Crusader1969

Article from 2013 Hedman 4 seasons in the NHL and 23 years old " The Tampa Bay Lightning bought into the hype, and drafted Hedman ahead of players like Matt Duchene and Evander Kane. Post-Draft Fallout Hedman has been in the NHL for four seasons now. 2013-14 will be his fifth in the league, and while he's been a minute-muncher in Tampa, he hasn't even come close to providing the kind of offensive spark many hoped he would. The Hockey News thought that Hedman had some offensive upside. So did ESPN. And while the Lighting have been one of the most explosive offensive teams in the league over the last few seasons, Hedman has yet to cash in. Through 258 games played, he's notched 89 points. While posting 20 points in a season isn't bad for a defenseman, it's likely that the Lightning would take one of the players they passed on at this point if they had a do-over."

4 year in the league but not 21. can you confirm the ages of the other 3?

there are articles about Hedman during his 22 and 23 years of age calling him a bust and how they made a big mistake taking him over Evander Kane. I'll see if I can find them.

the trails and tribulations of the young player. Same with UPL - everyone wants immediate results cause Player X came in at 21 and lit the league on fire however its took 9 other guys till their mid 20s to develop

would you be happy if Dahlin turned into John Carlsson? Dougie Hamilton? Victor Hedman? Roman Josi? Dahlin is ahead of all of these players at the age of 21. Relax, he will improve as the team improves. Though he may never turn into the "use in all" situations type defenseman but I have no doubt we will see seasons of 70 plus points in the near future.

needed, as its no longer a possibility I actually hope Power goes to the AHL for at least half a season next year. They ruined Risto, trying to turn him into something he is not. Now Adams wasnt there in Dahlins rookie year, so can't be blamed. Seems to be doing the right thing with Power, Krebs, JJ and Quinn.

You can slice it anyway you want. He’s 21 - lots of examples of dmen that take till 23 or 24 to develop If we are still seeing these plays at 23 / 24 then have at it he should never have been in the NHL at 18.

Totally different players. I try to remember what hedman looked like at 21 and other similar style plus I’d guess Rasmus would look slightly better on the Avs.

What’s the over under for how many games till you you want to run Power out of town ? My guess is 25.

Well that was bad timing for me. Lol

He’s freaking 21 years old! Holy sh*t!!! blows my mind how impatient people are

Why do I have the feeling the “Dahlin sucks crowd” are mostly the same people as the “Thompson sucks” crowd ? previously “the Reinhart sucks” crowd, sprinkled in with the “Eichel sucks” crowd

He is 22. Plenty of the top NHL goaltenders had similar numbers in the AHL your point of being far away is true but it’s not something to be overly concerned about at this point

Edit. 10th in sv%.

I have to challenge you about the “bad in the ECHL” he was 3rd best in the entire league in both GAA and Sv% during thr 19/20 season

Definitely old time AHL type game. Great to see them compete in that type environment. The Amerks are becoming much watch hockey !

wheres the Amerks game thread?

he's holding onto his opinion on that one too. Still prefers Hughes over Power - said the Powers points are mostly against weak opponents and isn't impressed with his defensive game. Though, I do like listening to his Scouching live thing he does weekly. you hear a lot about prospects who dont get a lot of publicity .

I would say 100% yes. No reason for them not to be high on him

Just watched the game. UPL should have been 1st, 2nd and 3rd star. was left out to dry numerous times in the 3rd. Huge saves. Hopefully some of them are available on Twitter. Still needs to find consistency but was great to see him play well and get the win

I agree, though they took Quinn, who isnt a speedster. the Lambert vs Geekie would definitely be an interesting debate

too early to say but you were definitely off of where they would be drafted. However, if they turn into players who should have been drafted top 10, you should wear that as a badge of honour Or Honor (depending on where you live) I can see Lambert but not Geekie - can you expand?

ill regurgitate from Scouching from last Thursday....he calls him Fine, not involved Defensively , unreliable passing and moving the puck at the KHL level. Says he should still be a top 10 /15 pick and has the skill to rip apart the MHL. Not really sold on him overall.

no offence, but your predictions about the draft haven’t been very accurate

Why unlikely? Lambert, Geekie and Cooley would fall into that 4-10 range I would guess who knows. , maybe Savoie falls too cause of “size”