Take this with whatever grain of salt you prefer.. I like non iodized pink Himalayan salt..
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Scroll thru the NHLs entire list of average game score performances thru the first 6-7 games. You'll see Jack Hughes is currently #1 in the NHL, followed by Rants, Drai, Barkov, DeBrincat and so on. In just the top 30 average game score players, the Avs have four: Rants, Mack, Nuke and Lex 29th overall.
The dreadful Bowen Byram is ranked all the way down at 31st overall in the entire NHL per average game score. Byram is the 7th ranked defender in the entire NHL, right behind Fox (28th) and Quinn Hughes (27th).
And the Michael Jordan of young defenders in the NHL,
Moritz Seider, is ranked 479th in the NHL with an average game score of .01! LFG Mo!!!! Seider is coming off a rather UN-outstanding sophomore season so his star continues to shine very bright as he carries a horrible Red Wings team. That's the approved narrative on Seider right? He keeps that team afloat? Making sure I'm saying the correct words here for you Seider is the Messi of hockey types (cough... all Detoilet fans).
The best defender in the NHL thru the first few games of this season, per this site's average game score is actually a guy that came on strong late last season and is also from the 2019 draft. Thomas Harley. Good for him to develop late, but finally develop.
The Avs have a hell of a pro scouting department. The Stars have a hell of a amateur scouting department. And Mo Seider is really overrated.