A lot of people under-rate him because while he is skilled, it's not physical ability he uses to dominate games. Since they can't see a flashy individual skill he's dominating games with, some people write off his success as the result of external factors or even just luck.
He played 21 games over 3 years. Won two gold medals and was an All-star and Tournaments Best Forward in 1991.
Stamkos draft year: 6'1"- 180 lbs Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League
Take away Forsberg's 10 point game versus Japan (and Bedard's best game) and they're neck and neck.
Why isnt there a facepalm emoji here... stamkos is a very pleasant comparision for Bedard.
Stamkos is a great player and a future Hall of Farmer... but at the current rate of development Bedard is on, Stamkos is a pretty underwhelming comparable, in my opinion.
I have not been this pumped about a prospect at 17 years of age since.... Lindros? Like everyone else, Bedard has blown my expectations out of the water at the WJR's.
Why would we take away Stamkos' rookie year? That's what he did (23 goals) and what I think Bedard is going to significantly improve upon. I also think Bedard will have a better career in totality. You just cherry picked one aspect of what Stamkos has been.
Yeah... That was my point. Bedard is a better prospect and as good as Stamkos has been, I'm expecting even more from Bedard.
Mr hype, Stamkos is a 60 goal scorer.
He would hit 50 much more if not injuries.He's only hit 50 in two seasons. C'mon, Rick Vaive had more than that!
Forsberg also had to play against Canada instead of Sweden, which is obviously a stronger opponent. Difficult to compare a round robin format where everyone plays everyone to the knockout format today where you can avoid strong opponents.
