do we think he can be another Zucc?
I don’t think Zucc and GP are that comparable. For one I think Zuccarello is a better finisher and I think that matters a ton
I did not. I do not see any evidence of that. Zuccarello was scoring at a pretty decent clip in Europe before he came over
he has much better hands from what I've seen. Zucc was never a goal scorer
He scored 53 goals in 63 games last year. Auston Matthews score 55 in 60.
I think you’re underrating his goal scoring ability. Yes he is a pass first player but the guy can finish as good as anyone on BC.
No he can’t, but that’s okay.
He has the best shooting percentage on the team, yes better than Smith, Leonard, and Gauthier. He is a very good finisher and picks his spots when to shoot. He has been a good finisher everywhere he’s played. Again youre underrating his scoring ability because he is a pass first player.
Still relevant though that his teammates are some of the best players in college hockey. I don’t think we will know what we have in Perrault until Leonard/smith/gauthier leave or he goes to the AHL. He had two points this year where a top 10 pick didn’t get a point on the same play
Yeah playmaking wingers make sense if you have goal scoring centers. Who are these goal scoring centers that the Rangers have in house?
If this is your view then if Perreault stays in college you won't be convinced next year either as the new crop of high-ranking prospects will be joining BC next season again. He's a playmaker - it surely warrants him being put with other good players who'd benefit from it. Those who watched him play this year (especially against higher level of competition both in NCAA and WJC) absolutely shouldn't get the sense that he's a passenger.
Strome for instance (I will see myself out now)I mean if his game is nothing more than "I produce really well when I play with great players" well guess what lots of dudes have made good careers out of that.
I’m just saying pass first winger is my least favorite archetype. No one is trying to diss GP. Don’t make it weird.
I don’t think centers are overvalued at all. Just isn’t a lot of evidence to suggest that. But it’s very hard to get an elite one.
I think outside of slavin Carolina’s defenseman are not “do it all” but that the pressure the forwards generate, and the team commitment to a smothering system makes them seem a lot better than they really are.
