Pavels Dog
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I feel like you missed the point a bit. Just saying a few nice dekes aren't worth much to me in junior leagues. While a select few can translate it to the pros, most adapt and use those moves much more rarely. "Great puckhandler" is a much wider term than what I'm talking about. Like I wouldn't say Barkov, Zetterberg, Kopitar, Toews, Bergeron etc. use fancy moves too often, but they are terrific at puckhandling and puck protection.That's just BS.
Look at the top 25 scorers in the NHL. McDavid, Giroux, Kucherov, Hall, Barzal, Gaudreau, Panarin, Kuznetsov, Pastrnak, Barkov.
All are great puckhandlers. Don't tell me it's not effective just because we don't have any prospects like that. There are more guys in the top 25 scoring with "fancy moves" than without. I think you would like those types of guys just fine if it is what was currently in our system.
Some think it's boring when Rasmussen uses his size and reach to protect the puck and score goals or make plays, I see a style of play that he won't need to adapt much for the NHL game. Doesn't mean I wouldn't want prospects like McDavid.