A player who plays his first game in the NHL playoffs is an unknown commodity. What are you even saying? Other NHL teams aren’t going to scheme around stopping a rookie. Get a grip. They were creating game-plans revolved around stopping Suzuki, Toffoli, Anderson. Not a 19 year old who’s playing his first games.
Everyone knew who this guy was coming in. And if he was so one dimensional he should've been easy to stop. He put up some big points for the Canadiens as a raw rookie. He'd have been far more productive if his idiot coach had given him more playing time.
That same idiot coach btw, had CC with one goal in half a season the following year. The moment he was fired Caufield took off. 48 goals in his next 82 games.
Yes I do, it’s the reason he didn’t make the team in the first place. He plays a niche role and other, bigger, more talented player can fill that role instead. Kyle Connor barely played in the final.
The team decided they wanted bigger, stronger. I don't blame them. But there's a flipside to that equation. Sometimes you need a mix. Caufield will never be mistaken for Gordie Howe but he's really good at scoring goals. And he's also become increasingly good at driving the play and setting things up. There's no doubt that he could've helped that team.
I'm not going to sit here and say they lost because he wasn't on the roster. But I think it's hilarious that you think him not making the team helps your argument when they lost while only managing to score two goals in the final game.
Why would you take Caufield over Lacombe, Harley, Seider, Hughes and Boldy?
Hughes? Absolutely not.
Seider? He's accomplished more than Caufield has so far in their respective careers. But some of that is due to Caufield being injured. When healthy, he's produced at a 40+ goal per 82 pace under MSL. And I think he'd be further along now if he hadn't hurt his shoulder. Going forward, I'd take Caufield because I believe he has 50 goal potential. But that isn't a sure thing and I have zero problem with anyone taking Seider (or any of those other players) ahead of Caufield.
Based on potential, I'd take CC. I think he has the potential to be among the league's elite goalscorers. Time will tell.
Those are the guys I take over Caufield in a redraft, so he moves up to 6/7 for me.
Why do you think that’s so egregious?
I don't. Want to take Seider? Honestly, I don't blame anyone who does that. Same with Boldy.
But I think it's wrong to suggest that Caufield has no shot at being the 2nd best player in that draft. And I think it's egregious to say that he can't score in the playoffs when he's already shown that he can. Moreover, I think it's really silly to point to Team USA as proof of anything, especially when they lost that series.
