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Wyatt Johnston, he set the Dallas Stars power play goals record this past weekend.
Wyatt Johnston, he set the Dallas Stars power play goals record this past weekend.
He’s got 23 this season.
He’s got 23 this season.
So he’s just 23 years old, has already set career highs in goals and points this season.
So he’s just 23 years old, has already set career highs in goals and points this season.
He’s second on the Stars in scoring.
He’s second on the Stars in scoring.
He’s got 38 goals, 75 points.
He’s got 38 goals, 75 points.
Mike, again, looking at his age, I mean, Johnston is just 23 years old, so his ceiling is obviously very high.
Mike, again, looking at his age, I mean, Johnston is just 23 years old, so his ceiling is obviously very high.
How high do you think it is?
How high do you think it is?
Do you think that he eventually becomes a 100-point player?
Do you think that he eventually becomes a 100-point player?
Yeah, he’s not even in his prime yet, you know, at 23. and I think it has less to do with him than it has to do with who the Dallas Stars surround him with.
Yeah, he’s not even in his prime yet, you know, at 23. and I think it has less to do with him than it has to do with who the Dallas Stars surround him with.
For example, if they end up trading Jason Robertson this year, one year before he becomes an unrestricted free agent, I mean, you, you have to have wingers to play with your center, to be able to get to 100 points.
For example, if they end up trading Jason Robertson this year, one year before he becomes an unrestricted free agent, I mean, you, you have to have wingers to play with your center, to be able to get to 100 points.
I think, you know, right now if you look at his last three years, he scored 30 goals each year.
I think, you know, right now if you look at his last three years, he scored 30 goals each year.
His, his goal total has gone up.
His, his goal total has gone up.
His assists are basically at the same level as his goals.
His assists are basically at the same level as his goals.
If he’s gonna get to 100 points, he’s probably gonna have to have, you know, 40 to 45 goals and 55 assists.
If he’s gonna get to 100 points, he’s probably gonna have to have, you know, 40 to 45 goals and 55 assists.
And to have 55 assists, you have to have a sniper playing on one of your wings.
And to have 55 assists, you have to have a sniper playing on one of your wings.
And unless he’s playing with Mikko Rantanen, then, you know, he’s, you know, Robertson is the next, the next level, and if Robertson goes someplace else, then I don’t know if he’ll have the capability of s- of getting 100 points.
And unless he’s playing with Mikko Rantanen, then, you know, he’s, you know, Robertson is the next, the next level, and if Robertson goes someplace else, then I don’t know if he’ll have the capability of s- of getting 100 points.
He’s gonna be, an 80 to 85-point center every year, and, you know, he’s an incredible talent, but I think to get to that 100-point plateau, he’s gonna need wingers who can put the puck in the net.
He’s gonna be, an 80 to 85-point center every year, and, you know, he’s an incredible talent, but I think to get to that 100-point plateau, he’s gonna need wingers who can put the puck in the net.