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View Poll Results: Are Thomas and Castleman the real deal? | |||
Yes they are both that good - we drafted well. |
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15 | 57.69% |
Thomas is the real deal Castleman is a fluke. |
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4 | 15.38% |
Circumstances make them look better than they are. |
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5 | 19.23% |
Good question it is impossible to tell (or who cares). |
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2 | 7.69% |
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Niagara has two players in the top 10 rookies this year Akil Thomas (#2 with 33 points) and Oliver Castleman (#7 with 29 points). My question is are they both really all that good or is it the fact they are on a losing team (like Guelph's Ryan Merkley #1 with 36 points) and they are allowed to play more than the standard newbie including top line or second line time.
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Apples to apples, Castleman is 17 and Thomas is 16. Yes, they're both rookies, but this is is Castleman's NHL draft year. I'm not sure he'll get drafted. I wouldn't call Castleman a "fluke" nor "that good". If he was a real 16 year old rookie, it would be a different story.
Thomas is the real deal. |
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I'd bet Castleman doesn't get drafted, but next year Thomas goes in the first two rounds of the NHL draft. Thomas should score 30 goals next year if he continues on the path he's on now. If we compare next years Thomas' stats to this years Castlemans, it's a clearer picture of where they are at the same point in their career. In no way am I trying to take anything away from Castleman, he's been a nice surprise. I just think that Thomas is already the better player and has another year to go. |
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Defensively, Thomas has a long to go in developing his game. The pro's look at players who play a 200 foot game, but, some teams like to gamble.
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You can teach defence, you can't teach goal scoring.
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You are 100% correct on the above, as long as the player is willing.
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Great point! My feelings are that both Merkley (-22) and Thomas (-19) are not being held to that standard.
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There are only 9 true 16 year old rookies (2000 born) in the top 25 of rookie scoring. (the rest are 1999's) Out of those nine, there is only one player that has a positive +/- rating. Allan McShane who was on the first place Erie Otters that traded him to the first place Oshawa Generals. Stands to reason that playing on contenders is going to help with the plus/minus. Every other 16 year old (2000 born) in the top 25 in rookie scoring has a minus +/- rating. I'll take Thomas and his hopefully 25 goals and work on his defence. ![]() Last edited by fishfan51; 02-07-2017 at 04:55 PM. |
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