It is confusing. The short answer is that a player’s listed potential means 2 different things. It means one thing during scouting and drafting, and another thing once they’ve been drafted. Here’s a reddit post that explains it as well as I’ve seen.
Franchise Mode Scouting Labels Explained
https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comm...E0&sh=c31641b1
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