10 NHL players who experienced post-hype breakouts in salary cap era
from Daily Faceoff, by Matt Larkin,
What caused these post-hype breakouts for highly touted first-round picks? Lafreniere needed an increase in coach trust . Wallstedt played much better once he had NHL defensemen protecting him rather than AHL ones. The reasons are numerous. But these four players offer hope for any fan base wondering if their top prospects are ever going to become go-to players. And they aren’t the only examples of post-hype breakouts in recent memory.
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