Ok Jim that's not a career in my opinion. Wouldn't have been worth a first round. 4th line players are easy to find and cheap money and round selections. Example: Gionta is a 4th line player, not in my opinion, but in DeBoer's opinion. In DeBoer's opinion he belongs on the first line and that will happen soon. In my opinion he belongs in the AHL for his reamining life in the NHL/AHL along with Janssen.
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Ok Jim that's not a career in my opinion. Wouldn't have been worth a first round. 4th line players are easy to find and cheap money and round selections. Example: Gionta is a 4th line player, not in my opinion, but in DeBoer's opinion. In DeBoer's opinion he belongs on the first line and that will happen soon. In my opinion he belongs in the AHL for his reamining life in the NHL/AHL along with Janssen.
glenwo2
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I hear you glenwo2 "a solid third line player"
Fire Lou he's not worth a frist round pick then !
JimEIV
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You know how many 1st round picks end up as checkers and 4th liners? Tons some even very high picks. Bernier is a perfect example but you can find dozens more.
Of course I see how Gionta is being used. How can one be a higher pick than round 1? My point is Matteau is not a top talent as I see him today.
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High as in top 10...like Rob Niedermayer, Chris Grafton, Erik Rasmussen even our Zubrus is pretty much nothing more than a grinder and he was a 15th overall.
Then there are the Chipchura's, Eager's and Brian Boyle's of the first round...I can go on forever but there is no shame in picking a bottom 6 player in the first round.
The problem was and I'd we had to forfeit a pick...that makes it tough.
I think Zub's is a pretty good comparison for Matteau. Perhaps a bit grittier, and hopefully with a little more of a scoring touch.
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Matteau scores! He ties the game at 1.
and then the russians score 2-1
edit: Now Matteau gets it to Hartman who scores and ties the game.
That line is really good(Eichel,Hartman,Matteau).
and then the russians score 2-1
edit: Now Matteau gets it to Hartman who scores and ties the game.
That line is really good(Eichel,Hartman,Matteau).
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BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
I'm been amazed at how quickly this USA team transitions.
They get the puck in the defensive zone and 2 seconds later they're in the other team's end.
They get the puck in the defensive zone and 2 seconds later they're in the other team's end.
R8Devs
1-5-6-12
Matteau gets a penalty(pretty weak) and then US takes another weak penalty and Russians score on 5 on 3.
And now Santini gets a delay of game 5 on 3 again for Russia. But I thought the puck hit the glass.
And now Russians take the lead.
This is Devils level of beating themselves.
And now Santini gets a delay of game 5 on 3 again for Russia. But I thought the puck hit the glass.
And now Russians take the lead.
This is Devils level of beating themselves.
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
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CerebralGenesis
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Ovechkin did something like that a few years back, slapping the puck over the glass behind the queen.
BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
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BenedictGomez
Corsi is GROSSLY overrated
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bench fly-by huh? even though the linesman got in your way?
you deserve the stick in the kisser
you deserve the stick in the kisser
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