Player Discussion The Slaf Thread - Parabolic Growth Edition

[LaP]

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Not to mention Tage literally had a very mediocre season last year after putting up 94 the year before. Progression isn't just a straight upward pointing arrow, even when players set a new standard, they take some time to equalize.

Some players never do equalize. Some players remain up and down their whole career. Very few players are perfectly constant. That's why you want a core of at least 5-6 players so if one is having a down year it's not that big of a deal. When Avs won the cup they had McKinnon, Makar, Rantanen, Landeskog, Nichuskin, Kadri, Burakovski, Lehkonen, Toews, .... 2 or 3 injuries / slump was not a big deal.

 

[LaP]

Tage Thompson was also a 27th overall and panned under a different organization. Yes patience but I'm not sure he's a good example.

Slaf will be fine, I'm not concerned with his play. He'd do much better with Suzuki anyway.

MacKinnon had only 21 goals and 52 points -4 in his 3rd season. Only 1 more points than Carl Soderberg on the same team. MacKinnon worst season was his 4th with only 16 goals and 53 points -14 in his first 80+ games season in the last 3 years. The whole Avs team regressed that year and finished dead last by a whole margin (21 points below 2nd last). Not saying Slaf is the next MacKinnon not the same type of talent but people should chill out.

 

[Mrb1p]

MacKinnon had only 21 goals and 52 points -4 in his 3rd season. Only 1 more points than Carl Soderberg on the same team. MacKinnon worst season was his 4th with only 16 goals and 53 points -14 in his first 80+ games season in the last 3 years. The whole Avs team regressed that year and finished dead last by a whole margin (21 points below 2nd last). Not saying Slaf is the next MacKinnon not the same type of talent but people should chill out.

Yeah sure I'm not too concerned. I'm just saying the Tage comparison is worthless.

 

[schwang26]

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Not to mention Tage literally had a very mediocre season last year after putting up 94 the year before. Progression isn't just a straight upward pointing arrow, even when players set a new standard, they take some time to equalize.
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. I’m not saying Slaf needs to get 94 points, but he does need to be our power forward scoring 30 plus. He’s certainly not on track for that.

Yeah sure I'm not too concerned. I'm just saying the Tage comparison is worthless.

It’s not worthless. Are they not similar types of players? Both big, power forwards. Why is that not a good comparison?

 

[Mrb1p]

It’s not worthless. Are they not similar types of players? Both big, power forwards. Why is that not a good comparison?

Because every player is different. The investment inst the same, the skills aren't the same, the situation isn't the same, the progression isn't the same, etc.