he's a top-10 pick so id wager they'd try to make it work for the future, whether it be core piece or complimentary that's up to his play. Logan Stanley was not a top 10 pick and we're on year 8
on his speed -not sure the exact argument folks are making but:
as far as top speed goes (1x occurrence); there is little difference b/w the fwds
as far as how often they use their speed; there is a bigger spread
ie: lambert and perfetti both roughly hit the same top speed 1x, but lambert hits 20+MPH threshold over 3x more often in games. (the NHL tracks 18+ mph, 20+ mph, and 22 mph+ so i chose the middle)
this isn't the be-all-end-all, lots of v good players don't rate well in these stats. but i am seeing perfetti is another case of prospect and young player overhype. some of the comparisons ive seen get made on him over the years are ridiculous. a poster in the previous post-GDT (you can probably guess who) said he'll be like reinhart rather than marner... can we at least get 50 pts before making these declarations?
i think defensively on the wing he's fine. he's not a liability which is imo good enough. but offensively he's been disappointing there's no ways about it. ppl want to shit on mason appleton, namestnikov... yet perfetti getting off scot-free. & fully agree on your line driving comment.
but he is a good team player. Remember last year Jets were winning big I think it was 5-0 and with a few seconds left he went down to block a shot from the point to save Helly's shutout. Nobody remembers that but his teammates do and that's all that matters.
