Rise from the Ashes
Price defies corsi
they will have different carreers with different styles... tender better in certain situations and vanek in others but vanek will end up better.
SoCalSharkzFan said:What I meant was the Habs fan's were banging their heads on the table that this thread was even made, because they know how silly it looks.
CRAZY_FAN said:Vanek right now but who really knows in 5 years .
Here's a list of top 5 talent in there draft year that turn into bust or did not live up to their potential :
Daigle
Gratton
R. Niedermayer
Bonk
Bonsignore
Berg
Kilger
Zyuzin
Phillips
Dumont
Volchkov
Stefan
Sedins
Brendl
Connolly
Klesla
Let's stop here for now...
It means that who knows who will be better in a few years.....unless you see in the future you cannot say that Vanek will be better or that Latendresse will be better thats the point of the list. The goal of this list is not to say that Latendresse will be better, but that a 5th pick selection does not garanty success in the NHL.Panic said:Your list means nothing....I could compile a list similar to yours of players taken in the second round who have accomplished nothing at the NHL level....but that would be pointless.
CRAZY_FAN said:It means that who knows who will be better in a few years.....unless you see in the future you cannot say that Vanek will be better or that Latendresse will be better thats the point of the list. The goal of this list is not to say that Latendresse will be better, but that a 5th pick selection does not garanty success in the NHL.
Could not have said it better !ToNedOuT said:I'm a habs fan and all these posts do cause our fans to overate our prospects and others to underrate them. It leads to other posters hacking down our prospects, which causes a hab fan to defend the prospects, who then gets labelled a homer.
We have a great prospect pool, but they're just prospects. Unless you have the uncanny ability to see into the future you won't really know how things will workout.
That being said I would take Vanek at this point, but really how do you know which one will be better. They are both young, skilled players, who have promising futures. But promising futures can lead to broken dreams and unfulfilled potential.
How is he better (now) then Bergeron, Staal, Horton and Zherdev . Anyway I got him in my keeper so lets hope your right and he do become the best player of his draft year !Fan-of-#9 said:Of course it doesn't. But the chances are much greater when the prospect continues to impress since the day he was drafted. At this point Vanek looks to be the best player taken in that draft period.
Devilsfanatic said:Not only that, but he's going to have a better career than Latendresse, the thought of Vanek not having a better career is laughable and you're only fooling yourself.
CRAZY_FAN said:How is he better (now) then Bergeron, Staal, Horton and Zherdev . Anyway I got him in my keeper so lets hope your right and he do become the best player of his draft year !
Fan-of-#9 said:Ya I guess you're right, after looking at that draft class, that also includes Phaneuf, it looks like it will be one for the ages...
Personally at this point, after seeing how Vanek stepped right into the AHL and set in on fire, it looks like (at least in terms of goalscoring) that he will be more productive than the others, mainly Zherdev, Staal and Horton, players taken ahead of him.
Kyle Chipchura said:Vanek is 2 years ahead in his progression, which is huge in a young player's career. Latendresse turned 18 in May and was drafted in July. I don't see the point of comparing them right now. Maybe a projection as to who will be the better player would have been appropriate, as you simply cannot know how good Latendresse at Vanek's current age (that means in 2007).
For the moment, this one isn't even close. Thomas Vanek is a proven goal-scorer who could be a dominant figure on the Sabres as soon as this year.
Crosbyfan said:Try January 2009!
Kyle Chipchura said:Vanek is 2 years ahead in his progression, which is huge in a young player's career. Latendresse turned 18 in May and was drafted in July. I don't see the point of comparing them right now. Maybe a projection as to who will be the better player would have been more appropriate, as you simply cannot know how good Latendresse will be at Vanek's current age (that means in 2009).
For the moment, this one isn't even close. Thomas Vanek is a proven goal-scorer who could be a dominant figure on the Sabres as soon as this year.