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Gags1288 said:Please show me where anyone said Mike Richards is ahead of Patrice Bergeron? I'd really like to see it because I think you're referring to what I wrote on the B's board and I said nothing of the sort. You make Patrice Bergeron out to be this superstar. If you ask me, he's the overrated one in B's fans minds. Yea he had a very nice rookie season posting 39 points and showing some very solid intangibles. He had a decent season in the AHL posting 61 points in 66 games (I believe). None of those numbers are jaw dropping, but he projects to be a very solid top 6 player, maybe even a 1st line winger.
As for Carter, he has shined on the highest of stages. He's been a two time all WJC player (this is not a comparison to Bergeron, it is a response to the Carter doesn't put up great numbers thread). He's the leading goal scorer all time for Canada in WJC history. He dominated the AHL playoffs, scoring 23 points (including 12 goals ) in 21 games. He was on the first penalty killing unit for team Canada. He was #1 or #2 in faceoffs in the OHL (Richards being the other top guy). He's got NHL size, NHL speed, and an NHL arsenal of shots. The top 10 has two groupings. It has the superstar group, which is the top 6, imo (Malkin, Lehtonen, Crosby, Ovechkin, Zherdev, and to a bit of a lesser extent, imo, Phaneuf). Then it has the guys just outside that who I see as being star players, maybe sneaking in to that superstar zone (like Mats Sundin upside). That runs probably 7-20, with guys like Carter,Vanek, Suter, Parise, etc..
As for Richards, he might be the safest prospect in the entire NHL. He will have a job in the NHL no matter how he produces offensively. He's a stellar penalty killer, great faceoff man, and has a never say die attitude. There are a lot of people out there who really like Mike Richards, not just flyers fans.
You know what, i put in my post Carter and Richard because i was sure one of you (Philly fan) come here and prove my point. Every fan are high on their Prospect include Evilo. and for Me Richard prove nothing so far to be claim the "safest prospect in the entire NHL". If you can claim Richard is the safest prospect, Pens fan can claim Fleury at #7 is fair !
And don't get me wrong, No doubt Richard and Carter are great propects for Philly. But don't underestimated others team prospect eithers even more players who prove something at the real "highest of stages" ... the NHL !