Totally fair to question where Newhook will top out...
But it's surprising to me how few people remember that guy Lekhonen.
@291 games (after 4th season, Draft +7) = 54 goals, 107 points. (.37ppg, .19gpg)... 15:19 you/gp
* The next year, 5th season/D8, he put up 7 goals & 13pts in 47 games (.15gpg, .28ppg)
** His last year in Mtl, 6th season/D9, 13g & 29pts in 58 games .22gpg, .5ppg ... Then traded to Colorado at deadline.
Since then, with Colorado,
183 games, 70 goals, 127pts (D9-D10-D11 seasons) .55gpg, .55ppg
Newhook today = D6, 4th season 55g 122pts, 282 games, .20gpg, .43ppg... Basically matching Lekhonen's output in his 6th NHL season, 9 years post draft... Can you imagine the uproar if Newhook is still pacing this way in 3 years from now
(13:46 toi for first 153 games with Colorado, 15:55 for next 123 with Mtl)
Again, no one can say for certain if/how Newhook will continue progressing...
We can state that statistically speaking, Newhook is scoring more at an earlier age than Lekhonen was...
Different players, to be sure, but from the pov of wether or not there's reason for optimism that Newhook's finishing and offensive consistency will improve over time, like Lekhonen I think there is ample evidence in his current play & production to believe there is more to come.
To this observer, Newhook is already well ahead of where Lek was with us, and very much like Lek, Newhook's game sense and effectiveness at creating scoring opportunities suggests a much higher offensive ceiling than most infer from a narrow view of the stat sheet this far.
Future is bright

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