Opak
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I remember looking at a lost of big power forward kids in the drafts. I wanted Nick Ritchie and Max Jones in recent years...crazy to see them both on the ducks. Between them two, Getzlaf, and Perry...they have a lot of snarl.
is nick ritchie a bust?
is nick ritchie a bust?
Dominoes....Nash to Ducks.
How could he be a bust? Just played his first pro season, did extremely well and played in the big league. Only thing he needs to work on is his conditioning and his skating which are relatively easy fixes, would not consider him a bust in the slightest
Deal! Clearly I am a rangers fan. Ooooh the Leetch and Richter... OoooFor Bieksa and Stoner? Sure.
Is it thought Jones is going back to London?
How could he be a bust? Just played his first pro season, did extremely well and played in the big league. Only thing he needs to work on is his conditioning and his skating which are relatively easy fixes, would not consider him a bust in the slightest
Certainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Certainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Certainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Why not post his AHL stats? Ritchie was playing 4th line mins while his team was playing meaningful games and the others weren't. He scored almost a goal every other game in the AHL and scored like 5 goals in 7 playoffs games in the AHL. Still good for his first pro seasonCertainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Certainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Certainly heading towards a bust. I think at this point he is heading into bottom 6 player status, rather than top line PWF he was projected as. That is a bust to me.
For reference
Ritchie: 33 games played 4 points
Nylander 22 games played 13 points
Ehlers 72 games played 38 points
Fiala only played five games but was on a better pace
And of course, Larkin
He is for sure the most disappointing so far out of all of these.
Different types of players on different teams.
Ritchie is a powerforward, a type of player that usually takes longer to develop. Most of his issues are conditioning-related. Very fixable. Ritchie has also only been given sparing 4th line minutes, whilst Nylander was thrown in on the top 6 because TOR sucks. The same goes for Ehlers.
I'm not saying Ritchie is destined to be a #1st line LW or anything. I just think it's a little early to start using the word "bust" to describe him.
P.S. Nylander's game log doesn't look nearly as impressive as his overall stats. Basically does nothing for most of the games and has a few multi-point games against weak teams like BUF, CGY and PHI that boost his stats.