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herman said:What might help Nylander hurdle that wall would be his Pro/AHL time, which neither Domi nor Larkin really had. Nylander's been playing against some level of pro-adult hockey since 2013.
Yeah, like I said, I think a deep dive on this sort of thing would be interesting while allowing for all sorts of different groupings. NCAA vs. CHL players, NA vs. Europeans, guys with AHL time vs. without, etc
If there was some evidence that there was distinct pattern to rookie scoring like that I'm sure some of it could be attributed to fatigue but I'd bet things like better pro scouting would factor into it as well. Even with his brief call-up last year I'd guess a lot of teams/players are still getting their first look at Nylander and what he can do.