Quoting: iforgotmyname
Can people tell me whats the hype with Perfetti? From what I've seen, a large majority of his points are on the PP. I think 7 should be whoever falls between Rossi, raymond, or Drysdale (and if none of them do, Then we take Holtz)
not sure where you're getting that from, Perfetti actually scored 78 of his 111 points at even strength (62 of them primary). Rossi scored 82 of his 120 points at even strength (58 of them primary). Very similar, but Perfetti has a slight edge in this regard. This is also despite the fact that Marco Rossi is one of the oldest players in the draft class (missed the 2019 draft by 8 days) and played on one of the most stacked teams in all of the CHL. Did you also know that Rossi had the biggest discrepancy in his point production? That's right he scored the majority of his points against bottom half teams, 75% to be exact! 2.96 point per game rate against bottom OHL teams, 1.27 point per game rate against top OHL teams... Perfetti on the other hand was 2.04 point per game rate against bottom teams, 1.71 point per game rate against the top! On top of that, Perfetti's goal production actually went up against better competition. 0.5 goals /GP rate against bottom teams and a 0.69 goals /GP rate against the top teams. To me, Perfetti had a much more impressive season and it seems that way when you look beneath the surface. I also think he's a far more talented offensive player, the fact that he projects as a LW in the NHL is also beneficial to NJ who desperately need skilled wingers. Rossi is another undersized playmaking center, Devils have 2 of those. I'm taking Perfetti every day of the week and it isn't particularly close.
Perfetti also had the best Hlinka-Gretzky Tournament performance of all time scoring 12 points (8 goals!) in 5 games. For reference that is better than Mackinnon (11 points in 5 games), Jonathan Toews (8 points in 5 games), Taylor Hall (8 points in 4 games), Aho, Rantanen, Barzal, Crosby, the list goes on! All of those guys listed also only had 5 goals or less.
He's also tied for 7th in points per game for OHL draft eligibles in the last 10 years with Byfield, narrowly behind guys like Hall (1.86), Tkachuk (1.88), Marner (2.00).
That's where the hype is coming from! I would love to see the Devils end up drafting this kid, but if not I will gladly take Raymond or Holtz.