Jason Bukala
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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Yeah, I remember that well, Junior.
It's all part of the process, Barney.
And by the way, Chase Reed, he has had to overcome things.
I've had some heated discussions recently with some people in the analytics community, and here's what they're telling me.
His historical data, they're worried that his trajectory is late to arrive compared to his peer group.
He's a year older already, and he's only really piped off this year.
Why wasn't he piping off earlier in his trajectory?
My response to that is this.
He went to Waterloo in the USHL after not making the Sioux Greyhounds.
He didn't go to the camp.
He went to the USHL in Waterloo.
They scratched him for eight straight games.
The kid goes to the North American Hockey League in Bismarck.
He plays to the best of his ability.
The Sioux Greyhounds call him up at Christmas time.
He bypasses the USHL, goes right to Sault Ste.