston group is more of the late-bloomer variety of 1st rounder that is seen in a lot of playoff contenders, where guys really have to earn their way to the top and are never going to be just given roles. Haydn Fleury and, IMO, soon-to-be Jake Bean, are other examples of this.
Forum: Armchair-GMMon at 2:43 pm
Thread: Guys that only play bc they were 1st round picks
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SlickWilly</b></div><div>I mean, for some of them, like Nylander, Mcleod, and Galchenyuk, they "only" play because they have untapped potential that they haven't hit yet. They were picked in the first round for a reason. They just havent put it together yet. Nylander had 26 points in 65 games in his rookie season. Galchenyuk had 30 goals when he was 21. Mcleod was pretty solid throughout his OHL career until he suffered a torn meniscus and has had to compensate to regain some of the skills he probably lost over his recovery. Guys like these play because they have skill that can be brought out but just doesnt shine through every night</div></div>

Also, many of these guys are long-time NHL players and not the guys that get persistent call-ups only to do nothing. To me, those guys have made it on merit. Maybe they didn't hit their full potential, but they're NHLers regardless.