If he was good enough he would be good enough.
The idea that the Jets are just letting all this potential die on the vine while watching him for 6 years is just myth perpetuated by his draft day scouting.
He’s an offensive defenseman who the only time he looks offensive is when he is playing defense. To that point is he really even great enough offensively? I don’t see a way he will ever be as good as Pionk in that regard.
Even his AHL offense is just alright. A looking at Salomonsson and Heinola as 20 year olds Salomonsson seems to have an edge in offense leading the Moose in scoring until he got injured. Heinola wasn’t even top 3 on the Moose defense. Salomonsson’s offense isn’t even what he is known for.
Heinola’s best AHL season is only 37 points, that like Chisholm good or a little better than Gwanke.
I just don’t get it. People are pining over a defenseman who is really bad defensively and offensively he is pretty meh. TThis isn’t a guy you have the team revolve around. He makes himself useful or he doesn’t. That’s on him, not the Jets.
If I’m doing his exit interview this year I start with…
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