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Dan Blackburn... The guy could have become a good NHLer but had to retire because of injuries...
Timmy said:Barry Pederson
Jim Sandlak
Jeri Slegr
Peter Nedved
Vladimir Krutov
momentai said:The talk about Bryan Fogarty reminded me of a topic from last year. revolverjgw posted a link to the ESPN article dealing with him.
http://espn.go.com/magazine/vol5no20fogarty.html
From the article...
Social anxiety disorder. My mom suffered from it too. I got to talking to Bryan about it. He said, "Mom, that's me. I have that most of the time. I could be driving along the road, and I have to stop because I can't make a left turn. I can't handle the national anthem. I want to get out of there. It's like standing on a railroad track, and you can't move.
Virginia Fogarty
Being the focus of everyone's attention, being as great a player as he was crippled him. His talent on the ice was his blessing and curse for his condition.
roshiajin said:my favorite player : Sergei Fedorov
Bobby Ryan Getzlaf said:You're joking, right? He was picked in the 4th round, has scored over 1000 points, has nearly played 1000 games, and his career is far from over. If anything, he's one of the greatest draft picks of all-time.
I have to argue on Manny's behalf that he has yet to be with a team that treated him to signifigant minutes.God Bless Canada said:Yeah, Volchkov is a classic bust. Horrible attitude. Proof of how far attitude will take you in life. Him and Yogi Sevjovsky were the potential impact scorers from 1996. Both fizzled out.
Always expected more out of Malholtra, but the guy basically elevated his stock with an epic performance at that year's Memorial Cup, where he nearly single-handedly carried the Guelph Storm to the national title. Everyone expected him to parlay that, but he didn't. He was below a PPG in his draft year, but all everyone remembers was his play at the Memorial Cup.
Scott Lachance has had a nice career as a reliable, steady defenceman, but big things were expected of him. He was projected as an all-star defenceman, looked great for the Isles at the end of the 1992 season, but the offence never materialized, and didn't have that edge to turn into a great shutdown defenceman. He's been a "dime a dozen" type for years.
Gratton's a waste of talent. Yikes. The guy spat on a ref in maybe the lowest-class thing I've ever seen in a game. He'll go down as one of the biggest disappointments of the last 15 years. Niedermayer never met offensive expectations, but he's carved himself a niche as one of the most heralded third line players in the game, thanks to his size, speed and hockey sense. Very solid player. Hard to criticize a guy who won a WC gold medal in 2004.
blamebettman said:Bobby Carpenter, was a pretty decent defensive forward the last 5 years of his career, but should've scored way more points
Bobby Ryan Getzlaf said:You're joking, right? He was picked in the 4th round, has scored over 1000 points, has nearly played 1000 games, and his career is far from over. If anything, he's one of the greatest draft picks of all-time.
monster_bertuzzi said:He could have been even better. Remember all those 60 point seasons he had with the Wings in the late 90's/early 2000's? It's almost like he just said 'screw offense' after he exploded into the league in the early 90's.
edd1e said:no one said selänne? 76 goals in rookie season and what has happend to him now?