Boud
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- Dec 27, 2011
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Yep, you guys all sound like Bernmiester.
Every fan base is in love with their young players.
Difference here is the majority of the media also thinks the same way. For example, Jeff O'Neill, Jamie McLennan, Mike Rupp amongst many many others. The opinion of people around the league is that there are no concerns with this type of contract for Sanderson. Anyone who has watched him this season would agree with this assesment. Is there risk? Yes there is. Is the risk high? Not particularly. It also depends on what people are looking at. If you're looking at points then obviously that won't give you the full picture.
Not to say that O'Neill and co are the all end all, but if you want an honest opinion you usually go to a rival team media and you get a tamed assessment and I believe that this is the general opinion - there is not much to lose from this contract. The risk is low and the payoff is high, especially after the cap goes up in 2-3 years.
Surely Sens fans have in the past pumped up young players that didn't turn out as good as thought but that would not be the case here. When virtually everyone thinks the player is special, the player is special. He was picked where he was for a reason. He could've played in the NHL 2 seasons ago without any problems but decided to stay in college and play a key role for the US who won the WJC.
Sanderson is good enough that you can fairly say right now that he is the best all around defensemen on the team. It's not a conventional thing to say about a defensemen with 1 year under his belt but it is simply the case. 20 games in the season people will eat their words in this thread. I'd be willing to bet he gets top 5 in Norris voting within the next 3 seasons.
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