CapitalsCupReality
It’s Go Time!!
- Feb 27, 2002
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I know some of you guys are still dreaming about top 6 wilson but being honest, I have no faith in Tom. And its not an overreaction after stretch of bad games or something, I just think he cant produce in offensive zone no matter if he plays with talents like ov and nicky or with scrubs in 4th line. He has like zero offensive instinct and we should stop getting crazy after every decent pass he made or shoot he took. At this point he is nothing more than Brooks laich 2.0 if we talk about secondary scoring (can we even name it secondary scoring?). And I dont really care about hits and grit at all. It cant win you a hockey game (ok, maybe sometimes it can) but definitely cant win you a cup.
To be honest, I think the fans dreaming about Tom Wilson being in the top 6 were probably the same people who were criticizing his development, and expected him to be something he probably wasn't going to be anytime soon, if ever. Misguided expectations of the 1st round tag.
I think Wilson's skills have progressed honestly. He looks better on his skates and plays a nice defensive role. What made him a wild card was his physical presence. That seems to be MIA for some reason. Hes not the only player struggling and not being physical. Either something is rotten in the locker room, or this is by design of the coaching staff. I guess injury could be an issue too, but I don't see any indication of one.