Shane Wright unable to produce this season

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Crédit: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 09: Shane Wright #51 of the Seattle Kraken skates during the third period of a game against the Arizona Coyotes at Climate Pledge Arena on April 9, 2024 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Christopher Mast/NHLI via Getty Images)

Remember Shane Wright? Just kidding, every Canadiens fan remembers Shane Wright, the man who was tipped to be the first pick in the 2022 draft and whom many would have liked to see the Canadiens select first instead of Juraj Slafkovsky.

However, I don’t think many people today regret the choice of Slafkovsky, because Wright has had a rather ordinary start to his career, to put it mildly.

The man who was eventually drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken has just two points, one goal and one assist, on the books so far this season.

In twenty-eight career games, Wright has just nine points, including six goals. Can we start talking about a bust?

It’s still early days, but so far, these statistics shouldn’t reassure Kraken management that they’ve made the right choice. At least the forward has a positive differential, which shows that if he doesn’t put his name on the score sheet, he’s not hurting his team.

However, when you compare him to the players they preferred, you might think the Canadiens made the right selection with Slafkovsky, who has 25 goals and 68 points in 130 games.

The same goes for the New Jersey Devils with defenseman Simon Nemec (3 goals, 17 points in 69 games) and the Arizona Coyotes (now HC Utah) with Logan Cooley (22 goals, 54 points in 94 games).

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It has to be said that the 2022 draft produced one of the League’s hardest vintages for teams to evaluate, not least because of the Covid-19 context that complicated the development of young players as well as their scouting .

Nevertheless, I’m sure the Kraken will be patient with Shane Wright, giving him the best possible chance to develop into an NHL impact player.

Moreover, his situation is not unlike that of Alexis Lafrenière with the New York Rangers who, after three rather modest first seasons, blossomed during the last playoffs and established himself as one of the team’s top-six forwards, already tallying ten points including five goals in eleven games this season.

In short, while it’s still early to talk about a bust in the case of Shane Wright, the Kraken must be looking forward to seeing their youngster contribute more regularly to the scoring. Only time will tell.

Overtime

– Record start for the Rocket!

– The Lions are on a mission!

– Five in a row for the Eagles!

– Victory for the Cards.

– The Crew is eliminated.

– sixth straight win!

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