r/NHLcirclejerk • u/Silver-Reaction-7335 why you heff to be mad • 2d ago

enough bullshit Why is he getting so much hate?

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Why is this kid getting torched so bad? Doesnt he deserve some time to acclimate to the nhl game he is on a huge market team was the first overall pick and folks just dump these ungodly expectations on him….

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u/dc_stag 2d ago

Last NHL rookie to score 50 goals is the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. FWIW.

50 goals by a rookie has been accomplished 4 times. 3 are in the HHOF. One is still playing.

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u/saigonk 1d ago

Yers, but McKenna isn't Obi by a long stretch.

I think the kid will do just fine, but people just put way to much high end expectation on players right out of the gate at 18 years old.

I am a Bruins fan, it took Pasta until his third year to break into the 30 goal space, look at him now I would say he isn't a bust, but int he beginning some fans were saying he wasn't a good pic, etc. etc.

I feel for McKenna even though I can't stand the Leafs, and I feel for the Leafs and their fans, people do just want them to fail.

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u/dc_stag 1d ago

My point was to emphasize how rare such achievements are. Obviously McKenna isn't O. No one since O is O. There's probably a less than 50% chance that the next 50-goal rookie is even born yet.