Bobby Ryan Vs. Benoit Pouliot
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Pouliot has more upside than Ryan. I would not hesitate to pick him ahead of Ryan if I was a GM.
Leachmeister2000 said:
Pouliot is having a better playoff than Ryan right now, as did Latendresse in the Q. Ryan seems to be on a better overall team as well. A guy's playoff performance accounts for alot come draft day.
rt said:
are there are lot of credible people that don't prefer one thing over another worth talking about?
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bobbsktball1 said:
I can't decipher the meaning of this post. If you could retype it with a couple of well placed commas, I would appreciate it.
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rt said:
are there are lot of credible people worth talking about that don't prefer one thing over another?
meaning if someone doesn't have an opinion, why would anyone listen to them. Ambivalence is unintriguing. It was rather pointless, since everyone should have understood that you meant that credible people were divided on who was better, but I was stoned so i figured i'd post it.
I like Pouliot a lot, he is loaded with potential and his offensive skill is much better than that of Ryan's. He is still a bit raw but his skating and puck skills are phenomonal. He has been the best player on the ice in this years playoffs for the Wolves against their counterparts. Ryan is also a great player and plays a bit different than Pouliot. This is how I would do the top five:
1. Crosby
2. Johnson
3. Brule
4. Pouliot
5. Ryan
1. Crosby
2. Johnson
3. Brule
4. Pouliot
5. Ryan
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2 is better than one
Andrew_11 said:
We're all entitled to our opinions, but there is no way that Pouliot's offensive skill is "much better" than Ryan's. Pouliot's edge is his skating ability, and that's about it.
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Rabid Ranger said:
From what I've seen, Pouliot's puck skills in general are just better. He's also got better vision. Is it "much better", well, I dunno, but in my opinion, having seen a fair bit of both, I can say that Pouliot has more than just skating on Ryan.
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bobbsktball1 said:
What a coincidence, I was on pain killers (for my hang-over) when I couldn't figure out your post. That's good stuff, right there.
Hossa said:
Pouliot better vision than Ryan? Please, this statement just proves your ignorance to the topic at hand.
Just for everyones information, Ryan has had bleeding shoulder contusions ever since the prospects game.
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Hossa said:
They why did Ryan outscore him by roughly 20 points. And dont use the 'Ryan plays on a better team' exuse, this is junior hockey.
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GagneOwnsYou said:
You may disagree, and I know you're a big Owen Sound fan (season ticketholder if I remember correctly), so I'm sure you know Bobby Ryan as well as anybody, but that doesn't mean I'm ignorant on the subject. I'm certainly not the only person here suggesting Pouliot's better, and ISS's top 10 released today, has him at #2 and compares him to Vincent Lecavalier, who sees the ice reasonably well himself. That's fine if you disagree, but you don't need to call somebody ignorant in doing instead of legitimately replying.
monster_bertuzzi said:
In the 2002 draft, Joffrey Lupul outscored Rick Nash by about 20 goals and 30 points while they were with their respective junior clubs. We know how that's worked out so far. Not that Lupul's not a good player (and I do believe he'll score a lot of goals in Anaheim), but statistics really don't tell the whole story. As you said...this is junior hockey.
Argh just admit Pouliot is intriguing and everyone's built up such a myth around him. Granted he's a top 10 in my books maybe even top 5, but you're not giving Ryan enough credit. It's not like he's completely feeding off Richardson, they both work well together and Ryan is absolutely dominant once he's past the opponent's blueline.
Hossa said:
Lupul is a year older than Nash. May not seem like much - but it helps in a draft year.
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FlyersGuy69 said:ah, it was a type O...lol, you know all about that right?
Maybe I do, maybe I don't you sick-fetish-prospect-developping lover.
Is there really a point in debating who's better between the 2 when come draft day Blake Wheeler will be called 5th overall?
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