The Messenger said:I am claiming that perhaps it the situation and since your a Nucks fan lets look at like this ....Brendan Morrison 5-11 -185 lbs exactly Wellwood's stats... he is not known to be overly physical ... let say Wellwood was a Nucks prospect rather than a leaf .... If Morrison got hurt and the NHL team called up Wellwood ... Could he not also succeed at the NHL level and do what Morrison does playing between Naslund and Bertuzzi .. Morrison scores on average 20-25 goals on the big line but his forte is play making and getting the puck to his wingers, and I am going on record that Wellwood vision and playmaking is NHL calibre. But the big unit is also most dangerous on the PP and record significant amount of their points there.. Does lack of Top end speed or Physical play (which may be missing from Wellwood's all around game), play and Part of a Power Play unit ?.
Bad comparison - Morrison is one of the fastest players on the Canucks. Wellwood severely lacks speed and general skating skills. Also, Morrison has been considered a defensive player since before he made the NHL. He didn't have to "learn" defense.
And Morrison's forte is the defensive balance and hustle he brings to the top line. He's not an exceptional playmaker by any means, but it's natural that the guy centering two of the best wingers in the NHL will rack up a few dozen assists every year.