from Max Bultman of The Athletic,
Today, we’ll dig in to Part 2, starting with expectations for a certain soon-to-be rookie defenseman.
The most popular answer, at 45 percent, was that he would make a quick difference and hold his own in the top four all year — still an optimistic prediction by any definition, but one that has merit after Seider was the SHL’s top defenseman last season at 19. Perhaps more interestingly, though: a much higher percentage of readers (38.4 percent) expect Seider to take some early lumps than the percentage that expect him to be a Calder Trophy finalist (14.2 percent) or win it outright (2.1 percent)....
Do you believe Dylan Larkin will be the Red Wings 'No,1 center the next time they win a playoff series?
I was fascinated to see the results to this question. The plurality of respondents (45.7 percent) voted that Larkin will be the team’s No. 2 center the next time the Red Wings win a playoff series. That’s certainly possible, but it does raise the question of when those voters think the team will next win a playoff series.
Think about it: even if the team drafts a center next summer who turns out to someday be better than Larkin (which is possible, but far from a guarantee), will that player really be ready to be the No. 1 center on a playoff team within three or four years? If that player is presumptive No. 1 pick Shane Wright, then quite possibly yes....
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