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Prospect board, #258 overall

Sasha Pastujov

Forward, 23.2 years old, Laval Rocket (AHL), 6′0″ 184 lb, shoots left

Odds he's an NHL regular

35%

Tweener

Scouting report

Sasha Pastujov is a 23-year-old forward with Laval Rocket in the AHL. He has 4 goals and 4 assists in 6 games, 1.33 a game, which works out to about 43 NHL points over 82 at his league's exchange rate. Most of it is goals. The five best scorers around him average 1.33 points a game, well above the norm. Linemates like that pad a stat line, so the model takes some of his points back. Listed at 6-foot-0 and 184 pounds.

The model's median outcome for him is a tweener, with a fair sample behind it. Players drafted from 2010 to 2017 with numbers like his give him a 35% chance of becoming an NHL regular and 3% of a first-line career. If he makes it, figure about 31 points a season at his best. His odds move most with next season's line, so a big jump would matter more than a repeat.

Written by the model from his numbers, on a fair sample. prospects-0.3.

His odds

His chance of reaching at least each tier, from 2010 to 2017 draft picks with a line, age like his. The highest tier where he's at even odds or better is his likeliest outcome.

  1. Elite<1%
  2. First-liner3%
  3. Middle-sixer7%
  4. Fourth-liner35%
  5. Tweener (most likely)63%
  6. AHLer95%+

How he got there

  1. 1His line

    1.33 P/GP

    4 G, 4 A in 6 games, AHL

  2. 2League exchange rate

    43 pts

    NHL-equivalent points over 82

  3. 3Team around him

    −18%

    Discount for a strong offence or stacked roster

  4. 4Age

    23.2

    On 15 September. The same line is worth more at 17 than at 20

  5. 5Draft slot

    None

    Passed over, read as a pick after the last one

  6. 6If he makes it

    31 pts

    Peak points per 82 for players like him who became regulars

Season lines

SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPP/GP
This seasonLaval RocketAHL64481.33
Last seasonSan Diego GullsAHL712136570.80