Jester
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Pens1566 said:I've actually seen him play quite a few times. He's nowhere near Pikanen, or McCabe.
not a fair comparison at this point.
Pens1566 said:I've actually seen him play quite a few times. He's nowhere near Pikanen, or McCabe.
Pens1566 said:I've actually seen him play quite a few times. He's nowhere near Pikanen, or McCabe.
Just responding to someone that thought he'd be scoring 25 goals. Which would probably make him the highest scoring defenseman in the league. Those 2 will be up there.Jester said:not a fair comparison at this point.
There was no mention of "a few years". He said something like "once he learns to get that cannon shot on net". Is it going to take years for him to learn to get his shot on net?Danny__K said:he also has a grand total of 29 games under his belt and plays on a offensively inept team in the more defensive of the 2 conferences. as the other guy said if you don't think he's going to be a offensive force in a few years you haven't seen him play enough.
jmelm said:Malkin, Ovechkin and Crosby aren't franchise forwards that come around as "frequently" as you suggest. They are (supposed to be) generational talents that will be among the best players at their position, EVER. Obviously we will see what actually happens when Malkin gets here, but we are still talking about Malkin's potential vs. Phaneuf's potential.
Dogbert said:It depends on team needs. If you need the offensive help, you go with Malkin; if you're not good defensively, you go with Phaneuf.
Claypool said:I'd love to see how well Phaneuf would do in Pittsburgh. Whitney has been their best defensemen. Plus it depends what you want. Whitney will give you offense, Phaneuf will give you more physical play. Clearly Phaneuf is the best rookie defensemen in the NHL, but to suggest Phaneuf is 10X (or so) better than Whitney is crazy talk.
Pens1566 said:I've actually seen him play quite a few times. He's nowhere near Pikanen, or McCabe.
Pens1566 said:There was no mention of "a few years". He said something like "once he learns to get that cannon shot on net". Is it going to take years for him to learn to get his shot on net?
BTW, he is better than Whitney.
FLYLine88 said:IMO Phaneuf will be a top 2-3 defensman in the entire league in a few years,
Dustin Rose is officially donejtuzzi said:Malkin eerily reminds me of Jean Beliveau.
Flames Will said:I think Phaneuf may be the best defenseman since Bobby Orr to enter the league.
tom_servo said:Uh, no. It was clutching and grabbing. That's not necessarily synonymous with the concept of good defense, which is still required to win in today's NHL.
Tjardus Greidanus said:The title of generational talent is being thrown around too much, but I don't think any of the guys I listed have let down. As much as I like Kovalchuk & Spezza I don't think they're going to match the dominance level of Ovechkin or Crosby, but their title was jest when it was given to them considering they probably were the best prospects since Daigle.
Claypool said:I know that. I've become the HF agitator apparently.
Kaizer said:Dustin Rose is officially done