Nico the Draft Riser
Devils, Rams, Hawks, Twins fan
- Nov 18, 2017
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Besides talk on the NJ board and his prospect thread, Nico Hischier seemingly gets zero love from the media or HFBoards. Why is this? Every single first overall in the last decade has gotten a never ending amount of press, coverage, and talk - especially in their rookie year, even if underwhelming... so maybe Hischier is playing poorly?
Nope! The 18-until-January-year old (only one in the league) has 20 points in 27 games played thus far. That is the exact same amount Matthews had in his rookie season at 27 games played. On top of that, Hischier's two-way play would probably have you forgetting this is only his second season on North American ice.
I get he went to a smaller market but even Ekblad and MacKinnon got FAR more coverage and spotlight than Hischier has yet/at all up to this point. So I felt it necessary to get the conversation going with my opinion:
For simple playstyle comparisons, I think Laine = Ovechkin, McDavid = Crosby, Matthews = Malkin, Eichel = ???? and Hischier = Datsyuk. Hischier, like Datsyuk, is extremely smart and seemingly always in the right place at the right time. Shifty, quick, and great edge-work.
Post your thoughts and beliefs about Hischier and lets give this kid some of the attention he deserves.
Nope! The 18-until-January-year old (only one in the league) has 20 points in 27 games played thus far. That is the exact same amount Matthews had in his rookie season at 27 games played. On top of that, Hischier's two-way play would probably have you forgetting this is only his second season on North American ice.
I get he went to a smaller market but even Ekblad and MacKinnon got FAR more coverage and spotlight than Hischier has yet/at all up to this point. So I felt it necessary to get the conversation going with my opinion:
For simple playstyle comparisons, I think Laine = Ovechkin, McDavid = Crosby, Matthews = Malkin, Eichel = ???? and Hischier = Datsyuk. Hischier, like Datsyuk, is extremely smart and seemingly always in the right place at the right time. Shifty, quick, and great edge-work.
Post your thoughts and beliefs about Hischier and lets give this kid some of the attention he deserves.
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