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Originally Posted by b0unce. [?]
holtby pretty much said that he felt that playing in the nhl was an easier step for him because he feels like he's able to rely on his defenceman and guys to help him more. where in the ahl it was the opposing team vs him. i guess in the ahl it's more about personal stats than a team thing? everyone is trying to pad their stats to make it to the nhl.
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However, most players that move on from the AHL to the NHL have okay to moderate stats. Ex. Kesler only had 58 pts in 78 games before being fulltime with the Canucks.