Kyle Connor is elite

SeanMoneyHands

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He's got to be one of the most underrated players in the NHL. He's quietly put up 251 pts in his last 236 regular season games. It's too bad he plays in a small market, if he was on a big market team he would be getting a lot more spotlight.

I think this year he finally scores 50 goals and will likely put up 90-100pts. He's on another level this year.
 

Hisch13r

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Absolutely wild that even in a start where his team is 9-1 he manages to be outscored at 5v5. I guess some things never change.
 
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Romang67

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Absolutely wild that even in a start where his team is 9-1 he manages to be outscored at 5v5. I guess some things never change.
Maybe the Jets coaches should see if the massive sample of like 2500 minutes over the last 4 seasons showing that Connor and Scheifele do better apart 5v5 than together is a pattern rather than just a blip on the radar.

Nah, it's fine. Keep rolling them out there. It's going great.
 

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He's consistently an excellent goal-scorer, which is obviously impressive. My observation of his 5v5 play (admittedly I don't watch Winnipeg a whole lot) is that he is not an elite player, though. I'll disclaim that by saying that I possibly have a stringent definition of elite.

I think if he played in a different market he would get significantly more attention, though, that's for sure.
 

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He put up 93 points in 21-22. I'd say he's been elite since then and the Jets knew what he was in 19-20 when they gave him $50M. I think hes amazing and I think everyone knows he is. Someone will give him $10M in 2 years if the Jets dont pony up.
 

wasup

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Absolutely wild that even in a start where his team is 9-1 he manages to be outscored at 5v5. I guess some things never change.
Well I go look at the NHL stats he is at plus 5 . If you are going to come on here just to trash talk at least try to get facts straight . Troll
 

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It’s a little weird that he doesn’t get more attention. Small market, I get it, but other Jets players get plenty of attention. He’s been scoring at a really consistent 40-goal pace for a long time now, which is a pretty rare thing in this league. Somehow he doesn’t get the corresponding amount of press that would normally go with that.
 

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Absolutely wild that even in a start where his team is 9-1 he manages to be outscored at 5v5. I guess some things never change.
Yep. OP's premise is a joke. Kyle Connor is not elite. He's somehow underwater at 5v5 for his career, despite having so much individual scoring talent and playing in front of Connor Hellebuyck.

It takes a special kind of defensive ineptitude to accomplish that.

Underrated? He's not a good 5v5 player. Connor is one of the most overrated players in the league.

Despite what they may say, most people don't know puck. They're opinions are formed literally from looking at the "points" column on HockeyDB.

It’s a little weird that he doesn’t get more attention. Small market, I get it, but other Jets players get plenty of attention. He’s been scoring at a really consistent 40-goal pace for a long time now, which is a pretty rare thing in this league. Somehow he doesn’t get the corresponding amount of press that would normally go with that.
I don't get this. Kyle Connor always comes up on "most underrated" lists. So clearly people think he's good.

And yet he gets outscored every season.

He put up 93 points in 21-22. I'd say he's been elite since then and the Jets knew what he was in 19-20 when they gave him $50M. I think hes amazing and I think everyone knows he is. Someone will give him $10M in 2 years if the Jets dont pony up.
Do elite guys get outscored every season at 5v5? He plays in front of Connor Hellebuyck? How bad do you have to be defensively to accomplish that?
Well I go look at the NHL stats he is at plus 5 . If you are going to come on here just to trash talk at least try to get facts straight . Troll
You literally do not know how plus/minus is calculated. LMAO.
 

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He absolutely destroys the Blues every time we play the Jets, I know that for sure. He is good for at least one nice goal every game.
 

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