The consensus seems to be that Montreal Canadiens first overall pick Juraj Slafkovsky’s initial year in the NHL was a huge disappointment. While four goals and six assists for 10 points in 39 games is certainly not going to win you a Calder Trophy, how does his 0.256 points per game (PPG) actually stack up against the rookie campaigns of other top picks from the past 10 years?
For the purpose of this exercise, I looked only at forwards drafted in the Top 3 from 2012 onwards. Of those 27 players, Slafkovsky had one of the fewest points per game among his peers in their first handful of games in the NHL.