Does Leo Carlsson hit 60 points this season?

[majormajor]

I don't accept your premise that Michkov was never an option. Is there proof he didn't want Anaheim? Even so, if you adjudge him to be the best player by a margin (maybe so or maybe not, time will tell), why is it such a sure thing that you don't pick him? You can trade him or you can convince him. Doesn't seem like such a bad situation to be in.

To me that's all irrelevant. I expect Carlsson to top out as more valuable than Michkov.

 

[FiveTacos]

I don't accept your premise that Michkov was never an option. Is there proof he didn't want Anaheim?

Not proof, but the fact that he slipped past a bunch of teams that could have used him suggests the rumors of him telling several teams he wasn't interested, probably had some truth to it.

At 4 or 5 I take the chance, but not at 2 or 3 with Carlsson/Fantilli available. If you pass on two 1c prospects for a guy who might not play for you after the historically bad season they had ... IMO that's a fireable offense for the GM to come away empty handed.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

To me that's all irrelevant. I expect Carlsson to top out as more valuable than Michkov.

Precisely. Michkov would have to outscore Carlsson by a significant margin in order to end up more valuable IMO.

 

[Crede777]

To me that's all irrelevant. I expect Carlsson to top out as more valuable than Michkov.

Even if Michkov outscores him, you almost always go with the big center who can play on the 1st line.

 

[majormajor]

Not proof, but the fact that he slipped past a bunch of teams that could have used him suggests the rumors of him telling several teams he wasn't interested, probably had some truth to it.

At 4 or 5 I take the chance, but not at 2 or 3 with Carlsson/Fantilli available. If you pass on two 1c prospects for a guy who might not play for you after the historically bad season they had ... IMO that's a fireable offense for the GM to come away empty handed.

At 2 & 3 I doubt it mattered if Michkov was from Perm or Peterborough, NHL clubs weren't going to pass on 1C prospects for a diminutive winger who had a lot of issues in his draft season.

 

[hamzarocks]

To me that's all irrelevant. I expect Carlsson to top out as more valuable than Michkov.

very little chance of that happening

Wingers like Mitchkov hitting their ceilings are just considerably better and more valuable players than 2-way center like Carlsson hitting their ceilings

Kane, Kucherov, OV type ceiling winger >>>.Toews, Kopitar, Barkov type ceiling center

Mitchkov will need to disapoint for him not to be the 2nd best(possibly best if bedard disapoints himself) player from 2023

 

[majormajor]

Kane, Kucherov, OV type ceiling winger >>>.Toews, Kopitar, Barkov type ceiling center

I don't think that's accurate.

 

[TheNumber4]

Assuming he's healthy, yes. Ducks got a good one here.

 

[Leonardo87]

2 points tonight, including GW goal.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

No. He’s got 1 point in his last 6 games

You woke up Leo the lion

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Assuming the minutes and deployment are there; yes . He’s a mega talent

 

[SnowblindNYR]

I have no clue why you think a 6 game sample size is reflective of anything, particularly when the majority of it isn’t even from this season. This is goofy

Because he's not Russian.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

very little chance of that happening

Wingers like Mitchkov hitting their ceilings are just considerably better and more valuable players than 2-way center like Carlsson hitting their ceilings

Kane, Kucherov, OV type ceiling winger >>>.Toews, Kopitar, Barkov type ceiling center

Mitchkov will need to disapoint for him not to be the 2nd best(possibly best if bedard disapoints himself) player from 2023

I'd take Barkov or Kopitar over those three wingers in a best of 7 all day long.

 

[LuGBuG]

No. He’s got 1 point in his last 6 games

I don’t think you have any clue at all what you are talking about.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

oh god the timing on this thread was glorious

that pretty OT winner, no potential

 

[ViD]

You woke up Leo the lion

I will be happy to accelerate his career development