TYSON JOST - Center - 21 - $.885MM Cap Hit - RFA in 2020-2021
LAST UPDATED 7/28/19
As a former tenth overall pick, Jost had much of his value as a prospect come from how pro-ready he was, and as evidenced by the fact that he became an NHL regular as a teenager, Jost was more of a floor play than a ceiling play. That being said, Jost still has definite upside, but his above-all need to fit into the NHL has somewhat compromised his ability to build confidence as an offensive talent. If the Avalanche truly wanted to morph Jost into an offensively-dominant potential 1C, they would have kept him in the AHL with strong linemates and in an offensive system so that he could have a point-per-game season or two and build up strong chemistry with his linemates and the confidence top-end offensive producers need. Instead, his defensive game allowed him to be a solid shutdown center, and as result he stuck in the NHL, a league where the talent level was so strong that he struggled to produce offense at any meaningful level. The upside for Jost is still there, he still has great hands and offensive instincts, but he has not played enough offensively beneficial minutes for him to properly develop his scoring. His defense is quite strong, and despite being slightly undersized Jost is tremendously smart and can capably handle very tough defensive assignments. He's very much alike an early-career Sean Couturier, and I can see a similar breakout for Jost later in his career. As of right now, he's a strong bottom-6 shutdown center with great upside but some mistakes in his developmental history.
As a former tenth overall pick, Jost had much of his value as a prospect come from how pro-ready he was, and as evidenced by the fact that he became an NHL regular as a teenager, Jost was more of a floor play than a ceiling play. That being said, Jost still has definite upside, but his above-all need to fit into the NHL has somewhat compromised his ability to build confidence as an offensive talent. If the Avalanche truly wanted to morph Jost into an offensively-dominant potential 1C, they would have kept him in the AHL with strong linemates and in an offensive system so that he could have a point-per-game season or two and build up strong chemistry with his linemates and the confidence top-end offensive producers need. Instead, his defensive game allowed him to be a solid shutdown center, and as result he stuck in the NHL, a league where the talent level was so strong that he struggled to produce offense at any meaningful level. The upside for Jost is still there, he still has great hands and offensive instincts, but he has not played enough offensively beneficial minutes for him to properly develop his scoring. His defense is quite strong, and despite being slightly undersized Jost is tremendously smart and can capably handle very tough defensive assignments. He's very much alike an early-career Sean Couturier, and I can see a similar breakout for Jost later in his career. As of right now, he's a strong bottom-6 shutdown center with great upside but some mistakes in his developmental history.
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