What are the chances he will break out this year? Does anyone have a talent analysis on him that has seen him play? What\'s his top-end points potential?

yeah i have him in my keeper and am trying to figure out if i should eventually drop him or will he pan out at all...?

i always thought he might be a 70-75 point kinda guy...rough around the edges type...
but i guess it\'ll depend on how long stillman is around for .

I still think it is too early to tell. Typically, power forwards take longer to develop and he is still very young. there has to be a reason he was a top 5 pick. he obviously has the ability...

I am in the Ladd camp big time. I think he can be a dominant Eastern Conferance Power Forward. We have seen his hands on the biggest stage and he just needs to put it all together for the long haul. A healthy Stillman cannot help but find this guy in position to score. Staal and Ladd can be more than a handful for most Defenses. I would like to see Ladd be at least a 30-35 goal scorer and just under a Point Per Game. The whole Canes team had a down year numberswise. We will see how they come back.

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FWD = G(2), A(1), PP/SH(+1), GW(+2), SHOG(1)
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There is zero chance Ladd is scoring 30/35 goals this year and be just under a point a game player. I think if Ladd does end up being a player, it wont be for atleast a couple of more years.

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If he plays with staal i can definitely see him getting 30 goals. and saying there is zero chance that could happen is just ridiculous.

Post edited by: Devil Dogg, at: 2007/07/28 14:11

Ladd is young and they have alot of good forwards - Staal,Brindamour, Cole, Williams, Whitney, Carter, Vasicek and possibly Stillman.

I just dont see him getting 30 in the bank this year but I did say it could happen down the road.

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yzerman19 wrote:
You might want to check the roster, Vasicek and Carter are not on the current roster. If you are talking about Anson Carter, whom the Canes picked up mid-season I am a little unsure what qualifies him as a \"good\" forward. He had a good year playing with the Sedins. Outside of that he has been mediocre at best, and I would say on the poorer end of mediocre. Likewise Vasicek had never lived up to his billing and should be considered as a \"band aid boy\" for certain (did not look at the list recently to see if he is on there or not). At this stage, I would not consider Vasicek or Carter to be ranked higher than Ladd.

Where Ladd plays will depend on the health of the rest of the team. Whitney had a uncanny season for health last year, Stillman was injured for much of the year, and Cole (though my favorite NHLer) is definately a \"band aid boy.\" Seeing as the chance of at least one of these players being injured this upcoming season is at minimum fair, then Ladd well could see some top 6 time.

With that said, I still don\'t see 30 goals out of Ladd this year. Hopefully in the next couple of years though.

Post edited by: Enapai, at: 2007/07/28 17:42

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