well, I can tell you first hand that I have had plenty of conversations/disagreements with RR over certain US players, it all hasn't been roses - we call out bad play and have done so for years - on this occasion, I second his motion that you really do not know what you are talking about with regards to Poehling. I don't get your comparisons at all or what you are even trying to say.
Poehling is doing very good this year, I doubt he ever becomes a #1 center, if anything he might have a similar career to a Ryan Kesler - a top #2 center on real good teams but can fill in at times on the top line - his season so far outside of his bad WJC performance has not changed that thought for me at all, if anything it has confirmed it for me that he will be a solid NHLer for a long time. He has a lot to work on, but he has at least 1 more year to do so before going pro.
You need to put things into context why I made that comparison, something you arent doing at all, so i take it with a grain of salt. You certainly dont have to talk about “comparisons” or that nobody knows there is a difference between certain college schools.
So why do you even come up with this. Why didnt you quote me right away, but somehow felt the need to do it now. Didnt you say: “I am not saying this specifically at anyone” ? What triggered you now?
You act like I say that Poehling is a bad player.
I am a member since 2003 and since day 1 he gets annoyed everytime I say something negative about somebody from the US. You should have seen him with Dustin Brown.
Now I just think its plain homerism that Ryan Poehling should get more hype or whatever you want to name it or that he is that much better than others from his draftclass, hardly negative at all, and yes there he is again. Thats too much for you both?
Looking at your username and the fact you cant see this either, makes me wonder if you are just as bad as him. I doubt you have had much disagreement with him over the years.
Essentially I fully agree with your last paragraph but somehow I am terribly annoyed with your first paragraph because its horse****.