Cam Ward a 9.0B?!?!?!

[Freaky Habs Fan]

I really don't understand that one on HF ratings...sure he's good, but nowhere near the Brodeur/Hasek level...

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[FLYLine27*]

Dont take any of those ratings serious.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

Dont take any of those ratings serious.

Yeah I know, but most of them are not THAT far off...

 

[shveik]

Yeah I know, but most of them are not THAT far off...

Why is it off? After all, it's a B, not an A. Are you saying that he doesn't have a chance to have Brodeur-like career? They both debuted at the same age, Brodeur got a Calder, Ward got a Smythe.

 

[Oilerfan]

Well if ward is a 9.0 B than while is Jordan Staal a 8.0C?

I don't understand the ratings.

 

[Kaizer]

There is nothing wrong with 9.0B for Ward.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

He was 8.5B a day ago...I coulda sworn.

 

[BIG GIFS]

Well, I think he deserves that rating. He proved a lot of things in the last playoffs, and it's just the beginning. He seems so calm in front of his net and he don't has a lot of flaws.

 

[Jimmypop316]

Lets see, he is a proven playoff goaltender, and then there was that little conn smythe he won. There was another goalie who did that once as a rookie, it wasn't Patrick Roy was it?

 

[Big McLargehuge]

Well if ward is a 9.0 B than while is Jordan Staal a 8.0C?

I don't understand the ratings.

Different teams have different writers...some are more realistic than others.

Staal is a 8C while Michael Frolik is a 8B for crying out loud.

 

[Randall Graves*]

There is no set standard for ranking prospects, some writers are obviously a litter more objective than others.

I wouldn't go parading around calling Ward a future superstar in goal yet, remember he was very mediocre during the regular season.

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

I wonder what has to do a player more than winning a Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe Trophy. I think Ward could retire from hockey, his career could be considered complete even if he's 22...

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Hell, Kopitar is a 8B and O'Sullivan is a 8.5B. Alot of ether are pretty crazy.

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

he was very mediocre during the regular season.

Sorry for being harsh but who ****ing cares...regular season means nothing. Great players play great in playoffs

 

[KaptainKourage*]

Even if 8.5B seems more right I think it have nothing wrong with a 9B rating.

 

[Buffalo87]

Sorry for being harsh but who ****ing cares...regular season means nothing. Great players play great in playoffs

But if a goalie doesn't show up for the regular season he can't be considered a great play. Gerber essentially got this team to the playoffs and then Ward carried it from there. Had Ward been the starter all year this would have been a borderline playoff team.

 

[Freaky Habs Fan]

Why is it off? After all, it's a B, not an A. Are you saying that he doesn't have a chance to have Brodeur-like career? They both debuted at the same age, Brodeur got a Calder, Ward got a Smythe.

Well B is quite high...

He do has the chance to have a great career but IMO, he's nowhere near Brodeur...

And sure he won the Conn Smyth, but he wasn't that great in the regular season...

 

[Fire Everyone]

regular season means nothing

Wrong. The regular season means whether you actually make the playoffs or not. A goaltender MUST be good in the regular season AND the playoffs, not one or the other.

 

[Powdered Toast Man]

Sorry for being harsh but who ****ing cares...regular season means nothing. Great players play great in playoffs

Yea, yea, yea.

Ward > Brodeur
Bryzgalov > Hasek
Pisani > Steve 'freakin Yzerman

Great players play great in both the regular season AND the playoffs.

 

[Baisleyens]

Different teams have different writers...some are more realistic than others.

Staal is a 8C while Michael Frolik is a 8B for crying out loud.

Your avatar is hillarious!!!!

 

[likeavoss]

What?! You mean to tell me a Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner is rated a 9B? Nonsense!

 

[Alessandro Seren Rosso]

Yea, yea, yea.

Ward > Brodeur
Bryzgalov > Hasek
Pisani > Steve 'freakin Yzerman

Great players play great in both the regular season AND the playoffs.

No. You get me wrong by purpose for sake of provocating.
I just meant that players for being great players must play great in playoffs more than regular season. And players you mentioned are not great, they are legends

 

[PSUhockey34]

What?! You mean to tell me a Stanley Cup champion and Conn Smythe winner is rated a 9B? Nonsense!

that should count as being graduated/not a rookie anymore

 

[rikker]

Ward can't be compared to Hasek, Brodeur or whomever has played a number of years. remember, this is a prospect rating.

whether he's an 8c or a 9b, he played great for a 22 year old.

i'd rank him up there with Lundqvist, Fleury, Lehtonen etc.

 

[JrussJacket]

i'd rank him up there with Lundqvist, Fleury, Lehtonen etc.

How bout ranking him above them, they all failed to make the playoffs let alone win the cup!