I always followed O very closely. I watched him get drafted live in Hartford, and was one of (seriously) thousands who gave him a standing ovation that day. I was pissed that we caved to Pronger but didn't to oneill and had to wait a year. He was fifth overall, and the expectations were very high much like this year. In the end we rushed him by making him number one center at 19, and it took years for him to get it on track. Moving him to wing paid off huge, as in the NHL he was a much more a shooter than passer with up and down skating. Much like Geoff Sanderson he needed the right center, and in o'neills case I'm not sure he was a good enough skater as he got older to keep ahead of the play consistently enough to put up points. He never looked right after the lockout. My favorite moment was coming back from the nasty growing welt on his face to score a huge goal in the 02 run. That and coming back from stitches to his tongue in the same game.