nino was streaky & never lived upto his 5th oa pick but i liked him as a secondary scorer. hope your right about stramel.
I think people underestimate how little of a sure thing drafting outside the top 2 is. Once you hit 3rd overall, there's a noticeable drop-off in how often players hit. A link showing percentages of milestones hit per draft position. Only about 1/3 of 5th overall picks ever hit 300 points or 700 games played. Seems like most guys drafted there probably end up being really decent 3rd liners. Not great, decent.In the 51 years of the NHL draft Nino is easily somewhere between the top 15 and 25 5 overall picks ever. He's 16th in points, 11th in goals, 13th in games, closing in on 1000 games in 2 years.
Now there are some D in goalies to contend with( notably Price and Bassaro), and some players younger than him that are clearly better (Notably Elias Petterson).
People overate top 10 picks because some hit big. Most don't. Nino is clearly an above average 5th overall pick
He and Howard certainly play off one another. stramel creates room for him by winning pucks and going to the net. Howard provides rebounds and passes to stramel.Already topped his career-high numbers from his freshman year 19 games into the season. Is that just the result of playing with Howard and some of the other Spartans' forwards or is he back on track as being an NHL prospect?
It’s a result of him actually getting playing time.Already topped his career-high numbers from his freshman year 19 games into the season. Is that just the result of playing with Howard and some of the other Spartans' forwards or is he back on track as being an NHL prospect?
1st line center Charlie Stramel. Take it or leave it.I’ve always been high on him, but I think he’ll turn out exactly what a 21st overall pick should be. Not game breaking but serviceable. We didn’t draft him to be a star, he’s going to hold down the fort on bottom 6.
Franchise center1st line center Charlie Stramel. Take it or leave it.