Nobody is arguing that berggren dominated, just that he's had a very good season. The original poster just used colourful language because it makes for more engaging content. Because you know he's a fan not some hockey cyborg scientist that has to be 100% factual driven.
Anybody with half a hockey brain can tell Berggren is going to do much better than Barber in the NHL. But bringing up Hirose is interesting. They're very similar players stylistically. Of course Taro is an inbetweener. Biggest thing that seperates the two is Berggren speed, which is a plus at the NHL level. And Jonatan is actually built with a strong lower body a good low center of gravity making him harder to knock off pucks. Allowing him to compete a lot more that Hirose ever could.
I dont think you've watched much of Berggren. I remember having convo with you last year about him and how much doubt you had about him being able to perform at the AHL level. He's shown at every step that he's an NHL calibre player but you seem to have keywholed as a soft perimeter player.
Man, what are you talking about?
That is exactly what was argued and what I disagreed with.
Newfy: Berggren dominated.
Me: Berggren has had a very good season - but he hasn't dominated.
And yet this argument continues.
I don't remember that conversation.
I did have doubts about him performing at the NHL level, and I still do.
Seems smaller and weaker on his skates than Raymond.
Seems like a perimeter guy.
Am I saying he won't make it? Hell no. He's got pretty good wheels, nice hands and agility.
But it's too early to say anything, one way or the other, in my book.
I do think he could probably match Zadina's production in the same role, I hope.
