Holmström may be the best at his position the last decade, you don't stay on a contending team like the Wings for 13 years if you don't contribute in a special way. He might not be flashy but don't go telling us that he's not worth his points. And in all honesty, they're not that many, his career high is 59 pts and 30 goals. But if anyone in the modern NHL is worth every point he gets, it's Tomas Holmström.
It's quite silly to speak in terms such as: he's a goal scorer, but not very talented. People who score alot of goals in the NHL are _very_ talented. Talent isn't all about speedy skating or being a specatcular dangler. Espo was neither and nobody with their head on the right spot would argue him a nontalented player.
I can't believe that I as a Swede am getting to tell this to Canadian people. If there's anywhere grit, energy and toughness are considered great talents, it's in Canada.