It would be interesting to see the ratio of how many players, by country, become superstars vs. how many are drafted from those countries. I'd still eliminate the outliers, though, if I wanted to learn which developmental system is preferable for creating basic NHLers.
I'm not using it against Kaprizov, It has nothing to do with him in particular. I'm stating that an outlier coming from Europe's development systems shouldn't be used against Canada's. This is all kind of moot, though, given the lack of sample size that the Wild's lineup can offer. I don't think anything definitive can be gleaned from looking at just the Wild's current players.
Just feels convenient without sound reasoning. It’s not like Kaprizov was some top 10 pick in his draft (like most of whom AKL brought up). He was a late round pick that developed in the KHL
Actually, you’d think the dissenting voices for Stramel (to stay on topic), whom said that Stramel developed majorly only at MSU and didn’t develop at all at Wisconsin, would be wishing that the NCAA-CHL ruling happened a year earlier. Heidt could have played NCAA hockey without much culture shock. Step up in level of play and a better development league for facing bigger, stronger, and older players.
I'm not frustrated with you, just the situation. To tie this back to thread topic, Stramel was pretty stagnant his 2 years with Wisconsin. He went somewhere where he would be able to develop every part of his game (from faceoffs, to power play, to penalty kill, to facing better competition and everything inbetween). Just wish that Heidt would have done the same.
He also determined that the CHL had run its course for him and that he needed to play tougher competition. Unfortunately, he got myocarditis shortly thereafter.
Does he go back there if there's no Covid? Maybe, because it's also his home.
