Roy at 18
Lambert at 43
Lambert drafted a year later, much better year in the AHL, was very impressive in his NHL debut. Much better tools and skater. If Roy weren't a Hab he probably doesn't even crack the top 50, whereas if Lambert were a Hab you'd probably have him top 10.
When you homer rank like that, you really shouldn't be surprised when so many people ridicule your list.
Roy is 135 days older than Brad.
If all I needed to make a list was a comparison of the current years number, I wouldn't bother making a list. When you say much better tools, do you consider every thing, or did you just really mean that he was a better skater ?
Did you also mean that Brad Lambert was more impressive in his one game and 13 minutes in the NHL than Joshua Roy in 24 games ?
Wouldn't it be funny if the eligible rookie with the 2nd most NHL points didn't make the top 50 ?
Then again, was Roy not a better player than Lambert at the same WJC ? Was Roy not the best player in the Q two years running ? We act as if Roy has no resume meanwhile he's all that.
Lambert was 0.85ppg against Roy 0.78ppg and Wright 0.79ppg. Lambert's speed and vision are off the charts, while he's actually an inch taller than the other 2 (according to db) and a year younger than Roy. He carried the Manitoba Moose this year but barely cracks the top 50 while Roy is 18 and Wright is 10th. Lambert also went to the Memorial Cup with Seattle last year putting up 26 points in 17 playoff games.
I'd love to hear what more Lambert could have done in the past year and a half.
These PPGS really don't mean much.
Again, he's 135 days younger than Roy. Roy also carried the Laval rockets, and he even carried the 2nd line in the NHL.
There's no denying Lambert is a better skater than Roy and Wright (Though the latter is also a good skater) and there's no denying he's at least a marginally better playmaker and passer, what about the rest of their game ? Surely you won't deny that both other players are, at least, marginally better than Lambert at virtually everything else ?
I do like Lambert a lot anyway and he was surely in contention for every single spot from about spot 15.
Gabe at 48 while Smith and Leonard at 12/13 lol, just screams you didn’t watch any BC games or the WJC.
Yes, I did watch both. Gabe might even be better than both, certainly he is a more impactful player than Leonard at that level and I do prefer his playstyle than Smith. What does that mean for their NHL future ? It's hard to quantify. Do you really think he has a better future than either ?
