David Pastrnak had a very good, if brief, rookie campaign. What is in the cards for him next year? 

Reliable. Good work along the boards. Consistent. These aren't words Boston Bruins' coach Claude Julien tosses around lightly, not even for a seven to eight year veteran player, let alone a skinny, 18 year-old kid from the Czech Republic. Yet those were some of the quotes from the bench boss to describe David Pastrnak's quick succession into the National Hockey League spotlight, from the 25^th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, to a solid showing at the World Junior Championship, to playoff drive (that proved unsuccessful) with the parent club in Boston. Quite a rookie season for the kid they call "Pasta". So the question, amongst many, now from fantasy hockey owners is simple: What can we expect from Pastrnak in 2015-16?

Before you head into your draft come late-September and eagerly burn your seventh overall pick on #88, let's remember this: 41. That is the number of games Pastrnak has under his belt at the National Hockey League level. Expectations should very much be tempered, but there are also a lot of reasons to be excited about his sophomore campaign, and when compared to other high-profile First Rounder's from Boston over the years, some fantasy players will be VERY excited and eager to draft him next year:

As you can see, while receiving slightly more ice time than Kessel and Seguin, Pastrnak had almost more points than both of them despite playing in only half a season. And it wasn't like Pastrnak was padding his stats on the Power Play: of his 27 points, only three came on the man advantage. As a matter of fact, the rookie right winger ranked 11^th in the league with 2.54 points per 60 minutes played during Five on Five play, higher than Fantasy studs like Seguin (2.53), Corey Perry (2.30), and some guy named Crosby (2.30). Now I understand it's an extremely small sampling size, and most nights, Pastrnak and his linemates were not facing the opponent's top shutdown D-pairing, but it's still an impressive scoring rate for an inexperienced forward.