It is consistent. No player that was just drafted is putting up a 1.21PPG pace after almost 20 games in the AHL.
Not sure why you disputing this. And he is achieving this from the start of the year. That's doubly impressive.
That was my point in my first post you replied to.
You realize that Rantanen is a '96 born, too, right? The difference between the two players is 6 months. They took a very similar route to get to where they are now (playing and being drafted out of a European mens league, coming overseas and playing extremely well in the AHL). The only difference being that MR was given a stint with the NHL squad, whereas Nylander hasn't been given that option yet.
Anyway, I've been a huge fan of MR for some time now. I'm surprised he fell to Colorado.I would have taken him over Werenksi, Meier and Zacha.
Anyone else think that staying in Finland was a mistake on his part for his draft position? It definitely helped his two-way game, but he was unfairly relied on to be almost all the offence on a terrible TPS team at the age of 18... maybe he could have joined the CHL for his draft season, dominated for a year and had been drafted somewhere around where Zacha was taken? For Colorado's purposes, though, I'm sure they wouldn't change a thing. He's a huge, two-way forward who should be quite a player.
Also, how long has he been playing wing? 2 years?